54 - 35

[malaise]

Wow!

[unweird]

1. Yeah

But needed 3/5 of senate to vote aye to proceed. Not 3/5 of the vote itself.

[W_HAMILTON]

2. It failed...

[Beaverhausen]

3. and those 35 votes win, correct?

we REALLY need to change how we do things in the senate.

[Takket]

9. From your lips to Manchin and Sinema's deaf ears

[AZSkiffyGeek]

14. Yeah! Blame the Democrats!

Republican cowards won't stand up to the mob, but it's the Democrats fault...

[lagomorph777]

23. Reptilians are not cowards, afraid of the mob. They ARE the mob.

They are clearly a lost cause. At least Manchin and Sinema might be moved to better behavior, if enough pressure is applied.

[Happy Hoosier]

25. While that is certainly true....

It's perfectly fair to point out that 2 of our own are helping to enable this behavior.

[Ilsa]

29. This isn't the GOP of the 1980s.

Manchin and Sinema are hoping for compromise and ignore the deceptive practices of McConnell's GOP.: compromise to weaken Democratic legislation, then vote against it anyway. And in Trump's GQP, never do the right thing to allow democracy to flourish.

[ColinC]

39. Sinema joined 9 Republicans in skipping the vote

Manchin and her are blocking any possibility to make this commission happen, at this point.

[MarcA]

36. President, Majority of House, Senate and People can want it

but an Undemocratic Minority supporting Oligarchic Rule can deny it.
This makes the USA not "exceptional" but a Rogue Nation. USA! USA!

[Roland99]

4. For what? Jan 6 commission?

[MissMillie]

20. Seriously... people need to post some context. (n/t)

.

[lagomorph777]

26. Context Schmontext. DUers all have ESP, right?

[dsc]

5. I am assuming this is the commission vote

at the very least, in order to sustain a filibuster when it is in opposition to a majority of the Senate, you should need to have 41 votes.

[Duncanpup]

6. Oh I'm grumpy fuck the GQP traitors

[Roland99]

7. And where are the other 11??

[Twoflower]

8. Who were the chicken shits that skipped voting?

[gratuitous]

38. It's a Friday before a three day weekend

Working that day is for the proles, not your betters in the World's Greatest Deliberative Body* that is the United States Senate.

*A self-bestowed encomium, so a grain or two of salt may be required to believe it.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

10. Over 60% of the votes, but...

... it was announced that it didn't pass.

So many Republicans can just avoid voting!

[Hamlette]

11. who was the 4th Republican? Why so few voted?

did they abstain or were they absent because it's Friday and they are too important to work on Friday?

[SoCalDavidS]

16. Portman nt

[AZSkiffyGeek]

18. I heard Cassidy and Portman

So who didn’t vote?

[Action_Patrol]

24. Shelby & Blackburn

[AZSkiffyGeek]

27. So Murkowski, Romney and Collins couldn't be bothered?

And people actually want them to join our caucus????

[Action_Patrol]

28. They voted with the Dems

Cassidy
Portman
Sasse
Murkowski
Romney
Collins all voted for it

[AZSkiffyGeek]

30. 50 Democrats and 4 Republicans

Two Republicans were Cassidy and Portman. What expected yes votes didn't vote?

[Action_Patrol]

32. 6 republicans voted for it

[AZSkiffyGeek]

34. So which Democrats couldn't be bothered?

[OnDoutside]

12. Benghazi the fuck out of it now.

[sop]

22. Spend the next 18 months Benghazi-ing the shit out of it.

[OnDoutside]

45. Well said.

[zebrapa]

13. For What it's Worth ... not much

I think Pelosi should announce today that a House Select Committee will be established immediately.

IN my dreams.

[spanone]

15. FUCK THE TRAITORS

[Takket]

17. Who does it fail? That is over 60%

[AZSkiffyGeek]

21. 60 votes are required - not 60% nt

[snowybirdie]

19. Fools

But, Now the Dems can use the template developed by the repubs, and Benghazi the hell out of the repubs. Lets make them squirm.

[Takket]

33. Let's get Boebert under oath for 11 hours about her tweets

[bobnicewander]

31. Proof once again

that members of Congress elected to do the peoples work will only do that after serving themselves first.

[Klaralven]

35. If there were 54 Ayes and 6 were Republicans, which 2 Democratic Senators didn't vote?

[AZSkiffyGeek]

37. I'm reading Sinema and Murray

I've staunchly defended Sinema, but fuck that. If you can't figure out how to not look shitty on important votes (even if it's outcome is a foregone conclusion), especially after her pretending to be McCain.

[Bucky]

41. Murray's a surprise

[AZSkiffyGeek]

44. I read she had a family emergency

[USALiberal]

40. Why not add ONE SENTENCE of what your discussing???

[Bucky]

42. Why don't you just read other peoples' minds?

(pffft - actin' like communications is a two way street)

[USALiberal]

43. :-)

[Claire Oh Nette]

46. Fuck the Filibuster

If that minority of senators represented a majority of people, the filibuster would be fine. It doesn't.

If you do the math, GOP Senators actually represent about thirty-five per cent of Americans. (2009) After 2020, Democratic Senators represent almost 42 million more people.

This hue and cry about 53% of GOP believing this or that is really McConnell wanting Americans to believe the senate minority represents 49.9% of the population. They don't.

McConnell can cry all he wants about how Republican senators need to be consulted because they “represent one third of the American population."

Wait until child tax credit payments begin. GOP will speak for even fewer folks.