The Associated Press reports, Last straw: Fed-up Arizona Democrats censure Sen. Sinema: U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is growing increasingly isolated from some of her party’s most influential officials and donors after playing a key role in scuttling voting rights legislation that many consider essential to preserving democracy. Leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party voted Saturday … Read more
The “Manchinema” obstructionists answered the call of history with lies, betrayal, and appeasement of the enemies of democracy. History will condemn them for the ages. Above: Sen. Joe Manchin shamelessly lies about the Senate filibuster rule. Molly Reynolds in her 2017 book, “Exceptions to the Rule: The Politics of Filibuster Limitations in the U.S. Senate,” collected … Read more
Politico reports, Manchin: Primary me if you want, I won’t go ‘nuclear’ (for any filibuster reform): Joe Manchin made clear that his party’s push to isolate him and fellow centrist Kyrsten Sinema won’t force his hand on rules changes, once again rejecting Democrats’ proposed reforms to the Senate’s filibuster rules. The West Virginia Democrat actually … Read more
The other day I pointed out in a comment that “In the wake of Sinema’s floor remarks Thursday, more than 70 women involved with Arizona’s Democratic Party signed an open letter urging the reproductive rights political action committee EMILY’s List—a leading contributor to Sinema—to “immediately make a public demand to Senator Sinema to support ending … Read more
President Joe Biden honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a speech that tied the civil rights icon’s legacy to the importance of passing Democrats’ sweeping voting rights reform, which currently endangered by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) refusing to change the filibuster. Biden Stresses Urgency Of Voting Rights Legislation … Read more