MSNBC Deadline White House October 14, 2021 21:16:00
Constitution protects minority rights. and it does. but it doesn't protect the minority that is trying to disenfranchise the majority. and that is what is happening now. >> so, what is the argument for leaving the filibuster in place, rick stengel? >> well, i got to say, what is the point of preserving an anachronism like the filibuster if it undermines our very democracy? if you have no democracy left, what is the point of the filibuster? and i might add, the history of the filibuster is that it was mainly used by people to suppress voters of color and suppress rights of black citizens in ame...