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  • Rand says he will filibuster this afternoon

    02/12/2024 10:33:04 AM PST · by RandFan · 19 replies
    Twitter/X ^ | Feb 12 | Rand Paul
    @RandPaul Talking filibuster begins in earnest this afternoon!
  • Democrat John Fetterman Wants to End Filibuster to Push Gun Ban Through

    10/03/2022 1:21:14 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 48 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 10/03/2022 | AWR HAWKINS
    Senate candidate John Fetterman (D-PA) wants to end the filibuster so Democrats can push through a gun ban for “assault weapons.” Fetterman’s gun control positions were in the spotlight over the weekend after a September 30 FOX News mention of his reference to NRA members as the “lunatic fringe of gun ownership.”
  • VP Harris: If Dems Win Midterms, We Will Ditch the Filibuster to Pass Abortion, Voting Laws

    09/11/2022 8:43:07 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 52 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 09/11/2022 | Pam Key
    Vice President Kamala Harris said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that if Democrats win two more seats in the U.S. Senate, they will remove the filibuster rule to pass abortion and voting legislation. Harris said, “In less than two months, we are looking at a midterm election in which so much is on the line. Take, for example, the issue of choice. The United States Supreme Court in the Dobbs decision just took away a constitutional right that had been recognized from the women of America from the people of America.”
  • Mitch McConnell’s math depends on Republican voters staying home

    08/14/2022 4:13:34 PM PDT · by T Ruth · 46 replies
    American Thinker ^ | August 14, 2022 | Joe Strader
    Many in the Republican conservative base have good reasons for disliking Senator McConnell. However, he is the leader of the Senate Republicans, making him the highest-ranking Republican in office. Republicans with more political power and a larger base are currently on the outside looking in. That can change. I would never pretend to know what is going on in my senior senator’s head, but I have observed him since the Reagan administration, so I know how he operates.*** Kentucky does not elect him as the Republican leader of the Senate. That is on the senators who vote for him as...
  • Bernie Sanders: ‘End the Filibuster, Codify Roe v. Wade, and Make Abortion Safe and Legal’

    07/06/2022 7:30:41 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 58 replies
    Cybercast News Service ^ | July 6, 2022 | 3:42pm EDT | CNSNews.com Staff
    After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in its decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont socialist, put out tweets calling for the codification of Roe v. Wade. “Overturning Roe v. Wade and denying women the right to control their own bodies is an outrage and in defiance of what the American people want,” said Sanders in a tweet on June 24. …
  • Democratic Senators Manchin and Sinema WON'T back changing filibuster to codify abortion: Biden's plan to protect Roe in Congress looks dead in the water with moderates refusing to budge

    06/30/2022 10:27:27 AM PDT · by RummyChick · 33 replies
    daily mail ^ | 6/30/2022 | By MORGAN PHILLIPS, POLITICS REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and ELIZABETH ELKIND, POLITICS REPORTER an
    Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema remain steadfast in their defense of the filibuster, their offices said, despite public pressure from all the way up to President Biden. Manchin's office told DailyMail.com that the West Virginia Democrat's position had not changed in light of the president's new comments, and Sinema's office referred DailyMail.com to a statement the Arizona Democrat made after the leaked Supreme Court decision: 'Protections in the Senate safeguarding against the erosion of women's access to health care have been used half-a-dozen times in the past ten years, and are more important now than ever.' In new comments...
  • Why Democrats probably won’t get rid of the filibuster for abortion

    06/26/2022 1:39:13 PM PDT · by MinorityRepublican · 39 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | 5/5/22 | Amber Phillips
    Though the conservative Supreme Court appears poised to strike down Roe v. Wade, Democrats control slim majorities in both chambers of Congress, and they have a president in the White House supportive of abortion rights. They also have public opinion on their side. But one thing stops them from passing a federal law protecting abortion rights and codifying Roe into law: the filibuster. The filibuster is a Senate rule that requires 60 votes to pass most legislation. Most controversial legislation is passed on party-line votes these days, and it’s very rare for parties to have 60 senators. Democrats only have...
  • Senate votes 65 to 34 to break GOP filibuster clearing passage for bipartisan gun control package

    06/23/2022 11:51:58 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 171 replies
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | 23 June, 2022 | By NIKKI SCHWAB, GEOFF EARLE
    - with McConnell and 14 other Republicans giving it a boost The Senate voted 65 to 34 to end a Republican-led filibuster on the gun reform package, with final passage coming as early as later Thursday Senators were working on an agreement that would allow them to expedite the process instead of waiting 30 hours for a final vote Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was among the 15 Republicans to vote in favor of the package The House could pass the package by the end of the week House Republican leadership is encouraging members to vote against it
  • Sinema Signals She Won't Bust Filibuster for Gun Control

    05/25/2022 10:56:06 AM PDT · by Signalman · 27 replies
    PJ Media ^ | 5/25/2022 | Stephen Green
    Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) says she doesn’t believe “that DC solutions are realistic” for stopping massacres like yesterday’s in Uvalde, Texas. NBC’s Jake Sherman said Sinema stopped reporters outside the Senate chamber because she “had something to say.” “This is rare” for her, he added. Sherman asked if Sinema would be willing to “set aside” the filibuster to force some kind of gun control measure through the evenly divided Senate. Her fellow Democrat Senator, Jon Tester of Montana, waited mere hours after Tuesday night’s slaughter to press for universal background check legislation. “Come on guys, kids got killed yesterday for...
  • Manchin calls for ‘common sense’ gun limits, resists filibuster reform

    05/24/2022 5:52:12 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 50 replies
    The hill ^ | 05/24/2022 | Mike Lillis
    Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday lamented the lack of Senate support for tougher gun laws following a mass shooting in Texas hours earlier but rejected the notion of eliminating the filibuster for the purpose of passing such a bill. Manchin noted that he has three grandchildren similar in age to the victims at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, where at least 14 kids and one teacher were shot and killed.
  • Senators Manchin and Sinema Just Killed Democrat Hopes of Codifying Roe v. Wade

    05/04/2022 8:17:25 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 52 replies
    Townhall ^ | 05/04/2022 | Spencer Brown
    This week, Democrat Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona dashed the hopes of their more radical colleagues amid renewed calls to pass a federal law that would overrule state limits or prohibitions on abortion. Calls for slim Democrat majorities in the House and Senate to quickly advance a bill, the inaccurate and grossly named "Women's Health Protection Act," that would codify Roe v. Wade's concocted right to abortion were swift. Almost a little too swift, perhaps, in the wake of an unprecedented leak from the Supreme Court that showed a draft opinion by Justice Samuel...
  • Watch — Connecticut Democrat Richard Blumenthal: ‘That Filibuster Must Go’

    05/04/2022 5:48:04 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 19 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/04/2022 | Ashley Oliver
    Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) appeared in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, DC, on Tuesday to stump about abortion to a crowd of hundreds of abortion advocates in the wake of Politico releasing a draft court opinion showing a decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Blumenthal, like several of his colleagues from the far-left flank of the Democrat Party, reignited calls for nuking the filibuster so that Senate Democrats could vote in favor of pro-abortion legislation by way of a simple Senate majority.
  • Report: Susan Collins Position on Keeping Filibuster Remains ‘Unchanged’

    05/03/2022 2:03:28 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 6 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 05/03/2022 | Hannah Bleau
    Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) has not changed her position on keeping the legislative filibuster intact, as her Democrat colleagues demand its abolition in the wake of a leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. On Monday night, Politico published a leaked draft Supreme Court opinion, concluding that Roe “must be overruled.”
  • Democrats’ Risky Keystone Bet

    04/15/2022 7:30:22 AM PDT · by Brilliant · 13 replies
    wsj ^ | Kim Strassel
    ...It pits... unapologetic progressive firebrand against a centrist... for now—the uber-liberal is running away with it. With a month to the... primary, Mr. Fetterman claims a significant fundraising advantage over Mr. Lamb and a substantial lead in the polls... The Lamb formula is a savvy combination of support for key party priorities and independence on issues that resonate with centrist Pennsylvanians. He’s pro-choice, favors Build Back Better and a federal voting takeover, and has even called for getting rid of the filibuster. At the same time, he’s in favor of fracking... has voted for more border security, and... voted for...
  • Biden blocked the first Black woman from the Supreme Court

    03/22/2022 7:34:21 PM PDT · by conservative98 · 7 replies
    Washington Post ^ | 2/1/2022 | Marc A. Thiessen
    President Biden wants credit for nominating the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. But here is the shameful irony: As a senator, Biden warned President George W. Bush that if he nominated the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, he would filibuster and kill her nomination. The story begins in 2003, when Bush nominated Judge Janice Rogers Brown to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The D.C. Circuit is considered the country’s second-most important court, and has produced more Supreme Court justices than any other federal court. Brown was...
  • Biden Filibustered a Black Woman Judge’s Nomination for Two Years

    01/30/2022 11:00:17 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 59 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 01/30/2022 | Paul Bois
    President Joe Biden has pledged to nominate the first black woman to the Supreme Court, but he seems to have forgotten about the time he filibustered a black woman judge’s nomination to America’s second-highest court for two years. Way back in 2003 through 2005, when Joe Biden was still a Democrat senator from Delaware, President George W. Bush nominated Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, but due to her conservative views, Joe Biden and the Democrats filibustered her nomination, blocking a final vote on her confirmation. Bush nominated Brown for the District of...
  • UPDATE on Disgraceful Missouri Redistricting Map: Sen. Bob Onder Drops the Bomb on RINO Attempt to Steal Seats for Democrats (VIDEO)

    01/30/2022 2:16:44 PM PST · by yesthatjallen · 13 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 01 30 2022 | Jim Hoft
    Senator Bob Onder (R-St. Charles County) joined Christina Bobb on OAN this week to discuss the latest on the Missouri redistricting map. Late this week Senator Onder and others filibustered the Missouri RINO attempt to hand Democrats a huge victory in this deep red state. We reached out to Senator Onder this is what he told us. "As you know, every 10 years there is a Census and congressional district lines are re-drawn. The Biden Administration was slow to get states the numbers (“because of COVID”), and they weren’t available this year until August. Most states’ governors called special sessions...
  • Eliminate the filibuster and America could quickly descend into tyranny

    01/27/2022 9:31:35 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 15 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 01/27/2022 | Jorge Gomez
    Senate Democrats recently renewed their effort to eliminate or change the U.S. Senate’s filibuster, one of America’s most enduring legislative traditions. They’ve attempted to sanitize their plan by calling it “reform,” but it’s increasingly clear that their real intent is far more insidious: to bulldoze a key Senate procedure so they can quickly push through their agenda without having to compromise with the minority party. In other words, it’s another brazen attempt to grab more political power. People of faith in America, please heed this warning: Your religious liberty could be in grave danger if the party in power succeeds...
  • The Senate filibuster vote dooms much of Democrats’ agenda

    01/19/2022 8:01:51 PM PST · by 11th_VA · 80 replies
    VOX ^ | Jan 19, 2022 | By Li Zhou
    A failed vote on filibuster reform guarantees little progress on voting rights — and many other policies. The Senate on Wednesday voted 48-52 against changing the chamber’s filibuster rules, dooming much of Democrats’ agenda for the near term. Democrats were ultimately split on the rules vote, with two opposing the change, and 48 in favor of it. Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) were the only Democrats who voted against the rules change, which would have made an exception to the 60-vote threshold many bills need to advance. No Republicans voted to support the reform. Had it passed,...
  • Dems criticize Manchin and Sinema for blocking filibuster | Wake Up America

    01/19/2022 10:53:39 PM PST · by ProfessorGoldiloxx · 6 replies
    [4:04 video clip] "Senator James Lankford (R-OK) responds to the Democrats criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for standing in the way of the filibuster. - via "Wake Up America" on Newsmax."