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In reply to the discussion: Is there an option, no matter how outlandish, to avoid Sinema's opposition to avoid filibuster? [View all]radius777
(3,635 posts)58. Exactly. Biden won mainly due to PoC and suburban moderates.
PoC voters stood on lines and voted in places like Milwaukee, Philly, Detroit, Atlanta that helped flip those states blue.
Suburban voters during the Trump era moved over to Dems/Biden.
Both voting blocs viewed the 2020 election as an existential crisis for democracy and want action on voting rights.
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Is there an option, no matter how outlandish, to avoid Sinema's opposition to avoid filibuster? [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2021
OP
The problem is she may not be the only democrat opposed to a filibuster carve out
PoliticAverse
Dec 2021
#1
If Manchin agrees, then Sinema will fold. She is a coward not able to stand alone. Nt
Fiendish Thingy
Dec 2021
#19
Martial law is a step too far, at this point, but might be necessary at a later point.
Yoyoyo77
Dec 2021
#22
You should read this and learn the very, very narrow conditions for Martial Law to be declared.
MarineCombatEngineer
Dec 2021
#55
I'd just as soon not live under the authoritarian dystopia you've dreamed up either.
tritsofme
Dec 2021
#27
It certainly isn't declaring Martial Law, which, BTW, cannot be declared on a whim.
MarineCombatEngineer
Dec 2021
#59
It doesn't seem to matter how often martial (not Marshall) law is explained here
onenote
Dec 2021
#21
Get Sinema and Manchin to cave and accept the carve outs, if not, we are basically well fucked,
Celerity
Dec 2021
#69
The Executive Order applies only to the Executive branch of the Govt.
MarineCombatEngineer
Dec 2021
#13
No. She's a traitor, playing a long game in service of a conservative religious organization. nt
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Dec 2021
#71