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Funtatlaguy

(10,862 posts) Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:32 PM Oct 2021

Unfortunately, SineManchin hold the key to our democracy.

If they won’t agree to a carve out on the filibuster on voting rights, the ball game ends.
They must be pressured with everything possible to get them there.
Pull out every stop.

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Unfortunately, SineManchin hold the key to our democracy. (Original Post) Funtatlaguy Oct 2021 OP

This was clear back in January FBaggins Oct 2021 #1

Sheldon Whitehouse just said he believes McConnell has caved. Hortensis Oct 2021 #2

Yes. This was on the debt limit. Funtatlaguy Oct 2021 #3

FBaggins

(26,714 posts)

1. This was clear back in January

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:42 PM

Oct 2021

Maybe not Sinema, but as soon as we learned that there would be a 50/50 senate... the plan had to revolve around what we could get past Manchin.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)

2. Sheldon Whitehouse just said he believes McConnell has caved.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 05:47 PM

Oct 2021

We allowed him to push this to the brink, and Senator Whitehouse believes big business, facing huge losses, as predicted applied pressure from the other side.

Funtatlaguy

(10,862 posts)

3. Yes. This was on the debt limit.

Reply to Hortensis (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 6, 2021, 06:09 PM

Oct 2021

I’m referring specifically to voting rights.

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