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Takket

(23,567 posts)
8. Fine. Remove the filibuster for voting rights legislation
Thu Jul 22, 2021, 10:54 AM
Jul 2021

If we can actually have easily accessible voting we’ll get 60 seats and end the filibuster the hard way.

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"Dems in Disarray!!!!" brooklynite Jul 2021 #1
Repukes don't need an excuse to do nothing. End the filibuster, now. If the Repukes NCjack Jul 2021 #2
they overall love it, as it rarely blocks them and usually blocks us Celerity Jul 2021 #7
As opposed to...? BeyondGeography Jul 2021 #3
Republicans in Congress will not pass his legislation. And they sure as fuck won't bother Autumn Jul 2021 #4
Remind me of how much is happening with the filibuster? PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #5
Where did Biden say that "ending the filibuster will give Republicans an excuse to do nothing"? JohnSJ Jul 2021 #6
its right in the video, starting at 1:45 Celerity Jul 2021 #10
He did not use the words that "the filibuster will give republicans an excuse to do nothing" JohnSJ Jul 2021 #18
it's a paraphrase and you have now twice used fake quote marks, so are not operating in good faith Celerity Jul 2021 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Jul 2021 #10
Fine. Remove the filibuster for voting rights legislation Takket Jul 2021 #8
That's how I feel wryter2000 Jul 2021 #15
That would be great except Manchin already said he wouldn't do that JohnSJ Jul 2021 #20
The main problem I see is that ... frazzled Jul 2021 #9
it rarely plays out like that, look at their fail with trying to repeal the ACA in a non-filibuster Celerity Jul 2021 #14
I think that was a special case frazzled Jul 2021 #27
Most all Democratic Party-passed major programmes become very popular, even with a sizeable Celerity Jul 2021 #30
He also said that he thinks the Senate should go back to an actual filibuster mcar Jul 2021 #12
Here is exactly what Biden said from last night's transcript, not what Politico said: JohnSJ Jul 2021 #13
you are playing linguistic games and trying to posit that Politico put that part as a quote, when Celerity Jul 2021 #19
Perhaps, but I would argue that Politico is playing the linguistic games. Regardless, just using JohnSJ Jul 2021 #23
I also worry about Sinema (who is potentially even more radical as she wants to go to a 60 vote Celerity Jul 2021 #24
That would nice Celerity. I certainly hope so JohnSJ Jul 2021 #25
+1 Celerity Jul 2021 #26
I didn't know they needed one to do nothing WhiteTara Jul 2021 #16
I trust Biden's crystal ball above all others. lindysalsagal Jul 2021 #17
He is probably right, but only because... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #21
Let them lsewpershad Jul 2021 #28
Let them lsewpershad Jul 2021 #29
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