The Filibuster Discourages Bipartisanship. The GOP Filibuster Of A Jan. 6 Commission Just Proved it.

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Paul Blumenthal
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Manchin & Sinema argue that the filibuster is necessary to induce bipartisan compromise.

Republicans just proved them wrong. The 1/6 commission bill was bipartisan in every sense possible. The only reason it failed was because of the filibuster.

The Filibuster Discourages Bipartisanship. The GOP Filibuster Of A Jan. 6 Commission Just Proved it.
Will this change the opinion of the remaining Democratic supporters of the filibuster?
huffpost.com
9:37 AM · May 28, 2021

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/january-6-commission-filibuster_n_60ae9ad5e4b019ef10e2e410?qe

For the first time in 2021, Senate Republicans filibustered a bill: the measure to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. It was a bipartisan bill to establish a bipartisan commission ― in theory, the kind of thing that might sail through a Senate that preaches the virtue of bipartisanship.

But the filibuster, a Senate rule requiring 60 votes to advance a bill, allowed Republicans to kill the commission on Friday. This proves once and for all that the filibuster doesn’t encourage bipartisan compromise. It impedes it.

This should be a revelatory moment for Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.), who oppose changing the Senate’s filibuster based on a specious argument that the filibuster is a necessary tool to foment bipartisan compromise.

“Debate on bills should be a bipartisan process that takes into account the views of all Americans, not just those of one political party,” Sinema wrote in an email to constituents in February.

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[OrlandoDem2]

1. Bipartisanship is officially dead. Kill the filibuster and push through every Democratic initiative!

[world wide wally]

2. In the words of Kristen Sinema,

“Debate on bills should be a bipartisan process that takes into account the views of all Americans, not just those of one political party,”

And in case of a tie...give Republicans the win?
Remind me to never go into business with her.