Without an independent judiciary, the Constitution would be no match for Donald Trump’s authoritarian impulses.

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That rule, voted in only by House Democrats, amended the votes required to end a filibuster on the floor from a two-thirds majority to a simple majority, which Democrats now have in the chamber.

MERKLEY: The filibuster in its current form is simply a vote that’s taken and if 41 senators vote not to end debate, you have no way to vote on a bill, and if it’s done earlier in the process ...