Posted on 12/23/2021 6:25:02 AM PST by Red Badger
President Joe Biden said he supports changing the Senate filibuster rules to pass voting rights legislation.
In an interview with ABC News, Biden was asked if he were prepared to accept fundamental changes to the filibuster rules in order to pass a voting rights bill.
"Yes," Biden said. "That means whatever it takes. Change the Senate rules to accommodate [a] major piece of legislation without requiring 60 votes.
"If the only thing standing between getting voting rights legislation passed and not getting passed is the filibuster, I support making the exception of voting rights for the filibuster."
Biden's comments to ABC were stronger than what he said during a CNN town hall in October, when he was asked: "When it comes to voting rights, just so I'm clear though, you would entertain the notion of doing away with the filibuster on that one issue, is that correct?"
"And maybe more," Biden answered.
With his signature social spending and climate bill blocked in the Senate, Biden and Democrats are focusing on passing select parts of their progressive agenda.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., on Monday said Democrats have "lots of ways" to pass two voting rights bills — including by changing the rules governing a filibuster.
"Every one of the 50 [Democrat] senators supports the bill, but we'll never get Republicans," Schumer said in an interview with SiriusXM's Joe Madison on "The Black Eagle." "And we've proven that to Joe Manchin and everybody else because we gave Joe a couple of months, and said, 'hey, we have a bill all Democrats support, including you,' but we couldn't get Republicans."
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The dementia idiot has no limits to his expected power.
As long as Sinema and/or Manchin hold out, there will be no rule change. Thus far, they have been adamant about not changing the filibuster.
That we have to hold hope in two democrats is telling of where we are.
Scummee says all 50 Dems support it??
Nice try Joe. Back to bed.
It’s a voting fraud bill. The Democrats know that the democratic process will shut them out and they’re desperate to change it in their favor.
Anyone in DC who claims that personally Joe’s really a nice guy is dead to me.
Lunchbox Joe, with his cohorts, are the worst kind of evil garbage.
Be careful what you ask for. If you change this, and the REPS take power in 2024, Dems will be begging for the 60 votes again.
By any means necessary. Heil Brandon!
Biden is dangerous to the nation.
Be careful what you ask for. If you change this, and the REPS take power in 2024, Dems will be begging for the 60 votes again.
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With all due respect, I don’t think you understand what they are trying to shove down our throats. If they pass this “voting rights bill”. Every state will be like the 6 traitor states that folded in 2020...
Goodbye conservative America.
Joe Biden has a long history of being a sorry bastard.
Not to mention that silly constitution which delegates voting laws to the states, not the feds.
Well, says Chuck, ‘we can pack the court and get the Supremes blessing in order to change that silly provision.’....
....except packing requires killing the filibuster, too.
When will the establishment Rs acknowledge the Ds endgame ?
Go ahead. Change the Filibuster.
Remember that, as things currently stand, the ‘Pubbies look good to win both the House and Senate.
Kinda sounds like a threat to me...
FUJB
Until the Repubs take back the Senate. Them the Dems will want the filibuster back...
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