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U.S. Senate BLOCKS Abortion Rights Bill, 49-51
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Posted on 05/11/2022 2:25:06 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

...Mr. Manchin, No.

U.S. Senate BLOCKS Abortion Rights Bill, 49-51.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: abortion; manchin; no; prolife; roe
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To: I-ambush

I believe that’s only in the case of a filibuster. The Republicans seemed to know that it was doomed for failure because they just let it go on for a vote. Either that or they didn’t care.


41 posted on 05/11/2022 2:44:58 PM PDT by JerseyDvl (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“I’m just happy to take whatever victories we can get.”

I sure wish more people would think like you do...


42 posted on 05/11/2022 2:45:49 PM PDT by BobL (Putin isn't sending gays into our schools to groom my children, but anti-Putin people are)
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To: Eleutheria5

Has anyone who has read this bill found the Constitutional justification for Congress writing any bills regarding abortion? I have asked several times and thus far received no answers. Or is more of a “We can because we want to.” kind of thing.


43 posted on 05/11/2022 2:46:05 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: Jonny7797

Ghouls will never stop killing.


44 posted on 05/11/2022 2:46:47 PM PDT by Born in 1950 (Anti left, nothing else.)
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To: I-ambush

A cloture vote would be required, but, there was talk of changing the filibuster rule, so that they would only need a simple majority. And the vote to change the filibuster rule would only need a simple majority, not 60 votes.

And in a 50-50 Senate, it would only need 50, with Kamala certain to be the tie breaking vote.


45 posted on 05/11/2022 2:47:07 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Eleutheria5; All

👍


46 posted on 05/11/2022 2:47:12 PM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: max americana

“im more shocked the RINOS, never trumpers and actual Republicans banded together on this one.”

Me too, I’m thinking that bill was far more than codifying Roe vs. Wade, but (knowing the Democrats) probably allowed ‘infanticide’ until age 5 or something.


47 posted on 05/11/2022 2:47:55 PM PDT by BobL (Putin isn't sending gays into our schools to groom my children, but anti-Putin people are)
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To: Eleutheria5

For the Democrats it’s all about power, and anything that diminishes their power, or even creates the perception, is good for America.


48 posted on 05/11/2022 2:48:11 PM PDT by Spok (Winston, how many fingers am I holding up?)
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To: max americana

because it didn’t matter, so the RINO’s took the opportunity to pretend to be conservative.

It would of just been filibustered, so this was nothing more than both sides strutting to their base for midterms.


49 posted on 05/11/2022 2:48:13 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Dilbert San Diego

This particular vote required 60 votes so no Kamala vote would have applied to break any ties.


50 posted on 05/11/2022 2:48:26 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: I-ambush

That is correct.


51 posted on 05/11/2022 2:49:10 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: Dilbert San Diego
But not a single Democrat voted against that. Including Casey.

I don't see why everyone is celebrating. If this bill only lost by one vote today, it seems like eventually it will pass. That means there the nation will have even more extreme laws than under Roe.

Planned Parenthood is probably planning to move into all 50 states as we speak.

52 posted on 05/11/2022 2:49:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Republican Wildcat

That is true, but there was talk they might introduce a resolution to change the 60 vote threshold on filibusters. And such a vote would only require a simple majority, if we had gotten to that point.


53 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:00 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Eleutheria5

Oh… well…, I’m sure that the baby killers will eagerly accept the results of, ahem, “democracy” as expressed in the Senate vote. They believe in it so strongly…

Not.😏


54 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:04 PM PDT by JustTheTruth
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Correct, but this was in fact the cloture vote.


55 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:10 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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To: JerseyDvl
Oh, my... The Democrats are going to throw tantrums and break things.

They can't break things more than they have in the last 1 1/2 years, but, I could be wrong.

Bidens still has 2 1/2 years to finish off the country.
56 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:45 PM PDT by adorno
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To: Eleutheria5

GOOD!!!!


57 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:55 PM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Eleutheria5

“But but but 75% of the public supports abortion!!!”


58 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:57 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Jonny7797

No, this was a vote to permit the vote on codifing abortion.


59 posted on 05/11/2022 2:50:59 PM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: JerseyDvl

Cloture vote is to break the filibuster - that’s what this vote was.

It is extra nice to see they didn’t even have the votes to pass it if there was no filibuster.


60 posted on 05/11/2022 2:51:13 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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