Biden's call for a filibuster carveout for abortion rights unlikely to gain traction because Manchin

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Business Insider

Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona won't be supporting a carve-out to the filibuster to codify abortion rights, their offices said Thursday.

The comments come after President Joe Biden called for the Senate to remove the filibuster — meaning lowering to 51 the 60-vote threshhold otherwise to pass major legislation — in order to guarantee a national right to abortion.

Congress has been put in the driving seat to act on abortion after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned 50 years of precedent and stuck down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide.

Biden previously called for a similar, one-time exemption in the filibuster to pass a voting rights bill. Both Sinema and Manchin opposed it.

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[LakeArenal]

1. You'd think after the hearings, so called Democrats would begin to bend a bit.

On the destruction of Democracy they seem to support.

[LonePirate]

2. The country is burning down and we the people are powerless to do anything about it.

[in2herbs]

4. If the Ukranians don't feel powerless we shouldn't either. But I understand where you're

coming from.

[AnrothElf]

14. The Ukrainians can kill their enemies in order to preserve ..

.. their democracy. We don't have that option.

Yet.

[in2herbs]

16. Agree. Not to be nit-picky, but we do have" that option" that the Ukranians have been

forced to undertake. I can't help but think that the Ukranians doing something in defense of their freedoms (even if it means fighting a war where their people are being killed) is better for their mental health than doing nothing but being a victim to Putin's insanity.

I hope our country can be turned around before having to decide our options.

[aocommunalpunch]

3. Apparently, we are the village that needs to be destroyed

In order to save it? Why are there NO sticks to go after these obstacles? Where is the intel?

[Me.]

5. This Is Why We Desperately Need More Senators

and then those 2 can go to hell

[Raven123]

9. Exactly and that was his point.

[Native]

6. I'm hoping the silver lining will be that it propels voters to vote more repukes out.

[packman]

7. Of course they would

Didn't hold my breath for that response

[Traildogbob]

12. Their

Excuse is the repubs will end it and take over. Are they fucking joking. The damn court today alone is doing whatever the fuck they want. Votes will be useless. They will appoint dozens of right wing senators and laugh out load at the filibuster shit. Cackling like the picture of them on the steps, when they eliminated taxes on the rich. Manchinema need to go get fucked. And no abortion when they get pregnant. They are sickening.

[JohnSJ]

8. I have more confidence in Murkowski and Collins to do that then Manchin and Sinema

[Raven123]

10. Biden has finally awoken to the fact that Dems cannot rely on ManCinema. Go around them. Vote

[JohnSJ]

11. Because Manchin and Sinema do not care about endangering women's lives. I would like to think

Murkowski and Collins might be more inclined toward that that exception

[Marthe48]

13. What President Biden won't say:

I'm the f**king president! Get me a carve out!"

[3825-87867]

15. If things continue...

maybe Congress will be concerned enough (with Collin's thoughts) to pass emergency legislation to provide 24/7 protection for Manchin and Sinema at our expense, of course).

Let's face it, sooner or later someone on the left with nothing to lose is gonna go Crazy Ivan and do something radical.

Chance are that won't be ok with many here because we're not like them.

Do I need the sarcasm note?

[Bayard]

17. I'm so sick of those two!

Sticking a fork in every decent agenda, making Dems and Biden look bad, not doing what's best for the country.

If we lose coming elections, including the presidential in 2024, I'm going to lay a lot of the blame on them.

[andym]

18. The carveout should be for bills dealing with constitutional rights in general

That would take care of voting rights, abortion/contraception rights. etc.
Short of passing a constitutional amendment of a right to privacy, and one person/one vote this is an alternative.