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bluestarone

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17. What i NEVER understand is this

Wed Mar 17, 2021, 05:31 PM

Mar 2021

I understand how the two senators feel BUT why discuss it? Why can't they just SHUT UP? No need to discuss it JUST because they are asked the fucking questions!! The MSM just want the BREAKING NEWS! Dam i just wish they would say from the get go that they have NOTHING to say at this time!!! So FRUSTRATING!

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Joe Manchin just took an important filibuster reform off the table [View all] Calista241 Mar 2021 OP

Bringing back the talking filibuster is all that is needed. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #1

how so? qazplm135 Mar 2021 #3

Talking filibusters rarely succeed because you can just wait them out and the longest... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #6

I think you being quite optimistic qazplm135 Mar 2021 #18

Perhaps, but make them do it. Maybe such tactics would bring the Democratic filibuster holdouts PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #19

I don't think that will be true either qazplm135 Mar 2021 #24

Well unless DC and or Puerto Rico become a state soon the next time to elect more Democrats... PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #25

That's the problem here qazplm135 Mar 2021 #29

If we don't pass a VRA then it won't matter dsc Mar 2021 #35

Hyperbole much? FBaggins Mar 2021 #47

If they could they would dsc Mar 2021 #49

Apparently not here is the law they are debating today dsc Mar 2021 #60

welp it probably ain't passing qazplm135 Mar 2021 #62

We need to do whatever it takes to get Manchin and Sinema to pass this law dsc Mar 2021 #64

and they aint budging qazplm135 Mar 2021 #65

We have control of the legislature now and every minute counts. Ligyron Mar 2021 #39

that's all great qazplm135 Mar 2021 #63

Two reasons James48 Mar 2021 #55

I again don't see any evidence qazplm135 Mar 2021 #61

Not really. The minority party could just indefinitely take turns talking for an hour each GregariousGroundhog Mar 2021 #8

all of it. Running a filibuster is supposed to shut down the Senate. Make it occupy all their time ZonkerHarris Mar 2021 #31

Yes. It won't stop all filibusters but it will prevent the stupid easy ones LymphocyteLover Mar 2021 #42

So, instead of president hannity, we now have president manchin PSPS Mar 2021 #2

Yep FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #5

Exactly. hamsterjill Mar 2021 #14

+10000 Celerity Mar 2021 #26

what can we do? still better than having McConnell and the GOP rule the Senate LymphocyteLover Mar 2021 #43

sadly, you are right. riversedge Mar 2021 #59

This is precisely why we need to give DC statehood ASAP. alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #4

Do you think Joe Manchin would vote in favor of that? PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #7

I doubt he would, but I have to believe there is some sort of leverage that can be used, a one-time alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #9

I dunno, he may not enjoy being the one everyone is always hating on now. PoliticAverse Mar 2021 #10

I dunno, back in LBJ's day rethugs were different animals. Texin Mar 2021 #15

Sigh, you're right. I just don't want to accept that 1 freakin' Dem senator has so much leverage alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #16

I don't get it either. Frankly, I never have and probably never will. Texin Mar 2021 #53

He votes with Democrats around 75% of the time - that's much better than 0% if a GOPer had his seat groundloop Mar 2021 #54

LBJ had a lot of dirt on people and threatened to use it against his own members. He vsrazdem Mar 2021 #22

I dont believe DC can become a state without changing the Constitution. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #37

Well, all I can say is that hope springs eternal. alwaysinasnit Mar 2021 #38

What if just the federal buildings stayed under fed scipan Mar 2021 #44

That itself will be filibustered Polybius Mar 2021 #56

Isn't there some kind of pork project for WV, that we can dangle in front of Manchin? -nt CrispyQ Mar 2021 #11

Why is he backpedaling again? First it's no, then depends, now back to no?!! PortTack Mar 2021 #12

He fell off the media radar for a minute. 2naSalit Mar 2021 #27

He isn't FBaggins Mar 2021 #50

It's sad all that work by all the people to get a dem majority and Joe's shitting all over them Fullduplexxx Mar 2021 #13

What i NEVER understand is this bluestarone Mar 2021 #17

Gonna hold my tongue vercetti2021 Mar 2021 #20

Well, perhaps a few thousand of his vaccinated constituents marching in the streets will put it back Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #21

Manchin is a republican Galraedia Mar 2021 #23

Until then we need Manchin to pass anything redstateblues Mar 2021 #48

Did you notice a tiny little stimulus that just passed? FBaggins Mar 2021 #51

So, Manchin got a better offer from the Right. Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #28

That was my first thought. Perhaps a VERY large promise of campaign $$? FailureToCommunicate Mar 2021 #45

Schumer must force SineManchin unity by nuking the filibuster. Democracy in SB1 demands it. ancianita Mar 2021 #30

Ruth Bader Ginsberg herself said the ERA needs to start over from scratch Polybius Mar 2021 #57

Manchin is really turning into a pain in the ass. BlueIdaho Mar 2021 #32

Anyone else get the feeling that "he" is enjoying this "POWER" he now wields over the majority? Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #33

Manch is just trying to be fair & statesman like, just like republicans were when they held Senate yaesu Mar 2021 #34

DINO Jonah Ide Mar 2021 #36

And the people will put it back ON the table Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #40

DINO Jonah Ide Mar 2021 #41

yep. DINO. NewHendoLib Mar 2021 #46

Breyer needs to retire before Manchin does something stupid. Ace Rothstein Mar 2021 #52

A few days ago during an MSNBC segment, Schumer Deminpenn Mar 2021 #58