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Fiendish Thingy

(15,619 posts)
Thu Mar 18, 2021, 03:55 PM Mar 2021

Rep. Clyburn rips Manchin and Sinema over filibuster and voting rights bill [View all]

From his interview with Politico:

"This whole thing that the filibuster cannot be changed, that's almost like saying to me Brown vs. Board of Education was wrongly decided. That's what you're saying?" Clyburn said in a Politico interview. "We've got 50 Democrats, Warnock and Ossoff are two. Since when did Sinema and Manchin get to be more important than Ossoff and Warnock?" said Clyburn. "They all got us to 50. So this whole notion that we've got to do what Manchin says—Warnock is up in two years for reelection."


Clyburn knows how critical the voting rights bill is, that it’s not some “puffed up” piece of political strategy, that it is essential to protect Dems majorities and to protect democracy itself.

Clyburn knows it
Schiff knows it
Schumer knows it
Klobuchar knows it
Durbin knows it
The entire progressive caucus knows it.
Obama knows it

Do you know how critical passage of HR1/SB1 is? That without passing it, which requires at the very least the modification of the filibuster so it can pass with 50 votes, Dems will lose their majorities, and the WH in 2024, for a decade or longer?

If you do know how critical the voting rights bill is, and how devastating the consequences of not passing it will be, smash the rec button (since I can’t create polls).
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TY & Thanks to Rep Clyburn. Cha Mar 2021 #1
Republicons have rigged the system so much FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #2
GO rep Clyburn demtenjeep Mar 2021 #3
Thank you, Rep Clyburn. sheshe2 Mar 2021 #4
Well WHITT Mar 2021 #5
I hope what Clyburn said is on the Congressional Record. ancianita Mar 2021 #6
Link? littlemissmartypants Mar 2021 #7
Here you go: Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #11
❤ nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2021 #16
Telling it like it is. Martin68 Mar 2021 #8
Not sure, saw something on MSNBC that Schumer can change the rules regarding the filibuster PortTack Mar 2021 #9
Stop dancing around the issue and ask them point blank aocommunalpunch Mar 2021 #10
Perhaps even more to the point, ask them if they like being Senators. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2021 #21
KnR secondwind Mar 2021 #12
Fire in the belly. Nt BootinUp Mar 2021 #13
If Manchin, Sinema, or any other Democrat doesn't support dflprincess Mar 2021 #14
One way to put them on notice DENVERPOPS Mar 2021 #30
If they lose, that will be the end of the party and democracy. Republicans new voter suppression Jay25 Mar 2021 #15
This issue alone has me completely freaked and nerve wracked. ananda Mar 2021 #17
You are not alone. Bluethroughu Mar 2021 #18
Thanks. ananda Mar 2021 #25
I have a feeling we could be on the upswing for a decade Bluethroughu Mar 2021 #31
This issue is just the latest - however it moves the needle on "egregious" - BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #19
Yup- we need a bumper sticker that says: Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #20
You are exactly right! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #22
I got a post removed yesterday because I said Manchin was fucking us over wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #23
I would take... druidity33 Mar 2021 #24
Do we have any strong ems who could replace Sinema and Manchin next time? joetheman Mar 2021 #26
Without HR1, there will be no "next time"...nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #27
Pass HR-1 and SB-1 !!! Wild blueberry Mar 2021 #28
Republicans shouldn't be left out of this. They need to feel the pressure to. themaguffin Mar 2021 #29
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