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In reply to the discussion: Manchin rejects offshore drilling ban amid broader standoff over Biden agenda [View all]Igel
(35,300 posts)25. It's hardly the case that (D) would have "zero power."
Consider the "power" that the minority (R) have now in the Senate.
They'd only be powerless if they manage to get rid of the filibuster, so that a political minority was really powerless and a 50% + 1, possibly a transient majority, could impose 100% of its will on 100% of the population.
Note that under Trump the filibuster was used or threatened (which is as good as actually being used) hundreds of times, and it wasn't because (R) were filibustering (R).
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Manchin rejects offshore drilling ban amid broader standoff over Biden agenda [View all]
Polybius
Dec 2021
OP
He's a Democrat. If he was not a Democrat, Mitch McConnell would be the Senate Majority Leader...
NurseJackie
Dec 2021
#16
manchin seems to be very repug. the only good thing is that his 'd' gives us some control
samsingh
Dec 2021
#34
Good question. Look at his public disclosures. You can see where his campaign donations come from.
onecaliberal
Dec 2021
#20
Hey! who in the hell elected him to the national post. He is not POTUS. Time to deal with that a$$.
usaf-vet
Dec 2021
#12
Republicans have wanted to rape the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve for decades.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Dec 2021
#32