The long-awaited moment is here: The Senate will vote on whether to proceed with Democrats’ sweeping voting rights bill, the For The People Act/S. 1, this evening. While Republicans have vowed to block it, and will, today’s vote will test whether all 50 Senate Democrats are unified in taking this preliminary step. Without 50 Democrats now, there’s no chance of blowing up the filibuster later.
I’m looking forward to the day when Sinema is in the rear view mirror growing smaller, smaller, smaller as the future leaves her on an Arizona street corner
In case you still had any doubts, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), who co-sponsored S.1, very much stands by her refusal to blow up the filibuster. She made exactly that point in a new Washington Post op-ed last night.
Get Mark Kelly on record.
Not one of his spokesmen, Kelly. After that’s done, move to the next holdout.
Maybe I’m missing something but this ‘vote’ to give voice to allowing for Senate discussion of HR 1 does what aside from moving forward with debate? I can’t see the two Manchin or Sinema not voting with Dems. Just seems inconsequential. A “yes” vote to debate does not mean a “yes” vote on passage of anything. I’m guessing this is all Schumer has at this moment.
Maybe it’s just me, but it seems like Sinema is becoming more and more of a DINO then an actual Democrat. Hopefully, Manchin can keep her in line, provided Schumer can keep Manchin in line.
I think you may be right. If you read her entire statement on why she supports the filibuster it’s so contrived and internally conflicted it cannot be what’s really motivating her. I suspect she’s a of a low intellect egoist like Trump and the entire mess boils down to her need for attention.
From what I’ve read on both Manchin and Sinema neither come across as high end thinkers and both see themselves as able to fix something but refuse to pick up the necessary tools. A lot like Trump.
It’s unfortunate that America will reward the GOP fucking the shit out of them with Senate and likely House majorities net year. At that point…2022 to 2024 both Manchin and Sinerma will be irrelevant and impotent. The Democratic Party will have nothing to lose in punishing them and driving them out. That’s the time to set upon them.
Padre or figlio? Both work at the Trump Org.
You know there’s another name from the Trump Org that we haven’t heard being bandied about, Keith Schiller. Former NYPD, Trump body guard, and head of Trump Org security. There has to be tales he could tell.
