To dismantle that decision, Justice Alito and others had to push hard, the records and interviews show. Some steps, like his apparent selective preview of the draft opinion, were time-honored ones. But in overturning Roe, the court set aside more than precedent: It tested the boundaries of how cases are decided.
And if we had 55 votes, we would have 6 votes against ending the filibuster. There are always enough Manchins,
People kept saying that about climate legislation. Then they actually passed significant climate legislation despite the bare-minimum majority.
Getting a few more and better Democrats would make a world of difference in terms of what’s possible.