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So with it looking more and more like SineManchin wont agree to a filibuster carve out, where are we heading for November 2022?
On the bright side, Marc Elias and other lawyers will fight in state courts.
Dems will try to ramp up registration and GOTV efforts.
Any reduction or elimination of abortion rights by SCOTUS will energize our base.
On the negative side, some states new voting rights suppression and vote counting changes are so difficult to overcome that it may not matter how strong our GOTV efforts are.
We might see apathy set in if we start turning on each other over who is to blame.
I dont know 🤷?♀️ what to think anymore. I am actually stunned that two supposed Senate Democrats might be the ones to bring down our democracy.
Please talk me off of the ledge.
Beakybird
(3,333 posts)Maybe this will influence the vote.
brooklynite
(94,535 posts)paleotn
(17,912 posts)Anything the fascists wont torpedo and blame on we Dems?
Beakybird
(3,333 posts)dchill
(38,488 posts)budkin
(6,703 posts)Even if this legislation did pass, it would probably be appealed to the Supremes and ruled unconstitutional. They are the gatekeepers of literally everything at this point.
LowerManhattanite
(2,389 posts)Make em vote against it if they feel so strongly about it.
Although I imagine theyre flexing behind the scenes to prevent it coming up for a embarrassing vote by threatening inaction on other things. These arent brave people.