Jeff Tiedrich response to Manchin saying he will not vote for an overhaul of U.S. election law

[yaesu]

or change the filibuster law

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holy fucking shit, Joe Manchin is the most powerful Republican in government

[PoliticAverse]

1. Manchin actually supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Act...

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/manchin-support-measured-voting-reform-lieu-sweeping-democratic/story?id=77646348

And since none of the election law bills are being taken up using reconciliation they will need 60 votes to avoid the filibuster and so need at least 10 actual Republican votes anyway.

[StarfishSaver]

2. He supports it ... provided it' amended to include a provision that would make it unconstitutional

So, no, I'm not impressed.

[dalton99a]

6. +1. Like a true friend of voting rights

[Nevilledog]

11. This👇

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Tweet text:
Ida Bae Wells
@nhannahjones
So, let me get this straight: The same people who are supporting a wave of voter suppression laws only made possible by the gutting of the Voting Rights Act are now expected to support the reinstatement of that very act? This is gaslighting on the grandest scale.
11:31 AM · Jun 6, 2021

[Tommymac]

3. If he REALLY supports it he will vote to end the filabuster.

Otherwise his words are just that...words.

[brush]

10. He's so full of it. He says he supports it because it needs 60 votes...

which he knows won't happen. The Democratic "For the People" bill that can be passed by reconciliation, a simple majority, he's against.

He's nothing but a republican in sheep's clothing.

[brooklynite]

4. And he is.....?

[Bleacher Creature]

7. I've been asking the same question for the last year.

The best I can tell is that he's some random former journalist who tweets a lot. I agree with his tweets more often than not, but I'm positive that they won't move the needle with Manchin.

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. There is no person, no argument, no "thing"

that is going to change ManChins mind. Apparently to ManChin ManChin is more important than Democracy.

[NewHendoLib]

5. good ol Dino Joe.

[AllaN01Bear]

9. see my post on this matter in another thread.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100215500365

[Bluepinky]

12. Manchin, by not voting to overhaul US election law, is actually voting to overhaul US election law.

He’s choosing the wrong side, not sure what his end game is.