Manchin says he would NOT nuke the filibuster even if Republicans use it to block 1/6 commission

[Nevilledog]

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Andrew Solender
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NEW: Joe Manchin says he would NOT be willing to nuke the filibuster even if Republicans use it to block the Jan. 6 commission. “I can’t take the fallout,” he told us, laughing loudly.
9:41 AM · May 25, 2021 from Washington, DC

[hatrack]

1. Yeah, fucking hilarious, Joe. A real rib-tickler.

Fuck. That. Guy.

[aocommunalpunch]

2. LMAO

Welcome to the minority.

[Faux pas]

3. ...

[Ace Rothstein]

4. Can't wait til we lose next November because we get nothing passed between now and then.

[BlueJac]

5. Just another person who wants to have more attention!

The wrong kind in my book!

[uponit7771]

6. Manchin is going back on his word he said he would give Republicans time

[Sneederbunk]

7. Can't wait till we pick up more senators and Manchin not a factor.

[lagomorph777]

11. But we can't pick up more Senators if we don't pass election reform.

Which, of course, Manchin opposes.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. Without HR1, that is a naive fantasy. Nt

[budkin]

20. Without HR 1 that won't happen n/t

[JHB]

8. Ok, Joe, the two questions:

1) Why are you against the commission?

2) If the answer to (1) is "I'm not," then which Republicans have you brought on board to vote for it? How many?

[Johonny]

9. Fine, but can he get voting rights and infrastructure done through reconciliation?

I'm fine if he can't destroy the rules, but is he willing to bend the rules to get America back on track? In the end, it's not about him. It's about us.

[hedda_foil]

10. infrastructure yes. Voting Rights no way no how.

[dalton99a]

12. One must consider the feelings of Republicans

and most of all the feelings of their leader Donald Trump

[Walleye]

13. We should actively try to recruit Lisa Murkowski

[Fiendish Thingy]

14. J. C. Joe strikes again- if you'd like to learn what you can do to Pressure Manchin...

And other democracy-hesitant Dem senators to kill the filibuster, watch this video from Crooked Media (former Obama staffers):

[Fullduplexxx]

16. Why dont dems remove him from the committee he is on ?

[tritsofme]

21. Because the Democratic majority hinges on him caucusing with us.

[wellst0nev0ter]

23. At this point, he's a lost cause

If we leave him alone, he'll leave us fucked in the next election. Better to squeeze him now than pay later.

[tritsofme]

24. There's nothing to squeeze. The alternative is handing the keys back to McConnell.

[wellst0nev0ter]

26. Do you want him to keep his committee seat

While he fucks us? You really want another Joe Lieberman?

[tritsofme]

27. It's not a credible threat for several reasons.

Schumer just can’t boot Manchin off of committees or strip him of a chairmanship by fiat, the whole Senate would need to pass a new organizing resolution. This is normally a perfunctory task, but Republicans could deny cloture to the new resolution, and Manchin has no incentive to be an instrument in his own punishment.

Further, if Democrats really tried to move forward, Manchin could simply flip to the Republicans, where McConnell would surely promise him that chairmanship or whatever else he wanted.

Democrats have no leverage, we simply need to live with Manchin and convince him where we can, but ultimately we just need a bigger majority.

[wellst0nev0ter]

28. Not a credible threat? Tell that to Al Franken

[tritsofme]

29. I'm not sure how you think the two are related in any way?

[wellst0nev0ter]

30. Franken was driven out of the Senate

After Schumer threatened to take away his committee assignments and sideline him. So don't pretend Schumer and the rest of the Democratic leadership has no leverage.

[tritsofme]

31. I explained to you how the process works.

Not sure if you are disputing anything I said regarding process?

Franken did not hold the balance of power in the Senate.

Schumer has no leverage over Manchin because he has the power to end the Democratic majority at a whim. And as I explained, Schumer literally cannot strip Manchin of his committees without the consent of Republicans, and Manchin himself.

[FBaggins]

32. No need to "pretend". They have no leverage at all

All of the leverage here is Manchin's

If Schumer threatens to remove his committee assignments, McConnell will happily give them right back (while removing every Democratic committee chairman assignment).

[Blue Owl]

17. He loves that stupid filabuster more than the smell of his own farts

What a stupid fuck...

[maxsolomon]

18. It was quite something to see him flounder defending the Filibuster

on Chris Cuomo's show.

He didn't have any rational defense for his position, for the utility of the filibuster, anything. He was vague and inchoate.

It boils down to 1 thing he won't say out loud: Dems need the Filibuster for when the GOP gets the Senate back. They're operating from fear.

[budkin]

19. Hey Manchin defenders, get in here and defend him now!

Let's see what twisted logic ya'll can come up with!

[Colgate 64]

22. Manchin is a DINO asshole. That is all.

[Sunsky]

25. We need to work on winning some more Senate seats

So that his DINO a** can go sit in the corner. I am tired of Joe Manchin.