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AncientAndy

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54. Democrats think politics is an honest business...

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #36)

Sat Dec 11, 2021, 04:06 PM

Dec 2021

Republicans know that it isn’t.

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I firmly believe that President Biden should have made the securing of voting rights and [View all] Raven Dec 2021 OP

DURec leftstreet Dec 2021 #1

Biden has called for the passage of the voting rights bill many times Takket Dec 2021 #2

Anyone on DU in Manchin and/or Sinema's district? Can we get a recall? TigressDem Dec 2021 #7

Both are senators jimfields33 Dec 2021 #8

Their 'districts' are the states of Arizona and West Virginia Hugh_Lebowski Dec 2021 #10

C'mon. Do a little research -- just a little -- before spouting off like this. ARandomPerson Dec 2021 #13

I'm surprised the people here aren't familiar with the Constitution... brooklynite Dec 2021 #20

Maybe with what is going on, we SHOULD be able to recall them. TigressDem Dec 2021 #22

Magical thinking doesn't help. zaj Dec 2021 #33

The recall petitions would start the day after the election results. Look at justhanginon Dec 2021 #35

Besides voting them out, there's no recall on Senators Polybius Dec 2021 #26

Thanks for an actual helpful comment. TigressDem Dec 2021 #37

One doesn't have to be a Constitutional Scholar; one simply has to read the Constitution... brooklynite Dec 2021 #46

Some of the replies to your original ideas and brainstorming were a little... impatient? Trust_Reality Dec 2021 #49

Senators and House Representatives Cannot Be Recalled! MineralMan Dec 2021 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #3

You're placing the blame on Biden? tinrobot Dec 2021 #4

The OP said "priority" leftstreet Dec 2021 #5

And how do you propose getting Manchin & Sinema to go along with that? dawg Dec 2021 #6

Can he do anything with an Executive Order to invalidate voter suppression laws on the Federal Level TigressDem Dec 2021 #9

I think it is his top priority Mary in S. Carolina Dec 2021 #11

Couldn't agree with you more! I think Pres. Biden Colgate 64 Dec 2021 #12

If he did, he would have ran the risk of ending up with neither. Beastly Boy Dec 2021 #14

Plz,,, do tell how to get Joe M to vote for,, Cryptoad Dec 2021 #15

When the AA vote is loss due to the GOP Dan Dec 2021 #16

It's not the just AA vote that got lost in Atlanta here recently, they increased the denial of mail uponit7771 Dec 2021 #29

+1000 Dan Dec 2021 #34

their partisan take-over of election boards and rules to overturn results if they suspect fraud LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #52

+1, they are going 100% into voter denial and nullification as anti democracy measures and people uponit7771 Dec 2021 #53

I certainly agree-- I just have no idea what I can do about it besides donate. LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #57

some people can only donate and phone bank but we need good message and message mechanics to uponit7771 Dec 2021 #58

Has nothing to do with Biden AverageOldGuy Dec 2021 #17

**************THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾*************** You've Got It !!! Biden could cure cancer and ... uponit7771 Dec 2021 #18

voting rights pamdb Dec 2021 #19

Agree, many people feel this way not just PoC. radius777 Dec 2021 #21

That would be a thin platform to run on. You need accomplishments, legislation, programs, laws. bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #23

Yet Republicans keep winning on a platform of no accomplishments, no programs, no laws.... BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #25

They have the system rigged in many states and places bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #27

I understand that. I was born and raised in several of those states and places. Why haven't we? BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #30

This x 1000 Ferrets are Cool Dec 2021 #32

Democrats view democracy as the natural state of affairs, Republicans know better bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #36

BUT!...BUT!...We are so much better at posting hard hitting witty and snarky tweets!!!! BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #38

Yes. Interest groups know this. They are a political class who want to remain in power as well bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #41

Democrats think politics is an honest business... AncientAndy Dec 2021 #54

RIGHT !!!! They can literally pimp slap infants as a platform and still win because they rigged ... uponit7771 Dec 2021 #31

I firmly believed the same thing, and posted many times, when Obama was sworn in... BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #24

+1. We need to fight dirty for the forseeable future radius777 Dec 2021 #39

+1, many people underestimate the efficacy of voter denial laws uponit7771 Dec 2021 #42

Obama could have done it in his first year! LeftInTX Dec 2021 #43

EXACTLY! And you KNOW he knew that...still, he persisted... BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #47

The phone call is coming from inside the house lame54 Dec 2021 #28

Yeah, it is taxi Dec 2021 #40

I'm wondering if Biden and his Administration are thinking that they can wait lunatica Dec 2021 #44

by the middle of 2022 the excuse will be that they're SO BUSY running for re-election there's no BamaRefugee Dec 2021 #48

... or they're waiting to till the last minute so these changes can't be challenged in court in ... uponit7771 Dec 2021 #56

Holding a "democracy summit" in the midst of this seems particularly wild to me. David__77 Dec 2021 #45

Voting rights requires a supportive Judiciary. We don't have that. I believe every presidential 33taw Dec 2021 #50

I'm pretty sure Biden understands the issue and the urgency and that also he can't do much LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #55