How To Force Joe Manchin To End The Filibuster
The Democrats must find leverage on the Senator from West Virginia before he allows Republicans to destroy democracy in America.
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by Ben Cohen
In response to Mitch McConnell’s announcement that he will be opposing a bipartisan bill investigating the Capitol riot, Joe Manchin called it “disheartening,” and said that he was “really concerned about our country.” Speaking to Politico, Manchin also said that he was “still praying we’ve still got 10 good solid patriots within that conference.”
It is unclear whether Joe Manchin genuinely believes Republicans can still work with Democrats in good faith, but he has not budged an inch from his pro-filibuster position. Manchin, along with his centrist bedfellow Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, are the major roadblocks to passing a host of vitally important Democratic legislative ambitions. From the vital voting rights HR1 bill to infrastructure spending and now an investigation into the attempted coup on January 6th, Republicans are gearing up to filibuster, well, everything.
End the filibuster, or be ended by it
Without ending the filibuster and allowing …