Manchin circulates list of demands for voting legislation

[Judi Lynn]

Source: CBS News

BY GRACE SEGERS

JUNE 16, 2021 / 3:25 PM / CBS NEWS

Washington — Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has circulated a list of demands for voting legislation among his Democratic colleagues, indicating he may be willing to consider a revised version of the sweeping voting and elections reform bill that the Senate will take up at the end of the month.

Manchin previously expressed his opposition to S. 1, known as the For the People Act, raising concerns about passing partisan voting legislation. Supporters of the bill note that several Republican-led states are advancing laws that would restrict voting rights along party lines, and say that S. 1 is necessary to counter these actions.

Manchin told reporters on Wednesday that he had shared with his colleagues "things I can support and vote with" in the For the People Act.

"People were assuming that I was against S. 1, because there was no Republicans supporting it. That's not the case at all," Manchin said. "I said basically, you should not pass any type of a voter bill in the most divisive time of our life unless you have some unity on this thing, because you just divide the country further."

According to a copy of the list obtained by CBS News, these areas of support include provisions banning partisan gerrymandering and mandating at least 15 consecutive days of early voting for federal elections. Manchin's list also includes areas of compromise relating to ethics and campaign finance.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-manchin-voting-rights-bill-for-the-people-act/

[C_U_L8R]

1. "Compromise relating to ethics"

Oh forgive me, I thought that was the Senator’s middle name.

[groundloop]

2. The pressure is starting to get to him...... Good.

[pandr32]

15. +1

[genxlib]

3. I don't understand his clarification

What is the difference between

..." was against S. 1, because there was no Republicans supporting it"

versus

..."should not pass any type of a voter bill...unless you have some unity on this thing"

Aside from all that, what difference does it make to get to 50 if we still need 60. Support for the bill without killing the filibuster is irrelevant unless he can convince 10 of them to come along.

[Lonestarblue]

7. Saving face.

[WinstonSmith4740]

13. Bingo.

It's no more than word salad back-pedaling. The pressure must be getting to him, and he's trying to save face.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Unity of 51 is all we need. It's 50 more than Mitch had for SCOTUS stonewall in 2016. /nt

[WHITT]

5. If His "List" Doesn't Counter

the more than 400 voter suppression bills, it's just a hamster wheel.

[jcmaine72]

6. List of demands?

That's a phrase one usually associates with hijackings and hostage situations.

[Trueblue1968]

19. List of demands? MANCHIN DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO "DEMAND" .... Tell him to work WITH people

[aocommunalpunch]

8. LMAO

Dude demands unity from Dems, but is bummed when Republicans spit in his face. Pathetic.

[monkeyman1]

26. isn't that soliciting on gov. property! highly illegal !

[stillcool]

9. Gall, Chutzpah, Arrogance, Ignorance

and major assholery. Got to stop reading anything that mentions his name.

[ladym55]

10. Charlie Pierce is right

He contends that Manchin is Mr. Dark Money, especially dark money coming from Koch.

We really needed to get some additional Senate seats in 2020 so that BS coming from Manchin and Sinema would not be so a BFD.

[PoliticAverse]

16. See...

https://democraticunderground.com/100215534107

[monkeyman1]

27. ok, need a search warrant to dig up back yard for joe's coffee can's .!!

[The Mouth]

11. THERE'S NO OTHER KIND OF GERRYMANDERING

Dumb phrase.

EVERYONE "gerrymanders" when they get the chance; always.

"It's gerrymandering when *they* do it" is a joke almost 200 years old.

[Olestro]

12. This all comes down to voter ID and his compromise won't satisfy the GOP

Because it's not about voter ID to them, it's about keeping people from voting who aren't likely to vote for them. Showing a utility bill with your name and address on it is a reasonable form of verification for things like unemployment benefits, but won't work for the homeless or for anyone with a PO box address. It'll disenfranchise native americans and retired persons living the RV life.

What's the old saying about a good compromise results in no one being happy?

[modrepub]

14. I Predict Moving Goal Posts

tilting wind mills and Sid Barrett song compilations. The later story goes that Syd came to a session with members of the band and told them about a new song he was working on called "Do Ya Get It". After painstakingly walking the other members through playing his composition he'd stop them and go "No, no, no. It's like this...", then proceed with a completely different construction. It took the other band members a couple of iterations before they figured out the true meaning of Syd's song.

[tirebiter]

17. We're getting there

[OMGWTF]

18. Gawd -- he's such a corporate whore

[monkeyman1]

23. he bend's over every day ! don't know how he can face his people!!!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. Here are Manchen's proposal

Link to tweet

[monkeyman1]

28. don't ya need a ID to vote anyway?

[Skittles]

21. so sick of his power trip

[Harker]

22. Aren't his fifteen minutes up yet? n/t

[monkeyman1]

24. his time was up when he got elected!

[turbinetree]

25. So I have to ask, what his thoughts are on dark money funding election...

since he is against HB1 and for SB1....let me guess......but first I need a drink.....

[IowaGuy]

29. I'm no fan of Manchin, but at least he is working....

His efforts are naive, clumsy, ignorant and stupid and ultimately will be futile. However, he is at least working at what he professes to believe. Sinema, however....is a worthless show horse, preens before the cameras and ultimately shows nothing of substance, no work, no proposals, nothin' but showboating obstructionism and then disappears. At some level, I can at least accept tacitly that Manchin is trying, Sinema however, is as worthless as they come. She seems to be under the delusion that fucking people over increases her worth amongst humanity. I increasingly feel like barfin' every time I see her poke her phony face in front of the cameras to try and prove her relevance.