Senator Mike Lee just dropped a truth bomb on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime, calling out the modern filibuster as a cushy scam that’s lost its edge. We’ve made it way too easy—they don’t have to show up and speak, Lee blasted, pushing for a return to the old-school talking filibuster where senators have to physically hold the floor, droning on endlessly to grind legislation to a halt. No more hiding behind procedural tricks; it’s back to Strom Thurmond-level marathons, like his epic 24-hour stand against civil rights in ’57. Lee’s not wrong—the current silent filibuster lets obstructionists phone it in, turning the Senate into a ghost town where 41 votes can kill a bill without breaking a sweat.
This matters big time for the 2A community because the filibuster is our asymmetric superpower in a chamber stacked against us. Think about it: with Dems salivating over assault weapon bans and red-flag expansions, a robust filibuster forces them to expose their extremism on C-SPAN for the world to see. A talking filibuster amps that up—imagine AOC or Schumer stammering through hours of gun-grab justifications while armed citizens tune in, memes explode, and public backlash builds. We’ve seen it work; in 2013, Rand Paul’s 13-hour filibuster on drones spotlighted overreach and shifted narratives. Weakening it to just show up play-acting hands ammo to filibuster foes like Schumer, who could nuke it for a quick 51-vote gun control blitz if they flip the Senate in ’24.
The implications? Lee’s revival pitch is a 2A rallying cry—strengthen the filibuster now, or watch it erode into irrelevance, paving the way for federal overreach on magazines, suppressors, and beyond. Pro-2A warriors should flood his office with support; it’s not just Senate reform, it’s fortifying the last bastion against Bloomberg-funded nightmares. If Republicans cave on this, kiss your AR-15 goodbye faster than a New York minute. Time to make ’em talk—or walk.
