Biden's call for a filibuster carveout for abortion rights unlikely to gain traction because Manchin
Source: Business Insider
Democratic Senators Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona won't be supporting a carve-out to the filibuster to codify abortion rights, their offices said Thursday.
The comments come after President Joe Biden called for the Senate to remove the filibuster meaning lowering to 51 the 60-vote threshhold otherwise to pass major legislation in order to guarantee a national right to abortion.
Congress has been put in the driving seat to act on abortion after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned 50 years of precedent and stuck down Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that made abortion legal nationwide.
Biden previously called for a similar, one-time exemption in the filibuster to pass a voting rights bill. Both Sinema and Manchin opposed it.
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LakeArenal
(28,729 posts)On the destruction of Democracy they seem to support.
LonePirate
(13,386 posts)in2herbs
(2,942 posts)coming from.
AnrothElf
(509 posts).. their democracy. We don't have that option.
Yet.
in2herbs
(2,942 posts)forced to undertake. I can't help but think that the Ukranians doing something in defense of their freedoms (even if it means fighting a war where their people are being killed) is better for their mental health than doing nothing but being a victim to Putin's insanity.
I hope our country can be turned around before having to decide our options.
aocommunalpunch
(4,223 posts)In order to save it? Why are there NO sticks to go after these obstacles? Where is the intel?
Me.
(35,454 posts)and then those 2 can go to hell
Raven123
(4,716 posts)Native
(5,935 posts)packman
(16,296 posts)Didn't hold my breath for that response
Excuse is the repubs will end it and take over. Are they fucking joking. The damn court today alone is doing whatever the fuck they want. Votes will be useless. They will appoint dozens of right wing senators and laugh out load at the filibuster shit. Cackling like the picture of them on the steps, when they eliminated taxes on the rich. Manchinema need to go get fucked. And no abortion when they get pregnant. They are sickening.
JohnSJ
(91,964 posts)Raven123
(4,716 posts)JohnSJ
(91,964 posts)Murkowski and Collins might be more inclined toward that that exception
Marthe48
(16,692 posts)I'm the f**king president! Get me a carve out!"
3825-87867
(827 posts)maybe Congress will be concerned enough (with Collin's thoughts) to pass emergency legislation to provide 24/7 protection for Manchin and Sinema at our expense, of course).
Let's face it, sooner or later someone on the left with nothing to lose is gonna go Crazy Ivan and do something radical.
Chance are that won't be ok with many here because we're not like them.
Do I need the sarcasm note?
Bayard
(21,806 posts)Sticking a fork in every decent agenda, making Dems and Biden look bad, not doing what's best for the country.
If we lose coming elections, including the presidential in 2024, I'm going to lay a lot of the blame on them.
andym
(5,441 posts)That would take care of voting rights, abortion/contraception rights. etc.
Short of passing a constitutional amendment of a right to privacy, and one person/one vote this is an alternative.