Democrats Press Manchin and Sinema on Filibuster

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Democrats Press Manchin and Sinema on Filibuster

January 3, 2022 at 2:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 174 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/01/03/democrats-press-manchin-and-sinema-on-filibuster/

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Politico Politico: “A small group of Senate Democrats have met quietly with Manchin to gauge his openness to changing Senate rules. While an outright elimination is off the table, Democrats are trying to see whether Manchin and Sinema are open to other proposals, like bringing back the talking filibuster.”

“Prior to leaving for a two-week recess in December, Democrats held several caucus discussions on the matter.”

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[onecaliberal]

1. Do something. Make them vote to kill democracy in the light of day where we can all see.

Stop the delay tactics. That’s all they’re doing. It’s a book we’ve read ten thousand times.

[TheRealNorth]

3. Exactly

It's kind of demoralizing to held hostage by these two. Let's just vote and move on.

[onecaliberal]

4. Yup. Let the chips fall. Let everyone see.

[lapucelle]

2. "Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill"

Source: AP

Schumer: Senate to vote on filibuster change on voting bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate will vote on filibuster rules changes to advance stalled voting legislation that Democrats say is needed to protect democracy.

In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and consider” the rules changes by Jan. 17, on or before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as the Democrats seek to overcome Republican opposition to their elections law package.

“Let me be clear: January 6th was a symptom of a broader illness — an effort to delegitimize our election process,” Schumer wrote, “and the Senate must advance systemic democracy reforms to repair our republic or else the events of that day will not be an aberration — they will be the new norm.”

The election and voting rights package has been stalled in the evenly-split 50-50 Senate, blocked by a Republican-led filibuster and leaving Democrats unable to mount the 60-vote threshold needed to advance it toward passage.

https://apnews.com/article/elections-voting-voting-rights-filibusters-870377874673cd1d251300814ff107ce

[Baked Potato]

5. It's the right thing to do. Nt