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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Didn’t they learn from Harry Reid that changing filibuster rules is a two edged sword?
Yep. There will never be a republican majority again at any level with this bill. Which is why they are going this route.
There, fixed it.
If the Republicans get control of the house and senate, you can believe that they would reinstate any filibuster rule that was done away with right now. They would do it in the name of “reaching across the aisle.“
This one is the “all in” play. If they eliminate the filibuster for this and pass it, they will never be in danger of losing their majority and will run roughshod over America with an iron fist.
If anyone thinks they care about rights and democracy, just see what happens if they pass this bill. Forced confiscation of firearms. Forced immunization. Forced anything they want.
They may find forced confiscation of firearms a bit difficult.
Unconstitutional through and through. The Constitution permits states to set their own election laws, regulations, and processes. SCOTUS would throw out the ‘RATS illegal bill.
I would hope it would be quite difficult.
From that point forward the steal must be perpetuated or a civil war would result. Only approved by the Beltway candidates will appear on a ballot with the winner already decided before the ballots are printed or the voting machines have been coded.
Keep your eye on China’s Xi if you think authoritarianism is sustained.
Easy to say with a dementia-riddled brain and when owned by foreign interests.
I suspect there might be a solid wall of Texans who would declare, “Come and take it!”
Planning on pulling up stakes and moving to Texas myself as soon as we can.
CAN SOMEONE....ANYONE....ASK POtuS/shumy/plosi/ to tell us who is currently having their votes suppressed and exactly how? if it’s so bad it must be obvious and easy to explain...right?
I’m so damn sick of these leftist talking points that go completely unchallenged. Zero accountablility for anything and everything that vomits out of the leftists’ mouths. Voters Rights Bill....wtf
Goin nucular...?
Change the rules mid-game...
Ends justify the means...
And, Joe got 81 M votes selling a return to normalcy...?
The swamp must be frightened to the core about November 2022...
“Dems will be begging for the 60 votes again.”
And the useless gop will go along with it.
Nice guy like a used car salesman.
Not if they change the voting laws which will institute widespread cheating and suddenly Democrats will win every election.
I’m not worried, this is red-meat talk for thier crazed liberal supporters.
Nice. Good move.
if the Dems change the the law there will be no Republican take over in 22 or 24
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