Posted on 11/10/2020 7:00:43 AM PST by libstripper
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin drew the ire of progressives on Monday night after he pledged not to vote against his own party on Supreme Court packing or ending the filibuster, even if the Senate were to be split 50-50 in the wake of Georgia's runoff races.
Appearing on Fox News, the U.S. senator from West Virginia said he would "not vote" with Democrats on those key issues if the Senate were split down the middleeffectively offsetting Kamala Harris' deciding vote as vice president.
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shocker my ass.. they have 2 senate run off seats they’re trying to win in GA. the left are demons...don’t ever believe them.
McConnell needs to offer him a plumb chairmanship to switch parties and pop Chuckies bubble completely.
Hmmm..there was an article somewhere about McConnell targeting Manchin to flip to GOP
Are we seeing the beginning of that move?
So you're saying he commits acts of actual journalism? That is noteworthy in todays climate/
I wouldn’t trust him. At all.
Just a fact of life, that if they reach the White House, they are going to pack the court and rule by EO (Edict) because there is no popular mandate for their agenda.
The GOP fixed its internal divisions under Trump. The Rats did not. Next question?
We will get 52-48.
You just can’t trust any Democrat.
My first thought.
You cant pack the court by EO.
Yes, but that is how they plan to legislate if the GOP is not “on board”.
So he will get eaten by the left.
We need to make it worth his while to switch parties.
Fight dirty. Winning matters. Principles are now secondary.
There is a marked limit as to what can be done by EO.
Talk is cheap. Even our own Murkowski flipped from not supporting Justice Barrett to Voting her in.
I don’t see anyone on the Republican side complaining about that. Manchin will do what he is told at the right moment.
Anyone looking for a reverse “jumping” Jim Jeffords moment will be disappointed.
I agree...butter him up.
I don’t know when Manchin is up for re-election, but if he votes on packing the court, he can kiss his senate seat goodbye on his next election.
Let’s leave the filth, cheating and criminal manipulations to the Democrats. We can play fair and win - democrats can only fight dirty to win. That’s being exposed every day...
If it happens, Ill believe it when I see it.
My post didnt say they were going to pack the court by Executive Order. I am aware of the limitations, as you are.
The word of a DemonicRat.
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