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DeminPennswoods

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9. She should be informed of the history of the filibuster

Fri Feb 12, 2021, 11:00 AM

Feb 2021

as it was used to block civil rights. The same civil rights that have expanded over the years to include sexual orientation. Further, in America, it's majority rules, not "super majority" rules.

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""I want to restore the 60-vote threshold for all elements of the Senate's work," Senator Sinema..." [View all] demmiblue Feb 2021 OP

How democratic of her... Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #1

Minority rule, in a rigged mzmolly Feb 2021 #4

When can we primary her? lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #5

When we have a solid majority in the Senate... JHB Feb 2021 #11

SO, never Bettie Mar 2021 #40

Are you from AZ? Do you know anything about her?? Pisces Feb 2021 #12

No, and yes. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #13

Are you serious. She hax to run in 22 and she barely won. In case you didn't notice Demsrule86 Feb 2021 #19

Bummer. I guess we'll have to remove a few QPublicans to compensate. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #20

Sen. Kelly has to run for a full term in 2022, not Sen. Sinema. All the more reason why I am liskddksil Feb 2021 #22

But if Dems pick up enough Senate seats in 2022, Sinema can be exiled Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #26

PRIMARY HER NOW !!!!! trueblue2007 Feb 2021 #29

she doesn't run again for almost 4 years Celerity Mar 2021 #39

well then, remove heri'm a liberal. not a conservatite "demo" Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #41

get her outta the Senate. Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #42

After Republicans packed the courts, she wants to allow Rand Paul to filibuster Biden's noms n/t servermsh Feb 2021 #2

I firmly disagree with her position. irisblue Feb 2021 #3

i can't write my opinion, i would get in trouble. Trueblue1968 Mar 2021 #43

Oh... 2naSalit Feb 2021 #6

In other words, she wants nothing to get done unless it's what Republicans want. Autumn Feb 2021 #7

By Jove, I think you've got it! Kid Berwyn Feb 2021 #16

At least she doesn't have an "I" next to her name. Right? Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #30

Right. But the best we can do Autumn Feb 2021 #36

I seem to recall her being an outspoken proponent of this while the Republicans held the majority DFW Feb 2021 #8

It's come to that hasn't it? Hard not to become cynical about these "positions." harumph Feb 2021 #15

She should be informed of the history of the filibuster DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #9

she is a true DINO,,,, I will support any Dem that Primaries her. n/t KarenS Feb 2021 #10

Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #14

The press needs to ask her why she doesn't want bills to pass/work to get done if she supports this. LonePirate Feb 2021 #17

So, this is what the people of Arizona are concerned about? Is this what she hears when she holds jalan48 Feb 2021 #18

+1 "Save the Filibuster!" It's hardly a rallying cry. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #21

My guess is that she wants to say the right things but not actually have to deliver when it comes to jalan48 Feb 2021 #24

It isn't a restoration dsc Feb 2021 #23

Make her vote be the only vote blocking Biden's agenda- then put up billboards in AZ Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #25

The Senate is already tilted for Republicans. Montana gets two Senators, California gets two. Midnight Writer Feb 2021 #27

She'll do what a majority of her constituents want maxrandb Feb 2021 #28

Yeah, time to crank up the campaign in AZ...nt Wounded Bear Feb 2021 #31

There's nothing else like an Anti-Democratic Democrat. TeamPooka Feb 2021 #32

How much of a Democrat is she.. ananda Feb 2021 #33

"Democrats had better listen." StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #34

What a huge disappointment she's become vercetti2021 Feb 2021 #35

A couple of past tweets: demmiblue Feb 2021 #37

Stupid! I'm going to call her racist too considering the history of the filibuster. LiberalFighter Feb 2021 #38