Kamala Harris’s Vow To End Filibuster Could Come Back To Hurt Her

Current vice-president and Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has vowed that she is in favor of ending the Senate filibuster in order to pass a law to ensure abortion rights. “It sounds great when your side has the power,” says entertainment executive, producer and attorney Warren D. Robinson, “however your side will not always have the power and when it switches it won’t look so good.”  Robinson says history should serve as a guide for Harris, “former Senate majority leader Harry Reid did away with the filibuster for judicial (district and appeals court judges only) appointments in the face of Republican opposition. Praised at the time, it was only a few short years later when Mitch McConnell was able to take advantage of the rule change to confirm a record number of judges during the Trump administration. He also extended the rule to include Supreme Court Justices which allowed Trump’s three picks to be appointed to the court-the very cause of why Harris wants to do away with the rule currently.” Robinson believes the rule forces compromise, something our country desperately needs, but in the end, he feels this may be more of a campaign stunt than a reality. “I’m not sure this is a serious proposal because I’m not convinced the Democrats are going to take back the Senate.” Robinson says, “I’m guessing Kamala knows this as well, so she’s throwing this out as red meat to excite her base and look like she’s strongly behind reproductive rights. Behind the scenes, however, she knows it’s not likely to actually happen.”

According to a statement, “Entertainment executive and producer, Warren D. Robinson believes that when organizations are willing to have open and honest conversations about race and their own bias they can commit to meaningful change. We have seen this recently in the form of Hollywood award shows, particularly, the Grammys and the Academy Awards (Oscars). The Recording Academy and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have both taken concrete steps to diversify their ranks and address inherit biases in their voting processes. As a result we have the most diverse crop of award winners/nominees, respectively, we’ve ever seen. Contrast that with the scandal and production shutdown currently at CBS’s The Talk, which resulted because a co-host was unable to properly engage in a conversation about race, address her own bias and commit to doing better. ‘The key part to every conversation’ Warren says, ‘starts with listening. Listening and hearing are different and if you are unable to listen then you are unable to have a conversation.’

 

“Warren D. Robinson, is an avid and accomplished entertainment executive, motivational speaker, host, life coach and award winning producer who created the wildly popular series, Buried by the Bernards, which is currently streaming on Netflix.

 

“Warren has served as an entertainment consultant, manager and producer, facilitating, appearing and negotiating high powered deals on behalf of his clients in front of such companies as: Warner Brothers, BET, CNN, Freemantle, Best Buy, TV ONE, Netflix, Lifetime, Fox News, WE TV, E!, NBC Universal, Viacom and more. In addition, Warren’s entertainment prowess includes coordinating, partnering and/or producing events for: legendary actress Pam Grier, Taraji P Henson, Gabrielle Union, Vivica A Fox, Soul singer Eddie Levert (of the O’Jays), Comedian Mike Epps, Angie Stone, Flavor Flav, the Indianapolis Colts, Donna Joyner-Richardson, Stephanie Mills, Erykah Badu and Tom Joyner among others. Warren graduated from Indiana University (B.A.-Political Science) and Howard University School Of Law (J.D.).”

Learn more about Warren D. Robinson and his work here.

 

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