Over the weekend, President Donald Trump listed yet another demand for the United States Senate: pass the bill he wanted that would restrict voting or he would not sign any legislation.
On Sunday, Trump said he would refuse to sign anything until the Senate passed the SAVE America Act, requiring Americans to show proof of citizenship to register to vote, even though it is illegal for non-citizens to vote in presidential elections.
But doing so would require the Senate to overcome the filibuster, the 60-vote threshold most legislation must overcome to pass.
Conservative hardline organizations like Heritage Action, the political wing of the right-wing Heritage Foundation, say the way around this is a "talking filibuster," which would require them to hold the Senate floor and talk for an unlimited amount of time until the opposing side gives up.
Already, it's dividing Republicans.
Last week, after no Republican candidate in Texas's Senate race received a majority, triggering a runoff, Trump said he would make an endorsement soon and call on the other candidate to drop out.
In response, MAGA Attorney General Ken Paxton said he would drop his bid against incumbent Sen. John Cornyn if Republican Senate leadership removed the filibuster to pass the legislation. When The Independent asked Cornyn about it, he said simply, "I've long been a supporter of the SAVE Act." But over the weekend, Cornyn expanded on it.
"Contrary to fake news in the twitterverse: I have supported the Save America Act from day one," he said on social media, tagging Trump. "I will happily support the 'talking filibuster' if that's what it takes to pass this into law."
But Trump faces significant opposition from the rank and file Republians in the Senate.
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