The SAVE Act battle has increasingly become tied to broader Republican frustrations over the filibuster itself
Trump, Elon Musk, and Sen Mike Lee have all recently argued that the modern filibuster is being weaponized to block conservative legislation despite Republican electoral victories.
Lee has emerged as one of the loudest advocates for eliminating the 60-vote requirement.
Start passing bills,” Lee recently declared
Nuke the filibuster. Start passing bills,” Lee recently declared.
Republicans argue Democrats would abolish the filibuster immediately if they regained unified control of Washington and needed to pass priorities such as Supreme Court expansion, statehood for Washington, D. C.
