Note from the Publisher: This piece belongs to the Merion West Legacy series, referring to articles and poems published between 2016 up to Spring 2025.
Everybody’s Getting the Filibuster—and the Senate—All Wrong

“But let us be clear: It is not fair to claim that the filibuster is a ‘relic of Jim Crow,’ either.”
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