TownieDeac
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FIFY
The brits set it on fire but I take your point
FIFY
The brits set it on fire but I take your point
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III said Wednesday that under no circumstances would he vote to eliminate or weaken the legislative filibuster in his most definitive statement yet on the topic, dealing a blow to Democrats’ hopes of pushing major aspects of President Biden’s agenda through Congress.
The West Virginia senator also suggested in an op-ed published in The Washington Post that he would be opposed to using the budget reconciliation process, under which certain legislation requires only a majority vote, again to circumvent the filibuster, an avenue Senate Democrats have considered for passing Biden’s ambitious infrastructure package.
“There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster,” Manchin wrote. “The time has come to end these political games, and to usher a new era of bipartisanship where we find common ground on the major policy debates facing our nation.”...
Manchin better pray Dems don't add seats in 22. If they do and he's not needed, he's done with having any power.
Manchin says killing the filibuster will kill democracy.
Gotta get more Dems in the senate, I guess, in order to get good shit done.
Manchin is such a piece of shit and arguing with the same bad faith basis as republicans. He likes being the most powerful man in the Senate and he doesn't want to give that up. The other factor is this fake bipartisan mantra he can pretend to sell, but it's really about he doesn't want to have to take hard votes and actually make decisions on policy either because he wants to keep his seat and power.
You wouldn't even have to get rid of the filibuster completely if you actually cared about forcing debate and some type of compromise. But clearly a reform to something like 40 votes to maintain a filibuster which forces republicans to constantly be in town on the floor or going back to forcing the talking filibuster are legitimate changes.
Maybe I'm not a sociopath like politicians, but if i'm worth $10 million + like Manchin, I'm not worried about power and more accumulation of money and I'd be willing to vote my conscience.
Agreed on Manchin, but it's not all on him. Kyrsten Sinema also bears her share of the blame here too. I had high hopes for her when she was elected, but she's turned into a big disappointment.