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Senator John Fetterman, who once championed killing the filibuster to pass voting rights, now warns it’s the only thing stopping the GOP from steamrolling through extreme policies like voter ID laws, mail-in voting bans, and funding for the Iran war. Fetterman’s U-turn comes as Republicans push to reshape Senate rules, and he’s now arguing that without the 60-vote threshold, the majority could ignore minority voices and public opinion — even if it means protecting unpopular but dangerous GOP agendas. His shift, detailed in an op-ed, reflects a growing concern that a rule-free Senate could become a battleground for partisan chaos, where policies like immigration crackdowns and war funding could pass without accountability.

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