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In reply to the discussion: Joe Manchin is Right. [View all]NJCher
(35,669 posts)He proposes this at the end:
Unless and until that happens, they have no choice but to try and work with the opposition, especially when it comes to reforming the country's electoral rules.
They've already said they're not going to do anything to further Biden's plans. McConnell said that. So I guess the author thinks we should spin our wheels some more and run out the clock, because that is the upshot of what he's got to say.
His other proposal, which I think would be workable, is untenable, he himself concludes:
Manchin provides an answer: Democrats and Republicans should work together to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, an update to the Voting Rights Act that would modernize "the formula states and localities must use to ensure proposed voting laws do not restrict the rights of any particular group or population."
His conclusion: Would it work? In truth, I doubt it because of the enormous distance and distrust between the parties.
Regardless of the fact that the author has nothing new to say, I'm glad it was posted. It changed my mind about the filibuster because most likely republicans are going to win next round, thanks to Manchin, and we don't need to make their lives any easier.