Obama Endorses Changing Filibuster To Pass Voting Rights In First Op-Ed Since Leaving Office

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In his first op-ed since leaving office in 2016, former President Barack Obama called for a shift in Senate filibuster rules so the Democratic majority may pass voting rights legislation he says will help Americans “overcome the gridlock and cynicism that’s so prevalent right now.”

ATLANTA, GA – JULY 30: Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the funeral service of the … [+] late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) at Ebenezer Baptist Church on July 30, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Former U.S. President Barack Obama gave the eulogy for the late Democratic congressman and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were also in attendance. Rep. Lewis was a civil rights pioneer, contemporary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and helped to organize and address the historic March on Washington in August 1963. (Photo by Alyssa Pointer-Pool/Getty Images)

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“The filibuster has no basis in the Constitution,” Obama wrote for USA Today.

Obama’s op-ed came one day after President Biden said he supported axing the filibuster in order to pass the voting rights bill.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/masonbissada/2022/01/12/obama-endorses-changing-filibuster-to-pass-voting-rights-in-first-op-ed-since-leaving-office/