76% of W Virginians support HR1. 68% support the infrastructure bill. I don't understand what Manchin is thinking.
I think all those times he was made to sing kumbaya in elementary school are catching up with him.
76% of W Virginians support HR1. 68% support the infrastructure bill. I don't understand what Manchin is thinking.
Weird. When McCain went against his party he was a lauded as a hero.
Weird. When McCain went against his party he was a lauded as a hero.
Weird how things have context.
Weird. When McCain went against his party he was a lauded as a hero.
Weird how things have context.
Right. It’s only brave when it supports your side.
Gotta admit; Trausti has a point. McCain's thumbs-down moment helped the democrats. The Manchin kumbaya songs are helping republicans.
Standing in the way of this, however, are Manchin and Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ). In his column, Manchin says he opposes the For The People Act because it is not bipartisan legislation.
[P]artisan policymaking won’t instill confidence in our democracy — it will destroy it.
As such, congressional action on federal voting rights legislation must be the result of both Democrats and Republicans coming together to find a pathway forward or we risk further dividing and destroying the republic we swore to protect and defend as elected officials.
...Democrats in Congress have proposed a sweeping election reform bill called the For the People Act. This more than 800-page bill has garnered zero Republican support.
This argument is very strange. On an entirely partisan basis, Republicans in the states are taking steps that Manchin himself acknowledges "needlessly restrict voting." But Manchin says he will only agree to stop this partisan power grab if Republicans agree to join him.
This is the exact same argument the Chamber used in talking points it sent to Senators in April opposing the legislation.
The Chamber believes the ability of Americans to exercise their right to vote in accessible and secure elections and to be able to trust in a free and fair outcome is fundamental to who we are as a nation. The Chamber is deeply troubled by efforts at the state and federal level to enact election law changes on a partisan basis. Changes enacted on a partisan basis are the most likely to erode access and security and undermine public confidence and the willingness of the American people to trust and accept future election outcomes.
The Chamber acknowledges that state laws, like Texas' SB 7, are being advanced by Republicans alone. The Chamber, however, has not opposed SB 7 or any other state legislation. But it insists federal legislation to stop this Republican power grab must be bipartisan.
While the argument crafted by the Chamber and adopted by Manchin is designed to seem centrist and reasonable, it has the same practical effect as opposing all federal legislation to protect voting rights. Why? Because there do not appear to be ten Republicans that will support any federal law to protect voting rights.
Republicans in the states are taking steps that Manchin himself acknowledges "needlessly restrict voting." But Manchin says he will only agree to stop this partisan power grab if Republicans agree to join him.
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2093)
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S.2093 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
The vote: 50-50 on partisan lines. Not enough to overcome the Republicans' filibuster.
I see you approve of CRT (Corrossive Republican Tryanny).On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2093)
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S.2093 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
The vote: 50-50 on partisan lines. Not enough to overcome the Republicans' filibuster.
Hah, hah.
Seems a bit hypocritical to whine about free speech while applauding efforts to have debate on a bill.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2093)
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S.2093 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
The vote: 50-50 on partisan lines. Not enough to overcome the Republicans' filibuster.
Hah, hah.
It is. I used to be in favor of keeping the actual filibuster and dumping the procedural one. I am leaning now to just getting rid of them.Seems a bit hypocritical to whine about free speech while applauding efforts to have debate on a bill.
Yeah. As the Dems did this quite a lot when Trump was President, super hypocritical for them to complain.
Was this it? Why did you quote it, laughing dog? Afraid that some of us would miss out on Trausti's brilliancy?On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 2093)
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S.2093 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): For the People Act of 2021 | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
The vote: 50-50 on partisan lines. Not enough to overcome the Republicans' filibuster.
Hah, hah.
What I'm confused about is this whole State having the right to decide how to conduct its own elections thingy. I get it when talking about state elections (all levels) but isn't the presidential election a federal election? If it's a federal election why wouldn't the Fed's have a say in how their election goes in every state?