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2021-10-07 Home Front: Politix
Biden announces that there’s a ‘real possibility’ that Senate Democrats will have to revise the filibuster to a simple majority vote in order to overcome Republican obstructionism — but Sen. Manchin uninterested
Or contrariwise, if they can’t go to simple majority vote for the thing, they won’t be able to pass it.
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About that contrariwise:
Manchin Signals He Won’t Support Filibuster Exception Over Debt Limit

[EpochTimes] Sen. Joe Manchin
...Dem senator-for-life from West Virginia. Manchin is one of the approximately one Dem senators who exhibits more integrity than Jello, often even representing his constituents...
(D-W.Va.) signaled on Oct. 6 that he won’t support carving out an exception to the filibuster for the federal debt limit, meaning Democrats don’t have enough votes to employ the so-called nuclear option.

"I’ve been very, very clear where I stand on the filibuster. I don’t have to repeat that. I think I’ve been very clear. Nothing’s changed," Manchin told news hounds in Washington.

Some Democrats want to nuke the filibuster to boost the debt ceiling because they’re refusing to use reconciliation to address it, and Republicans oppose their current plans on the limit.

President Joe The Big Guy Biden
...46th president of the U.S., father of Hunter. He blames Trump for losing Afghanistan....
said late Oct. 5 that there’s a "real possibility" Democrats in the Senate will invoke the option, which would lower the voting threshold to a simple majority from 60.
Posted by Fred 2021-10-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 Can they get Willard to go for it?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2021-10-07 13:22||   2021-10-07 13:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Why don't they change the Senate rule to where only Democrats get to vote? Problem solved. Sen. Manchin suddenly becomes just another hayseed from West Virginia.
Posted by jpal 2021-10-07 13:31||   2021-10-07 13:31|| Front Page Top

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