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Related: About this forumSenate Uses 'Nuclear Option' All The Time Despite Manchin & Sinema Saying Otherwise - TRMS
Rachel Maddow lists recent examples of the Senate using the "nuclear option" to allow legislation to pass with a simple majority instead of the filibuster's required 60-vote majority, showing that the resistance to a filibuster exception for voting rights legislation is less about procedure than it is about voting rights. Aired on 01/19/2022.
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Senate Uses 'Nuclear Option' All The Time Despite Manchin & Sinema Saying Otherwise - TRMS (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2022
OP
So how many times did Manchin and Sinema vote in favor of the "nuclear option"? n/t
PoliticAverse
Jan 2022
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ItsjustMe
(11,971 posts)1. Really!
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)2. So how many times did Manchin and Sinema vote in favor of the "nuclear option"? n/t
duforsure
(11,885 posts)3. Both are frauds,
Driven by greed and power. They are selling out for wealthy donors. That's why they're lying now and using excuses.
