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In reply to the discussion: Manchin says there is 'no circumstance' where he would vote to get rid of or 'weaken' the filibuster [View all]dlk
(11,588 posts)29. Perhaps Manchin would agree to a traditional talking version of the filibuster
Tradition is a value for many southerner and a return to the traditional version of the filibuster may be an option. However, Im with Senator Warnock. Instead of the media focusing on Democrats about a Senate rule, why arent they focusing on Republicans, and asking if they support voting rights?
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Manchin says there is 'no circumstance' where he would vote to get rid of or 'weaken' the filibuster [View all]
brooklynite
Apr 2021
OP
What a jerk. "The manchinian candidate" He needs to be replaced .....NOW !!!!!!!
Trueblue1968
Apr 2021
#9
shumer needs to tell him limbaugh is dead, the country is going 10+ points left, and the howlers
certainot
Apr 2021
#18
If Manchin has a bipartisan alternative to anything that has been proposed, let's see it.
Raven123
Apr 2021
#8
Yeah, it's now his duty to explain how he is persuading 10 Republican senators
muriel_volestrangler
Apr 2021
#27
I know, but if nothing is done and the republican' attacks on voting rights are allowed,
Jay25
Apr 2021
#35
But he previously indicated he would agree to changing it to a traditional talking filibuster.
SunSeeker
Apr 2021
#23
I, for one, will welcome the Handmaid's Tale type authoritarian fascist
Roisin Ni Fiachra
Apr 2021
#30