Posted on 04/08/2021 7:01:48 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Moderate Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote Wednesday he would oppose any attempt of his party to “eliminate or weaken the filibuster” or abuse the scheme of reconciliation.
“The filibuster is a critical tool to protecting that input and our democratic form of government. That is why I have said it before and will say it again to remove any shred of doubt: There is no circumstance in which I will vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster,” Manchin bluntly stated to the Washington Post.
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I spoke to Republicans yesterday who think that a bipartisan surface transportation bill with no tax hikes will be the only infrastructure bill that passes this year.
Looking to have his wife lose the cush Federal Commission job...../s
ManchinIdiot is bought and paid for.
Take yer pick:
A. Manchin is holding out for more thinly disguised bribes.
B. Manchin has already been assured that at least one GOPe senator will vote to end the filibuster.
C. Both A and B.
P
Manchin doing what Manchin does. Opposing until he either gets paid, or gets told by the party to get in line.
Again, I say “BS, Manchin”.
Would not trust Joe Manchin in the next foxhole.
2. "Those who trade liberty for security have neither." ~ John Adams
3. Free men do not ask permission to bear arms.
4. An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject.
5. Only a government that is afraid of its citizens tries to control them. **
6. Gun control is not about guns; it's about control.
7. You only have the rights you are willing to fight for.
8. Know guns, know peace, know safety. No guns, no peace, no safety.
9. You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.
10. Assault is a behavior, not a device.
11. 64,999,987authorized firearms owners killed no one yesterday. *****
12. The United States Constitution (c) 1791. All Rights Reserved.
13. The Second Amendment is in place in case the politicians ignore the others. *****
14. What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you NOT understand?
15. Guns have only two enemies; rust and politicians.
16. When you remove the people's right to bear arms, you create slaves.
17. The American Revolution would never have happened with gun control.
18. The American Civil war to free people from slavery would never have happened with gun control.
19, Gun control should start with the thousands of criminals carrying them in our biggest cities. You could probably arrest 1000 people a day (everyday for a year) in NY City, Chicago and LA who are illegally in possession of a gun. When that happens, let me know and I'll give up my guns.
IF YOU AGREE, PASS THIS 'REFRESHER' ON TO TEN FREE CITIZENS.
"I love this country, it's the government I'm afraid of."
Ya, I heard Biden just gave his wife a six figure income job at the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Other relatives need cushy jobs too.
I am thinking your thinking is wrong.
For once, I think I actually (mostly) believe him. It would explain why the Biden administration seems to be bailing on legislative gun control through Congress and is going it alone through executive orders. They know they don’t have the votes.
He wants the dems to sweeten the pot before he caves.
Sen. Sinema (D-AZ) has also announced her opposition to ending the filibusters which neutralizes the issue so long as traitors like Romney and Murkowski don’t join the Dems.
That our hope is in Sinema is telling of the weirdness of our times.
At least she’s principled enough in this regard. Usually, it’s only Republicans who are principled to conservatives’ detriment.
Anxious to see if Manchin actually has a pair, or what he gets in return for flipping.
Trump's BIGGEST increase was in, believe it or not, Utah, by 12.4% . . . despite fake Republican and fake Mormon Romney's personal campaign against him.
I have heard there are at least 4 or 5 other Dems that would not vote to eliminate the filibuster. They don’t want their names out there and hope Manchin takes the heat so they don’t have to come forward. Eliminating the filibuster is a bridge too far and most Dems realize that, especially those from states that voted red last election.
How do they pay for it? Oh wait...Republicans...silly of me to ask that...never mind.
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