1.0CLP Bloghttps://clpblog.citizen.orgJeff Sovernrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="q29QZwTA5C"><a href="https://clpblog.citizen.org/some-first-thoughts-on-what-the-election-means-for-the-consumer-financial-protection-commission/">Some First Thoughts on What the Election Means for the Consumer Financial Protection Commission</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://clpblog.citizen.org/some-first-thoughts-on-what-the-election-means-for-the-consumer-financial-protection-commission/embed/#?secret=q29QZwTA5C" width="600" height="338" title="“Some First Thoughts on What the Election Means for the Consumer Financial Protection Commission” — CLP Blog" data-secret="q29QZwTA5C" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> by Jeff Sovern It looks like the Republicans have captured the presidency and both houses of Congress, but that the Democrats will retain enough Senate seats to use the filibuster to block legislation, assuming the filibuster rules don't change.  Filibusters cannot be used to prevent confirmation of most presidential nominees, but can still be used [...]