We Don't Need To Say 'Filibuster' To Talk Voting Rights With Manchin Says Texas Rep. - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

Texas Democrats meeting with Sen. Joe Manchin about voting rights without talking about the filibuster is discussed by St. Rep. Joe Moody, who was stripped of a leadership position after fleeing his state with colleagues to protest voter suppression. Aired on 07/15/2021.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Yes, you do. I hope these Texas reps aren't that naive. Nt

[JohnSJ]

2. It doesn't need to be said because everyone knows it is the elephant in the room. The only way

realistically this will happen is winning enough seats in 2022 so we don’t need Manchin and Sinema

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3. Without passing voting rights, Dems will never add senate seats, they will lose their majorities

That’s why the next six weeks will be filled by direct action and civil disobedience in the streets across the nation. AA voters know that Americans don’t have the luxury of waiting until November 2022, the fight is NOW.

To find voting rights events near you, go to:

Indivisible.org

[JohnSJ]

4. That is a false narrative to discourage people from voting. You get organized and work within the

restrictive voting legislation

If they require a certain ID, then you do what is necessary to insure they have the correct ID. If the hours to vote are limited, you work around those rules, and vote within those rules

The biggest risk is those states that allow a partisan to overturn the results a statewide election. That has to be brought before the courts, and if the SC doesn’t strike that down then I agree it is over

I doubt anything will convince Manchin and Sinema to change their position on the filibuster

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. How do you work around legislatures that can overturn results and courts that will support them?

Marc Elias has said his lawsuits are only meant to buy time for congress to act, and cannot substitute for aggressive voting rights legislation.

I’ll repeat myself: focusing energy and resources on the November 2022 election in an effort to maintain the familiar, comfort zone paradigm of electoral politics as usual is a naive fantasy doomed to fail.

The fight is NOW, the next six weeks, and must include direct action and civil disobedience.

You may disagree, but many Dems in power know this to be true.

It doesn’t matter if you know it or not

Pelosi knows it
Schumer knows it
Schiff knows it
Warren knows it
Klobuchar knows it
Jayapal knows it.
Clyburn knows it

To find out what you can do NOW to save democracy, go to:

Indivisible.org