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Manchin: Removing Hawley, Cruz with 14th Amendment 'should be a consideration'(video)
The Hill ^ | 1/16/21 | Tal Axelrod

Posted on 01/16/2021 11:48:19 AM PST by blueyon

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said the Senate should consider removing Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) via the 14th Amendment over their objections last week to the Electoral College results.

Speaking to PBS's "Firing Line" on Friday night, Manchin said the Senate should explore the option after a violent mob, riled up by President Trump and convinced by Republicans such as Hawley and Cruz that the election was fraudulent, ransacked the Capitol in one of the darkest points in American democracy.

"That should be a consideration," Manchin responded when asked if the 14th Amendment should be triggered. "He understands that. Ted's a very bright individual, and I get along fine with Ted, but what he did was totally outside of the realm of our responsibilities or our privileges."

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: agenda; bidenvoters; democrat; manchin; sedition; senate; wv
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For those that think Manchin is a moderate..............I don't think so. My opinion is he is getting hard core liberal. WV should have voted him out
1 posted on 01/16/2021 11:48:19 AM PST by blueyon
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To: blueyon

It’s the left. Throw them a bone and wink to his friends.


2 posted on 01/16/2021 11:49:41 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (/developement)
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To: blueyon
Manchin is a Democrat/Communist. There is no moderation in this party.
Any semblance of moderation is only a facade, designed to lull the gullible.
3 posted on 01/16/2021 11:51:12 AM PST by Thommas (The snout of the camel is in the tent.)
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To: blueyon

Not concerned with fraud, only those who bring attention to and oppose the fraud


4 posted on 01/16/2021 11:51:27 AM PST by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: blueyon

We don’t want people in Congress who actually won their elections fair-and-square.


5 posted on 01/16/2021 11:51:53 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (You are in far more danger from an authoritarian government than you are from a seasonal virus.)
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To: blueyon

Manchin deserves a recall petition. And so does every democrat as well. And Liz Cheney.


6 posted on 01/16/2021 11:53:37 AM PST by Twitmo (@Tail_Whpper in Gab and the Twit swamp.)
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To: blueyon

Josh Hawley is a hero. God bless him.


7 posted on 01/16/2021 11:53:43 AM PST by Faith
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To: blueyon

I would think it more appropriate to remove Cruz for his claim that he is eligible to serve as POTUS.
But then, Karmelballs is not eligible either. So? What was the question?


8 posted on 01/16/2021 11:54:24 AM PST by Honest Nigerian
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To: blueyon

LOL! Yeah, go ahead and try it. See how far you get.


9 posted on 01/16/2021 11:54:24 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: blueyon

yet some on here will say he should switch sides


10 posted on 01/16/2021 11:54:40 AM PST by mouse1
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To: blueyon

He voted to convict Trump. He’s a play moderate.


11 posted on 01/16/2021 11:55:00 AM PST by Luke21 (Elections you say? We get them next election? )
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To: blueyon

So, West Virginia how do you like your wannabe Beria?


12 posted on 01/16/2021 11:55:15 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Removing two senators from office for simply wanting an audit of the ballots to see if the guy legitimately won would create a Freddy Krueger level nightmare scenario


13 posted on 01/16/2021 11:55:22 AM PST by Lod881019
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Jovan Pulitzer completely nailed them on voter fraud.

I tried to read his impressive bio. No way anyone has time right now to read it all. But a skim will blow the mind:

https://jovanhuttonpulitzer.org/


14 posted on 01/16/2021 11:55:53 AM PST by Twitmo (@Tail_Whpper in Gab and the Twit swamp.)
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To: blueyon

How about we cut a deal; give them Cruz and keep Hawley?


15 posted on 01/16/2021 11:56:48 AM PST by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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To: Twitmo

Didn’t think about that can West Virgina recall Manchin? Seems like he’d be perfect to be recalled if he supported this


16 posted on 01/16/2021 11:56:53 AM PST by Lod881019
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To: Thommas

“Any semblance of moderation is only a facade, designed to lull the gullible.”

We have one of those in Arizona, a well dressed woman named Sinema who votes straight left, but her votes are never stressed by media, and she is designated “a moderate.” It’s all crap.


17 posted on 01/16/2021 11:56:53 AM PST by Luke21 (Elections you say? We get them next election? )
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To: blueyon

Soros money goes a long way. Let’s face it, the government of the United States is corrupt through and through.


18 posted on 01/16/2021 11:56:59 AM PST by jersey117
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To: Twitmo

and Mitt Romney. I wish Utah would get rid of him.


19 posted on 01/16/2021 11:57:18 AM PST by Aria (- )
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To: blueyon
You disagree mit der führer, at this point, you are removed. In the future, you shall be erased, as practiced by Stalin. (Down the memory hole, a la Winston Smith.)


20 posted on 01/16/2021 11:57:21 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see... )
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