"Sen. Feinstein's protection of the filibuster is unjust & unacceptable. The filibuster wasn't made w/ purpose. It's the result of an accident in rulebook revision & bloomed as a cherished tool of segregationists. Now it empowers minority rule. That's not "special," it's unjust."
— Dianne Feinstein

January 1, 1970

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter, responding to Feinstein on ending filibuster and expanding SCOTUS: "I don't believe in doing that. I think the filibuster serves a purpose. It is not often used, it's often less used now than when I first came, and I think it's part of the Senate that differentiates itself."