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egbertowillies

(4,058 posts) Sat Aug 21, 2021, 05:49 PM Aug 2021

Dr. Glaude on why filibuster gives Dems cover for the real reason there's no meaningful voter bill.

Dr. Eddie Glaude presents two reasons why Dems reluctant to create a filibuster carve-out for a voter bill to save our Democracy. One is not kind.

https://egbertowillies.com/2021/08/20/dr-glaude-on-why-filibuster-gives-dems-cover-for-the-real-reason-theres-no-meaningful-voter-bill/

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Dr. Glaude on why filibuster gives Dems cover for the real reason there's no meaningful voter bill. (Original Post) egbertowillies Aug 2021 OP

joe biden supports the republican filibuster. and the other joe does too nt msongs Aug 2021 #1

Meh, I think it was Bennie Thompson who voted against the Voting rights act OnDoutside Aug 2021 #2

msongs

(67,478 posts)

1. joe biden supports the republican filibuster. and the other joe does too nt

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Sat Aug 21, 2021, 06:13 PM

Aug 2021

OnDoutside

(19,982 posts)

2. Meh, I think it was Bennie Thompson who voted against the Voting rights act

Reply to egbertowillies (Original post)

Sat Aug 21, 2021, 07:30 PM

Aug 2021

last time, and it was allegedly for that specific reason is fearing it would put his own seat in danger. However I believe that if the Dems had a cast iron vote in the Senate, it would otherwise be electorally suicidal for a Democrat to vote against it, as much as some might want it killed.

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