'Seething' progressives demand end to filibuster
as Republicans block Democrats' voting bill
Posted By: Dreadnought, 6/23/2021 12:28:47 AM
We knew it was coming. This afternoon, as expected, we had a 50-50 vote which means Republicans have filibustered the Democrats’ voting rights bill. Here’s the video: The NY Times says all eyes now turn to nuking the filibuster: Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked the most ambitious voting rights legislation to come before Congress in a generation, using the filibuster to deal a blow to a bid by President Biden and Democrats to counter a wave of state-level ballot restrictions and fueling a political battle that promises to shape the 2022 elections.
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'Seething' progressives demand end to filibuster
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