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Rhiannon12866

(204,794 posts) Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:30 AM Oct 2021

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Senate GOP Blocks Debate On Voting Rights Bill Again - The Last Word - MSNBC

Sen. Jeff Merkley, who helped negotiate the Freedom to Vote Act, joins Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss the “troubling” obstruction when Senate Republicans blocked the voting rights bill from even being debated. Merkley also discusses the next steps Democrats can take, including reforming the filibuster rule, to bypass Republicans and pass voting rights legislation. Aired on 10/20/2021.

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Senate GOP Blocks Debate On Voting Rights Bill Again - The Last Word - MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Oct 2021 #1

Another big news day! Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #2

Beyond ridiculous SheltieLover Oct 2021 #4

As usual, they won't even discuss it pfitz59 Oct 2021 #3

And, as Rachel Maddow said, this bill contains a lot that Republicans support Rhiannon12866 Oct 2021 #5

They have no interest at all even in our deteriorating form of representative government. Magoo48 Oct 2021 #6

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:52 AM

Oct 2021

Rhiannon12866

(204,794 posts)

2. Another big news day!

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:55 AM

Oct 2021

*Fingers Crossed* for tomorrow.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

4. Beyond ridiculous

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 04:01 AM

Oct 2021

pfitz59

(10,309 posts)

3. As usual, they won't even discuss it

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 03:56 AM

Oct 2021

No debate. Nothing to see here.

Rhiannon12866

(204,794 posts)

5. And, as Rachel Maddow said, this bill contains a lot that Republicans support

Reply to pfitz59 (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 05:19 AM

Oct 2021

Apparently it's not just Republican voters who vote against their own interests!

Magoo48

(4,698 posts)

6. They have no interest at all even in our deteriorating form of representative government.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Oct 21, 2021, 08:49 AM

Oct 2021

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