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Sinema doubles down on filibuster support, dealing likely fatal blow to Dems' election bills
Fox News ^ | 1/13/2022 | By Tyler Olson

Posted on 01/13/2022 10:07:21 AM PST by NohSpinZone

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To: TexasFreeper2009

Me too. these rules were intended to make it tough to pass anything.

In absence of an actually smaller government, the rules do the next best thing.


41 posted on 01/13/2022 11:14:05 AM PST by Jonny7797
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To: pepsionice
Or is 2022 one of those years where nothing much is accomplished?

If the Election Fraud Act goes down to defeat, it is officially a lame duck Congress. They will only pass resolutions for National Excema Day.

However, it will be very busy for the Executive Branch as an infinite number of unconstitutional EO's drafted by the Deep State are rubber-stamped by Biden as he drools in his pudding.

42 posted on 01/13/2022 11:26:50 AM PST by henkster (He's got a day time job; he's doing all right)
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To: NohSpinZone

Country is screwed if we need Manchin and this gal to save the day.


43 posted on 01/13/2022 11:37:47 AM PST by SPDSHDW (You get what you let occur with no resistance. Everything Joepedo n' felons do is on your head.)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

Send out the toupee signal!!!!!


44 posted on 01/13/2022 11:39:07 AM PST by SPDSHDW (You get what you let occur with no resistance. Everything Joepedo n' felons do is on your head.)
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To: NohSpinZone

It may have been better for her to be in the Senate than McCain.


45 posted on 01/13/2022 11:41:35 AM PST by djpg
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To: stuck_in_new_orleans

In her brief victory speech in November of 2018, she cited McCain three times. Twice in the last paragraph, including in the last sentence of the speech.

Not that I’m a fan of McCain but she told them all who she was in that speech.


46 posted on 01/13/2022 11:56:21 AM PST by Az Joe ("Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds")
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To: Two Kids' Dad

Schmuckie Schumer


47 posted on 01/13/2022 12:12:46 PM PST by WashingtonSource
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To: NohSpinZone

How long before they figure out a scheme to pass legislation with less than 50 votes? I’d bet at least one opinion piece gets floated within the next two weeks.


48 posted on 01/13/2022 12:30:07 PM PST by jz638
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To: The Unknown Republican

Lol


49 posted on 01/13/2022 12:42:39 PM PST by hercuroc
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To: Az Joe

Assume you live in AZ so you might agree with the observation others have made that she’s probably the most conservative senator we can get from there. If so, she’s proven to be a lot more dependable and less of a snake as a Democrat than McCain, the alleged Republican.

God knows I’d trade either of our Illinois rats for her! And toss in our fatbastard governor to boot.


50 posted on 01/13/2022 1:38:16 PM PST by bigbob
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To: bigbob
God knows I’d trade either of our Illinois rats for her!

I'd trade BOTH our NY senators for her.

51 posted on 01/13/2022 1:40:15 PM PST by 1Old Pro (Let's make crime illegal again!)
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To: NohSpinZone

Been listening to the lefty Sirius station today - heads are exploding, it’s a lot of fun to listen to.


52 posted on 01/13/2022 2:25:32 PM PST by utford
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To: NohSpinZone

I think her strong stand is more likely to bring Manchin with her. He’s got an extra ounce of cover: “It’s not like I’m the only one who thinks this idea sucks.”


53 posted on 01/13/2022 2:50:50 PM PST by sitetest (Professional patient. No longer mostly dead. Again. It's getting to be a habit.)
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To: NohSpinZone

I remember that! But what was that from exactly?


54 posted on 01/13/2022 3:01:12 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Sen. Sinema was one of eight Senators voting against the $15 minimum wage provision of a COVID stimulus package. She made her vote clear, which drew the ire of MANY lefties!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/06/sinema-thumbs-down/


55 posted on 01/13/2022 3:03:35 PM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: NohSpinZone

She made a typical leftardian speech, blah blah blah different states are doing voter suppression, blah blah blah January 6 and Orange Man Bad. But so long as she’s voting no on discarding the filibuster, I’m happy.


56 posted on 01/13/2022 3:16:28 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (Buck Foe Jiden!)
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To: NohSpinZone

I could kiss her.


57 posted on 01/13/2022 3:26:16 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Chinese communism will look different once the masks come off.)
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To: SPDSHDW
Country is screwed if we need Manchin and this gal to save the day.

That's EXACTLY where we are. Would you rather see the Senate run by Mitch and Cornball?

58 posted on 01/13/2022 3:37:34 PM PST by OrangeHoof (Chinese communism will look different once the masks come off.)
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To: Tuxedo

My wife is a middle of the roader, who has been pushed right by the last two years. She thought Brnovich would be good, but he sucks. She really likes Sinema who at least bucks her party some of the time.


59 posted on 01/13/2022 3:41:46 PM PST by Luke21
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To: jz638
“How long before they figure out a scheme to pass legislation with less than 50 votes? I'd bet at least one opinion piece gets floated within the next two weeks.”Can't locate it right now, but there is some scheme pushed by Schumer and Pelosi to send a shell bill to the Senate from the House and use some form of correspondence route between the bodies to bypass not only filibuster provisions, but allow what sounds like trickery to pass S1 and HR 1 to Federalize state election provisions.
60 posted on 01/13/2022 5:32:08 PM PST by Truth29
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