To me its like the DOJ, A.G., other prosecutors…same thing with Manchin and his convolutions.
We are not going to be in the prosecutors’ offices…or the Senate anterooms where the action is. Because if we know, it will mean that Turtle and all of his henchmen know and are poised to strike.
How dare the federal government threaten to codify and regulate peoples’ right to vote?? Sounds like Communism to me!!1!
He needs to also start sending surrogates like VP Harris into WV to talk to Democrats there, and try to build grassroots pressure.
And AZ, too.
damn, if only messaging was a skill the Dems possessed
as obnoxious as it was the whole Bush era “up 'er down vote” mantra was somewhat effective, enough so that I am quoting it 13 years later
I would suggest that for Cornyn and others, the idea of subjecting all states to the possibility of federal approval just fails because, regardless, he doesn’t want it to apply to Texas and other Republican states. Besides which, from my point of view it fails because the measures the Republican states have already adopted would presumably be a fait accomplit.
I would think that eventually either Manchin or the rest of the Democratic party would get tired of his submitting compromises that could be acceptable to precisely one Democrat.
Manchin is now pitching a fix to the Voting Rights Act that would subject all 50 states to the so-called preclearance process.
It’s hard to state how bad of an idea this is.
Preclearance was intended for the worst offenders who had clearly demonstrated discriminatory election laws. Applying it to all states is like saying because one person was caught shoplifting, everyone is guilty.
In practice, what this will do is burden well-run election systems in cities/counties/states who will have to pass even minor changes by the federal government or go through the bailout provision to get exempt from preclearance. If this had been in effect for 2020, a Trump U.S. Attorney or the Trump DOJ could have stopped or delayed every single election change implemented during the pandemic to make voting easier.
I believe part of this is Joe loving the power he has to control/influence the Democratic Agenda. However, there has to be an end point. There is no way to work with the GOP.
McConnell, Cruz and Cornyn for all come out as 
. Time to move on there is no bipartisanship available with this crew. They won’t even vote on what they approved 4-5 years ago just because it’s now the Biden Admin and Blue Senate/House asking.
Negotiating with himself.
What the hell is wrong with this dumb fuck?
Please stop using the phrase “ram through”. Try instead “allow for a simple majority vote”, as that is accurate and historical.
Yes, definitely dodge that reference.
AHHH… NO
My prediction of his answer.
Good grief! Manchin “doesn’t support major elections legislation done on a purely partisan basis”, except if it’s done by and for Republicans.
Love ya Tena, will miss you after the 15th…
From photo caption:
[quote] Sen. John Cornyn ® (R-TX) talks with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) while walking to the U.S. Senate chamber
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Point of information!
Senator Manchin was walking - up a flight of stairs.
Cornyn was riding a fucking escalator.
But he does support killing legislation on a purely partisan basis…
Me too. But mostly because I don’t want people thinking I’m a Republican
Killing Dem legislation, but not reversing GOP legislation. There is no logic to any of it, except if the goal is to promote “Joe Manchin” as a brand.
Not acting in good faith for whom? Mitch or Dems? He’ll stab whomever he has to at the last minute.
I assume you are NOT referring to “ability to withstand a challenge on Constitutionality before the Supreme Court”?
Let us recall, that is exactly why it was stripped from the VRA to begin with, under a Court not dominated 6:3 by right wing jurists of varying extremism.
So. What other choice is there?
What we have now - NO preclearance ( and there was some hinky shit in states never subject to it under VRA before Shelby Cty).
Or, universal preclearance for all states and territories.
As far as I can see, those are the options.
