to pass. then fast forward, schumer will then introduce something that very likely will change the 60 vote flthreshold, change the filibuster rule, if you will, to a simple majority. that, too, will fail, jessica, because we know senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema making it very clear they re not about changing the rules here. so there are some alternatives, not that would make everybody happy, looking at the electoral count act, perhaps reforming that. some democrats as well as republicans say, hey, let s take a look at that and reform it, make it krystal clear the vice president s role is simply ceremonial, there is no question about that. there also is another camp that still says let s keep up the pressure on manchin and sinema. even though they both have made it abundantly clear they re not changing their minds. suzanne malveaux at the capitol,
kyrsten sinema right now? are they going to hold firm? rex they are going to hold firm. we as republicans cannot depend on manchin and sinema to do our job. we need to be out there communicating our message that we are the great opportunity party. that we want people to come in and support our policies. that we are going to be there to support security, to fight the crime in the streets, to solve inflation, to solve the supply-chain crisis. all of those issues that people want to see solved right now. and they do not want to hear about the antics and the partisanship, they want things are going to make their life better than going to the grocery store. i went there friday night no lettuce, no salary, no berries, no avocados at my
enough to stand up and admit it rather than to pretend that they are foot soldiers in his legacy. indeed. and in some states they are. literally they banned books, children s books about dr. king and then turn around and quote dr. king and justify that. dr. michael eric dyson and the reverend doctor tim wise, thank you very much. appreciate you both. blessed mlk day. all in with chris hayes starts now. tonight on all in if you can deliver an infrastructure bill for bridges, you can deliver voting rights for americans. on this mlk day, the ongoing fight for american democracy. if you do not, there s no bridge in this nation that can hold the weight of that failure. tonight, new pressure on manchin and sinema and the republican lawmakers who have been actively undermining our multi-racial democracy for decades. then four days after the leader of the extremist oath
rights. not one of those republicans was willing to stand up for voting rights in 2022. so yes, it is on manchin and sinema, but it is also on all of those republicans. and norm, angus king spoke tonight and independent senator from maine, for the senators who have changed their minds about this just within the last year. joe manchin frequently points out in years past, many of these democratic senators has said we should not change this rule in any way. but they have all changed their minds. that is kind of the point. that they change their minds. they once thought that this was a reasonable way for the senate to proceed, but in the day-to-day experience of the senate dysfunction, they have changed their minds. what is very clear, is that you would not have 48 votes on
he needs to step up and do more i believe in his executive authority. either that or he needs to ratchet up on manchin and sinema. do you agree with bernie sanders that now maybe the time for senator kyrsten sinema who blocked voting rights in passing last week, to face a primary challenge in arizona come 2024? well, mehdi, as you mentioned that race is in 2024 and that means kyrsten sinema is about four years into her six year term. i don t believe she is really given a compelling case as to why she should be renominated as the democratic nominee for the united states senate and arizona. she has proven herself an obstacle to the right to vote in the united states, she s not an ally on civil rights, it is becoming a precipice and rather