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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]dawg
(10,777 posts)30. My point being that we've got at least two years to pass legislation thanks to the two ...
Senators from Georgia.
Had we not won those seats, Manchin would be irrelevant.
And, for what it's worth, I don't believe the new Georgia law gives the legislature the right to overturn an election, but many Republican state legislators in different states all across the country already claim they have that right. This is why we need to focus on unseating as many Republican state legislators as we can.
Taking back state houses is how we finally bring this long national nightmare to an end.
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And so ungrateful if they stopped being so easily divided. Not helpful of them at all. n/t
ms liberty
Jun 2021
#12
If they WERE actually concerned they would support the legislation that addresses the problem.
onecaliberal
Jun 2021
#14
We're working on a massive infrastructure bill that includes billions for "human" infrastructure ...
dawg
Jun 2021
#18
At the risk of redundancy. A bill that 2 dem senators do not support without
onecaliberal
Jun 2021
#19
No doubt Manchin is a pain in the ass and will limit what we can accomplish, but I was expecting ...
dawg
Jun 2021
#20
My point being that we've got at least two years to pass legislation thanks to the two ...
dawg
Jun 2021
#30
We'll get 75% of infrastructure. We won't get voting rights. No sense in pretending.
dawg
Jun 2021
#32
It's a great gig with lots of perks and the potential for making big bucks when it ends.
jalan48
Jun 2021
#7
Because they are safe, they are free from need. They know that they will get whatever
Autumn
Jun 2021
#9
To put it simply, because many of them don't care. The reasons vary, but that's the core of it.[nt]
Nexus2
Jun 2021
#10
The obscene amounts of money required to successfully run for office has corrupted the entire proces
dlk
Jun 2021
#15
Well, not everyone can live off the drug racket, Paul Singer, and lobbyist bribes
peppertree
Jun 2021
#28
They don't care that 20% of American children go to bed hungry each night.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jun 2021
#34
Book deals, healthcare for life, TV spots, lucrative lobby jobs, high paying board memberships
Bristlecone
Jun 2021
#36