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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumssinema's "Statement Following Events at ASU on Sunday." finally she talks?
yes, on bathrooms and classrooms
Link to tweet
Midnight Writer
(21,738 posts)I don't agree with following someone into a bathroom with a camera either, but she is a poor choice to lecture folks on unacceptable behavior.
brooklynite
(94,489 posts)Point to any opposition Sinema has to voting rights legislation.
On a 50-50 vote with all Democrats voting for and all Republicans voting against, the For the People Act fell short of the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster in the evenly divided chamber, where Vice President Kamala Harris presided as it voted on whether to open debate on the bill.
That only heightened frustration with Sinema by protesters gathered in the sweltering Arizona heat staging a sit-in at the senators north-central Phoenix office to try to pressure her to support eliminating the filibuster an unlikely scenario. Ten people were arrested, organizers said.
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/06/22/sinema-kelly-vote-senate-democrats-sweeping-voting-rights-bill/5311148001/
femmedem
(8,201 posts)Of course, I hope she proves me wrong.
But so far, she reminds me of municipal elected officials who say they support their local school system but won't take the difficult vote to increase financial support.
That said, I disagree with the protestors' methods.
Midnight Writer
(21,738 posts)it is the recalcitrance of Democrats like Sinema that allows the minority party to maintain a 60 vote threshold.
jimfields33
(15,763 posts)I think that is a line to far crossed. What if someone was changing?
wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)Omnipresent
(5,705 posts)Why is she teaching a class?
obamanut2012
(26,064 posts)There is plenty to dislike about her, but this isn't a big deal. Lots of pols do it.
Tribetime
(4,684 posts)She already has a job that demands 100% of her focus
Omnipresent
(5,705 posts)4Q2u2
(1,406 posts)She was the Sole arbiter of what constitutes a legitimate Protest.
I guess she does not like her Ox being gored!
onecaliberal
(32,814 posts)Such a sorry excuse for a legislator.
brooklynite
(94,489 posts)wellst0nev0ter
(7,509 posts)We should stop covering for bad actors
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Salviati
(6,008 posts)If you don't want to be accosted at inopportune moments, perhaps you should make yourself available to your non-donor constituents/journalists and actually engage in their questions/criticism, rather than just dodging and deflecting with terrible dad jokes.
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marble falls
(57,063 posts)... cornering her in uncomfortable places. She is learning painfully she was elected as representative of her voters, as well the Senator merely elected by them. She's just lining up to turn that seat over to a Republican. I hope Ruben Gallego is in the Bull Pen warming up.
Nixie
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forthemiddle
(1,379 posts)It should not be intruded!
I wont back down on this.
Would you be ok if moderates surrounded one of the progressive members that are also refusing to compromise? Of course not! Its shameful, and should never be done. Period, end of story!
Nixie
(16,950 posts)squad and they intruded like that. Great point that they are also holding out.
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Nixie
(16,950 posts)Urinating.
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Nixie
(16,950 posts)All to hide out.
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Nixie
(16,950 posts)Independent, and just use the Democratic Party for whatever. Plus McCain pushed the maverick-y image, so she has that to fall back on.
When you think about it, she has more voters to pull from on the GOP side in red/purple Arizona than she does progressives, so its showtime for her to pull them in.
W_HAMILTON
(7,859 posts)She is having enough problems doing her first job (serving her constituents and the American people) -- perhaps she should focus more of her time on that instead? I'm sure there are PLENTY of people that would just love to talk to her about her recent actions and inactions...
msongs
(67,394 posts)rich
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Imagine her lecturing anyone on "inappropriate"!