Manchin Shoots Down Filibuster Carveout For Voting Rights After Meeting With Texas Dems

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80. You assume a court would suspend the law immediately, I disagree

That wouldn’t happen until SCOTUS rules, which wouldn’t likely be for a year or more.

The law will take effect with Biden’s signature, and gerrymandering would be blocked.

I still firmly believe Schumer will use the nuclear option (I guess you assumed I meant he would use it instantaneously upon being filibustered); if he cancels the August recess, it may happen then, after a period of direct action and civil disobedience (already scheduled).

IMO, not having the votes is no excuse for not forcing the issue to a vote on the rule change. The only consideration should be the strategic timing of such a vote. For Schumer To not force a vote would be confirmation of his cowardice, and he would be unworthy of his leadership position.

But we’re not there yet. Perhaps he wants to get the reconciliation vote (scheduled for next week) settled first.

My original point, which I will repeat, is that voting rights is such a critical issue to the survival of democracy, even if Manchin and Sinema continue to obstruct, McConnel filibusters, Schumer will not just shrug and walk away as Dems have done for other bills that get filibustered.

Both the senate and the streets are just getting warmed up. Tomorrow is the anniversary of John Lewis’s passing, and numerous events of “good trouble” are planned across the nation.

I will be watching eagerly, hope you will too.