As we’re all aware, red states are dismantling the franchise to entrench white Republican minority rule. S1, the For the People Act bill to save democracy, could foil that plan, but it has to pass first. So, how to pass it?
As of now, it looks like the only way is for Democrats to go into a midterm that has been rigged at the state level to suppress Democratic votes and somehow defy history by being a party in power that manages to hold the House majority (now down to just two seats, I think), hold all current Senate seats and win at least two more Senate seats.
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON Sen. Joe Manchin reiterated his opposition to eliminating the filibuster on Wednesday, dimming hopes for changing the contentious rule.
In an opinion piece published in Wednesday in The Washington Post, Manchin, D-W.V. cautioned against ousting the voting procedure to keep the majority party from bypassing minority opinion in enacting legislation. The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input and our democratic form of government. That is why I have said it before and will say it again to remove any shred of doubt: There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster, Manchin wrote.
Manchin: No circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tensions flare over Senate filibuster thehill.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehill.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Democrats plan to showcase Republican intransigence in the coming months in a prelude of possibly changing Senate rules, but bipartisan initiatives could come first.