Joe Manchin Caves to Chuck Schumer, Will
Vote to Advance Federal Takeover of Elections
Daily Mail (UK),
by
Wendell Husebo
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
6/23/2021 2:37:20 AM
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) caved under pressure from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Tuesday, agreeing to vote to advance the federal takeover of elections legislation.The deal entailed Manchin being the 50th Democrat vote to advance the “For the People Act,” which still must survive a Republican filibuster during a procedural hurdle, is an exchange for a vote on Manchin’s alterations to the legislation if Republicans cave and support debating the legislation.“Today I will vote ‘YES’ to move to debate this updated voting legislation as a substitute amendment to ensure every eligible voter is able to cast their ballot and participate in our great democracy,” he explained, adding:
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Annie Xango 6/23/2021 3:19:50 AM (No. 823783)
Lying crapweasel...
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Is anyone really surprised?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
mifla 6/23/2021 5:03:38 AM (No. 823799)
WV voters, take note.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
5 handicap 6/23/2021 5:44:32 AM (No. 823810)
D'ya think they've considered that the Constitution, "you know tight thing" gives the states the power to control the elections in their respective states. This bill would never pass muster in any honorable court; given the nature of the Robert's Court, who the hell knows?
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
franq 6/23/2021 5:46:19 AM (No. 823812)
Not good. But not surprising. They all have dirt on each other and it is nothing but expensive theater.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Kitty Myers 6/23/2021 6:20:09 AM (No. 823827)
I guess there are no Zell Millers in the Democratic Party. He was one of a kind, God rest his soul.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
anniebc 6/23/2021 6:20:29 AM (No. 823828)
Sounds like this will be a declaration of war to me.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
skacmar 6/23/2021 6:23:28 AM (No. 823829)
Manchin agreed to vote for something he disagrees with in order to get a vote on his alternate bill as an amendment to the bad bill? Manchin's bill is also bad as Stacy Abrams had a hand in it. Manchin sold his soul to try to look reasonable. Instead, he just looks like any other Democrat hack sellout.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Rinktum 6/23/2021 6:44:31 AM (No. 823841)
Manchin sold his soul long ago,#8. There is no dissent in the democrat party, You do as you are told. This was mere theater to lull the Republicans in believing they had this vote. Thankfully, they stood together but this is not over. In one way or another this lawless democrat party will continue to run the elections in their states. Think this is hyperbole? During the dovid lockdown, democrats were illegally changing voter laws right and left and Republican legislatures were apparently asleep at the wheel. Democrats have no conscience and Republicans have no courage. What a mess they have gotten us into.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Krause 6/23/2021 7:12:22 AM (No. 823858)
Everything in DC is about making deals. Sometimes it's OK, but often it's dirty. Donors and lobbyists walk around with lots of money to give politicians, This includes Soros-types and big tech. If you're interested in a wad of cash or a favor, these people like you. And they view you as a target. And if you have an ambitious wife, you're more of a target. Politicians should be moral and be looking out for our country and it's people. Such is not the case in a lot of instances.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Daisymay 6/23/2021 7:13:30 AM (No. 823860)
Everyone knew he would cave. That's what he does. He bloviates for weeks and weeks about saving the Filibuster and being Mr. Big, but when the time comes for ANY votes ,where he decides, he will ALWAYS vote with his Party. WHY are the Voters in WV not all over him? I guess they agree with what he's doing!
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
udanja99 6/23/2021 7:16:09 AM (No. 823864)
I’m shocked. Shocked I tell you!
I wonder what the price of his vote was.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Toby Ten Bears 6/23/2021 7:17:07 AM (No. 823866)
The Dominion Voting Machines stole the 2020 elections... After this... well... there IS no 'after this'.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
rytwng 6/23/2021 7:17:43 AM (No. 823867)
He is a phony.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Knotwyrkin 6/23/2021 7:26:59 AM (No. 823878)
He is a whore - it just took a longer time to establish his rates.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Winstonian 6/23/2021 7:32:49 AM (No. 823885)
Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit. Who would’ve thought Joe Manchin, an oak among politicians, would have folded Louie a cheap suit. Wonder what the payoff was this time.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Zigrid 6/23/2021 7:37:10 AM (No. 823899)
Com'on folks WE all knew he would cave to the lobbyists in Washington.... that chi/com money is being spread all around...the senate is NOT about what is best for the people... but what is best for the swamp...now manchin will be included in the cocktail parties and he'll be a guest on all the fake media channels...a fact of life these anti/American days in DC...
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Strike3 6/23/2021 7:38:10 AM (No. 823901)
Somebody made him an offer he couldn't refuse. That's the way democraps roll.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
jinx 6/23/2021 7:47:03 AM (No. 823914)
And I was beginning to respect him. Not any more. I guess money talks louder than patriotism. Shame on him!
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
jinx 6/23/2021 7:48:59 AM (No. 823919)
And I was beginning to respect him. Not any more. Money talks louder than patriotism. Shame on him!!!
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
little guy 6/23/2021 7:50:32 AM (No. 823923)
Not the least bit surprising when you find out that Woman-chin's wife, Gayle, was appointed by Biden to Co-chair the Appalachian Regional Commission. (Never had a co-chair before!)
Between her 6 figure salary ($160,000 a year) and the stuffed kick-back envelopes from the developers/construction industry from the 13 states under the ARC's authority that can earn a lot of points and give UpChuck some leverage.
What's truly amazing, though, is that all 50 Republicans stayed on the reservation ... for now.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
downnout 6/23/2021 7:52:25 AM (No. 823928)
Snake.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Venturer 6/23/2021 8:00:17 AM (No. 823940)
In actuality there are 49 Joe Manchins in the Senate.
They all do what HMFIC Chuck the Schmuck tells them to do.
There is no such thing as a free vote in the Democrat Party.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 6/23/2021 8:08:45 AM (No. 823954)
Since the dims have perfected the art of election fraud, why bother with an act for the people. Manchin disgusts. And he knows what he did is wrong. He is just another political robot. But, like usual, party over country.
In re #9, thank you for your very kind words the other day. My sister-in-law passed away peacefully yesterday evening and is now in God's loving arms. I'll be taking a few days off from L.Com to help family with things. Will look forward to being back here this weekend.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Hermoine 6/23/2021 8:14:28 AM (No. 823963)
It's a moot point though, right? Schumer was betting on Republicans caving -- 10 of them to be exact -- to allow the bill to move forward. However, the Republicans didn't cave, which means, they can't move the bill forward -- can't overcome the 60 vote filibuster rule.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
jacksin5 6/23/2021 8:17:38 AM (No. 823966)
So when do Manchin's paintings come on the market?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
edgar 6/23/2021 8:22:49 AM (No. 823971)
I am sure Joe was given an offer he could not refuse.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
Jebediah 6/23/2021 8:44:21 AM (No. 824003)
Once again Joe Manchin, rep. from the red state of WV, has caved---so predictable!!!!!!!!! And his new "improved" bill is baloney---just read the WSJournal on it today. I hope the voters in his state FINALLY recognize that in the last analysis Manchin always caves. (And once again, I can never forgive the man I voted for and approved of, Donald Trump, for letting his ego run wild in Georgia urging Republicans to stay home and thus we are in this totally precarious position! He allowed two terrible Dems to win and now we have no edge at all!)
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 6/23/2021 8:56:42 AM (No. 824021)
Since when did President Trump ask Georgia Republicans to stay home and not vote?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
stablemoney 6/23/2021 9:03:27 AM (No. 824039)
The nation is to be ran like all of us lived in San Francisco. I hope Texas withdraws from this union.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
law428 6/23/2021 9:05:58 AM (No. 824044)
We are the United States of America! Did you catch that? Ours is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The federal government answers to "we the people." This is not a top-down, bureaucracy controlled, operation. It was designed by our inspired founders to be just the opposite of what these usurpers are attempting to perpetrate. This will not happen and our Nation will survive as our Founders wisely set it up. The evil usurpers will ultimately get what they deserve...It's coming!
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
hershey 6/23/2021 9:25:43 AM (No. 824070)
Wonder how much he got payed to cave? Just asking...but the weasel still failed...thank God for that....but you can bet those slimy democraps will come back again....
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 6/23/2021 9:40:41 AM (No. 824085)
The big SOB
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
bighambone 6/23/2021 9:50:11 AM (No. 824096)
Never trust a liberal Democrat politician should be the watchword for the wimpy Republican congressional conference.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
Right Time 6/23/2021 9:54:39 AM (No. 824103)
Unless the slimy Dems can get 2/3 of the votes in both Houses, this bill is going nowhere.
Elections are controlled by the state legislatures, as clearly and plainly stated in the US Constitution as well as that of all of the states.
Amendments to the Constitution require 2/3 approval of both Houses....which the Dems don't have.
Never fear, though. Chief Justice Roberts will somehow decide nobody has legal standing to challenge this unconstitutional bill, or will somehow parse the meaning of the word "amendment" and will allow this unlawful law to stand.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
WV.Hillbilly 6/23/2021 10:07:20 AM (No. 824121)
A weekend poll in WV shows 2/3 of the voters here don't want this bill.
https://wvrecord.com/stories/603895717-poll-most-west-virginians-agree-with-manchin-opposing-election-law-rewrite-and-ending-filibuster
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
oldmagnolia 6/23/2021 10:11:16 AM (No. 824125)
He agreed to the amount of bribe money he will receive.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
smokincol 6/23/2021 10:41:19 AM (No. 824157)
joe manchin has developed a new kind of substance that is more pliable and easily molded than anything yet
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
Toodles3956 6/23/2021 10:49:04 AM (No. 824162)
Told you he would cave, he's a Democrat. Not brains of their own.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
ThreeBadCats3 6/23/2021 10:55:06 AM (No. 824168)
Poor Joe. He could have been a real player. If only he had some guts and principles.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
RayLRiv 6/23/2021 10:58:39 AM (No. 824170)
You just knew he was gonna cave - he's a DemoRAT. Party before country...
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 6/23/2021 11:02:45 AM (No. 824174)
So much for any promise made by any Democrat. Ever. Hey, Manchin, wave buh-bye!
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
earlybird 6/23/2021 11:21:30 AM (No. 824191)
Fearing that Manchin would bolt at some time, Biden appointed his wife to a cushy job in the administration. Surely you noticed the reports on that when it happened.
Manchin is a bought guy.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
dwa 6/23/2021 11:21:42 AM (No. 824192)
Isn't it amazing how Schumer can strong arm and control his democrat senators but McConnell is totally unable to -- or maybe unwilling to.
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
ivehadit 6/23/2021 11:23:55 AM (No. 824193)
Fortunately Republicans blocked.
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Reply 46 - Posted by:
mc squared 6/23/2021 11:27:29 AM (No. 824195)
Jut shows that you never allow pictures to be taken when you visit a farm or a girls' home. They live on forever.
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 6/23/2021 11:33:09 AM (No. 824198)
Manchin isn’t stupid. He knew that this bill was going down in flames because of the filibuster, and so did the other Democrats. So Joe threw a few things against the wall, Schumer agreed to them, and Joe showed he was still a Democrat in good standing.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
DVC 6/23/2021 12:02:19 PM (No. 824235)
This is a TOTALLY deceptive article. The vote for the bill was irrelevant, and anyone who understands Senate rules knows it. With the filibuster in place, the Dems can't pass anything that can't get substantial Republican support. This vote means NOTHING important about Machin.
The vote that actually means something is the vote to keep or eliminate the filibuster. There Manchin has supported the filibuster, along with Sen. Sinema, meaning that the filibuster stays.
THAT vote is where Manchin needs to stay strong. In this vote --- with the filibuster in place, it means nothing and Manchin can vote for the bill knowing that it won't (can't) pass because it won't get the 60 votes required by the filibuster rule.
This is either DM's ignorance of the politics, or more likely, an intentional hit piece against Manchin because he won't support removal of the filibuster.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
navybrat 6/23/2021 12:04:00 PM (No. 824238)
People of West Virginia, Please vote this lying traitor out of office this time.
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
chiller 6/23/2021 12:18:38 PM (No. 824250)
I give Manchin a little more credit, a little less flack than most of you. The vote meant nothing, except that to side with Rs would have put an X on his back. He is a D politician, after all. Speaking of Zell Miller, I have hopes he could flip to our side, so I'll tend to woo him futher.
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Reply 51 - Posted by:
4Justice 6/23/2021 12:35:11 PM (No. 824269)
#31 - you say: "Ours is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The federal government answers to "we the people.""
The only problem is WE don't do anything anymore to ACT and preserve our Republic!! We SHOULD all be petitioning (make that BOMBARDING) all of our representatives (regardless of party affiliation) demanding the defeat of this horrible and completely UNCONSTITUTIONAL bill. We should also be sending letters, editorials, making blogs and blogs and doing everything humanly possible to ensure the integrity and sanctity of our elections. The DemonRats will stop at nothing to obtain and maintain a steel grip on power and this phony piece of legislation would allow them to cheat and steal, in perpetuity, on every election going forward. It is OUR job to stop them. If not, our complacency, laziness, and fear will enslave us to those who will control every aspect of our lives. They are already destroying our social order and now they are breaking our financial system in order to take over economically. Do we want to give them free rein over everything? If not, it's up to Each and Every One of US to make our voices heard before it gets any uglier and we all suffer.
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Reply 52 - Posted by:
udanja99 6/23/2021 12:40:22 PM (No. 824277)
#36, it also requires approval from 2/3 of the states. There are far more red states than blue so it will not happen.
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Reply 53 - Posted by:
sheik44 6/23/2021 12:53:43 PM (No. 824288)
Anyone with a brain knew he could not be trusted. No surprise here.
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Reply 54 - Posted by:
PrayerWarrior 6/23/2021 2:06:44 PM (No. 824358)
#45 Old Mitch can't control any of his side because he's bought and paid for by the Chinese commies. see his wife.
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Reply 55 - Posted by:
Mother of AL 6/23/2021 3:49:24 PM (No. 824431)
We knew he would. Dems have no principals
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#16, your use of the word 'oak' made me laugh out loud-- I suddenly remembered the scene in 'Jerry McGuire' where Beau Bridges says, 'What you do have is my word, and it’s stronger than oak'-- then breaks his word.
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Reply 57 - Posted by:
SALady 6/23/2021 6:39:07 PM (No. 824610)
I don't have a problem with this. The outcome was a foregone conclusion. It was going to be defeated. So there was nothing for him to gain by crossing his Demon-Rat masters and voting with the Republicans.
As long as he stays strong if we ever have a vote on ending the filibuster!!!! But in something like this, where there is nothing for him to gain by going against his party, he has to play the game.
However, hopefully the good people of West Virginia will wake up and remember that he is a Demon-Rat, and will replace him with a Republican that will actually represent them in the next election!!!
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Reply 58 - Posted by:
broken01 6/23/2021 7:52:12 PM (No. 824658)
Joe Manchin is just another corrupt democrapweasel. Did anyone who knows anything about our government expect anything different. Dear good people from my home state of WVA. Please drop this duplicitous clown and get someone who will represent your state instead of a Schumer bootlicking toadie.
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