MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, who worked as a Senate staffer for years and has an abiding love for the institution of the Senate, didn’t hold anything back in tearing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema a new one for her performance politics speech defending the Senate filibuster rule. Rush transcript (excerpt): “I have never, never, heard a more contemptuous … Read more
The Hill reports, House passes voting rights package, setting up Senate filibuster showdown: The House passed voting rights legislation on Thursday in a way that is intended to set up a battle in the Senate over that issue as well as the filibuster. The measure passed in a 220-203 party-line vote. Senate Majority Leader Charles … Read more
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris went to the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta, Georgia in the congressional district formerly represented by the late great civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, and called on the Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Vting Rights Advancement Act … Read more
Hat tip to Jim Small at the Arizona Mirror for this Twitter thread from Max Kennerly, a trial lawyer, who has a good brief history of the Senate filibuster rule for our GQP blog trolls and Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema who clearly do not know this history. Senator Mark Kelly should also pay … Read more
This is the week that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has vowed to bring the voting rights bills back for another vote, and to change the Senate procedural rules if necessary to pass them. The Sedition Party enemies of democracy remain united in their opposition to voting rights. They want to protect their systematic undermining … Read more