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14. I have seen nothing to indicate he will allow a filibuster carve out for the voter bills
Tue Dec 21, 2021, 03:36 AM
Dec 2021

Quite the opposite, he just said again that he will never vote to allow a simple majority to invoke cloture and move to a final vote.

Same for Sinema.

This 'talking filibuster' being kicked around is a scam, as even if they actually do allow actual debate, Manchin says it still will take 60 votes to move to a vote. even if he 'allows' it to go down to 55 (from 60) votes need to invoke cloture, it still fucks us

so

Pass the Voting rights act


(and it is more than one)

is a no go

the prospects are dire atm

I SO hope Manchin caves, but then there is Sinema, who is even more hardcore (and she wants a 60 vote threshold for ALL Senate business, ffs)

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