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dawg

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30. My point being that we've got at least two years to pass legislation thanks to the two ...
Sun Jun 6, 2021, 02:02 PM
Jun 2021

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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Recommended. H2O Man Jun 2021 #1
Mind numbing and exhausting being ruled by such inhumane stupidity onecaliberal Jun 2021 #4
And so ungrateful if they stopped being so easily divided. Not helpful of them at all. n/t ms liberty Jun 2021 #12
Because we are not their constituents SoonerPride Jun 2021 #2
+ 1 nt pazzyanne Jun 2021 #11
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 onecaliberal Jun 2021 #16
+1 hibbing Jun 2021 #24
Because they're doing quite well, FoxNewsSucks Jun 2021 #3
You have to ask yourself Mr.Bill Jun 2021 #27
Other than Manchin and Sinema, who ya' talking about? dawg Jun 2021 #5
There are others who have come out against getting rid of the filibuster. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #6
We can pass legislation right now without eliminating the filibuster. dawg Jun 2021 #13
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
Your state passed legislation that gives the onecaliberal Jun 2021 #21
My point being that we've got at least two years to pass legislation thanks to the two ... dawg Jun 2021 #30
I hear you. It wasn't on my bingo card. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #31
We'll get 75% of infrastructure. We won't get voting rights. No sense in pretending. dawg Jun 2021 #32
That's what we told everyone in 2020. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #33
It's a great gig with lots of perks and the potential for making big bucks when it ends. jalan48 Jun 2021 #7
K&R ... simply stated, nailed on the head. KPN Jun 2021 #8
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
My rep DownriverDem Jun 2021 #17
Funny, I don't recall saying ALL, but simply some. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #22
Like Rubio Traildogbob Jun 2021 #23
Oh Traildogbob Jun 2021 #25
This is the best idea I have heard in a very long time. onecaliberal Jun 2021 #26
I know! Traildogbob Jun 2021 #29
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
They care during the campaign JohnnyRingo Jun 2021 #35
Book deals, healthcare for life, TV spots, lucrative lobby jobs, high paying board memberships Bristlecone Jun 2021 #36
It makes sense they would not want to hurt their chances of onecaliberal Jun 2021 #39
Gerrymandering Wild blueberry Jun 2021 #37
And yet dweller Jun 2021 #38
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