Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

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There are at least two rational democrat politicians left.


Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.

The outcome Wednesday night was a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden and his party, coming at the tumultuous close to his first year in office.

Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed by opponents of civil rights legislation, Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-kyrsten-sinema-elections-voting-f6c2cfd9f79a1658c2998f3b7b14588d
 
Sailor said:
There are at least two rational democrat politicians left.


Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.

The outcome Wednesday night was a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden and his party, coming at the tumultuous close to his first year in office.

Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed by opponents of civil rights legislation, Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-kyrsten-sinema-elections-voting-f6c2cfd9f79a1658c2998f3b7b14588d
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that was a pathetic ending to a dangeous attempt at federalizing elections
 
How sad. I'm disappointed that you don't want the free and secure elections that you all claim you do. Instead, you're all about cheating.
 
Stringfellow Hawk said:
Cheating is what the democratic legislation proposed
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ThatOwlWoman said:
How sad. I'm disappointed that you don't want the free and secure elections that you all claim you do. Instead, you're all about cheating.
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Free and clear elections mean,
National holiday
Polls open 48 hrs
Photo ID mandatory
No early voting
No mail in voting
Paper backup
You snooze you lose
 
Sailor said:
There are at least two rational democrat politicians left.


Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.

The outcome Wednesday night was a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden and his party, coming at the tumultuous close to his first year in office.

Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed by opponents of civil rights legislation, Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-kyrsten-sinema-elections-voting-f6c2cfd9f79a1658c2998f3b7b14588d
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Schumer knew it was a dead deal before he even opened debate, not news, the purpose was to get GOP politicians on the record as opposing voting rights, now Democrats will use their vote against them with those voting blocs who voting rights are important

Called politics “popeye,” guess Tucker didn’t explain it that way for you
 
Sailor said:
There are at least two rational democrat politicians left.


Voting bill collapses, Democrats unable to change filibuster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting legislation that Democrats and civil rights leaders say is vital to protecting democracy collapsed when two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.

The outcome Wednesday night was a stinging defeat for President Joe Biden and his party, coming at the tumultuous close to his first year in office.

Despite a day of piercing debate and speeches that often carried echoes of an earlier era when the Senate filibuster was deployed by opponents of civil rights legislation, Democrats could not persuade holdout senators Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia to change the Senate procedures on this one bill and allow a simple majority to advance it.

https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-joe-biden-kyrsten-sinema-elections-voting-f6c2cfd9f79a1658c2998f3b7b14588d
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:)


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archives said:
Schumer knew it was a dead deal before he even opened debate, not news, the purpose was to get GOP politicians on the record as opposing voting rights, now Democrats will use their vote against them with those voting blocs who voting rights are important

Called politics “popeye,” guess Tucker didn’t explain it that way for you
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Yeah,....good luck with all that! :rolleyes:
 
Stone said:
Yeah,....good luck with all that! :rolleyes:
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Don’t need luck, it is a reality, guarantee in states as Georgia this year and in two years the fact the entire GOP voted against voting rights will be echoed endlessly in minority communities
 
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