Dan Rather @DanRather: In my book, there's nothing "moderate" about blocking voting rights

[BeckyDem]

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( Damn right important distinction. Fingers crossed this gets done, and they do the right thing! )

[Emile]

1. Senator Manchin is not a moderate!

[BeckyDem]

2. I agree, but the point is to say, no matter your position you should be

doing everything you can to let people vote. That is the very definition of a functioning democracy.

[Tommymac]

12. The ENTIRE QOP and DFP don't want a Democracy. At all. In any shape or form.

THAT is the truth the M$M needs to be propagating.

And unfortunately, there seems to be several Democratic figures who really don't want one either.

All these pols are channeling the Koch Family and other 1%'ers, plus Putin and other global authoritarians, who want unregulated Capitalism to be the norm.

I.E. they are taking blood money.

[BeckyDem]

13. I agree. If we can win more senate seats, it may be possible to eliminate the filibuster for good.

And a great deal depends on those wins in many areas because Manchin and Sinema are often blamed but not the only obstacles.

Nothing would be greater than to see those obstructionists outvoted and made irrelevant.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

4. Romney is not a fascist, so, rather sadly, that counts for a lot these days.

Think an actual Mormon high priest, as opposed to the self appointed kind of priest with a FB ordination certificate, has to abide by some ethical and moral standards.

[Magoo48]

6. If he is against voting rights, what the hell is he then?

If you’re silent, you’re complicit. If you speak out against, you’re with them. If you’re with them what the fuck are you?

[Alexander Of Assyria]

7. Misunderstood the post, but that's ok.

[Magoo48]

9. Admittedly, I do misunderstand from time to time.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

14. Thank you kindly for saying that! So much misunderstanding in text based only conversation.

And everyone leaps to the first possible misunderstanding possible…and then gets very very 😡.

Full confession…never sent a text in my life for that very reason.

Hesitate at times to post even here because for sure half the replies will be angry…for no other reason than a leap to misunderstanding so can get very mad…at their own misunderstanding.

[Tommymac]

11. Hear Hear! +100000

[spanone]

5. Dear Mr. Rather, I agree with you 1000%. Seems radical to me.

[Mr. Sparkle]

8. I still dont understand how lobbyist Joe is called a moderate.

It just doesn't make sense, but then i don't have 3 years studying in journalism school!

[BeckyDem]

10. +1.

Mr. Rather is being polite, imo.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

15. Check out his whole voting record...D all the way. Or check out the salivating at the mouth

mass media in search of conflict to inflate.

[Emile]

16. So it's moderate democratic to block a democratic president legislation.

Build back better.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

17. Manchin is sponsor of Freedom to Vote Act. Anyone know that, and why not?

The Act…

Modernizes the VR's formula determining
which states and localities have a pattern of
discrimination;

Ensuring that last-minute voting changes do
not adversely affect voters by requiring
officials to publicly announce all voting
changes at least 180 days before an election;
and

Expanding the government's authority to send
federal observers to any jurisdiction where
there may be a substantial risk of
discrimination at the polls on Election Day or
during an early voting period

And more

[Emile]

18. How many things has he blocked that were never

allowed a vote because he"s so damn moderate?

[Alexander Of Assyria]

19. You tell me as I m not one complaining. I just provide the info.

[Emile]

20. Well we don't know because of him. We do know he's blocking BBB

and that is sabotaging our president agenda.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

21. Sabotage? Whole agenda? That's what the other side of the media void is saying. Alarmist.

And overblown by design.

[Emile]

22. I said this so called moderate POS is blocking BBB!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

27. Ok then, clear enough now...

[BeckyDem]

25. Manchin.

Since 2011, no Democrat currently serving in the Senate has split with the party more often, including 80 votes in which Senator Manchin was the only Democrat to break with his party and vote with the majority of Senate Republicans.

Overall, Senator Manchin has voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 1,172 different votes or 54% of the votes he has taken as a United States Senator.

Since President Trump was inaugurated, no Senator (Democrat or Republican) has split with their party more often than Senator Manchin, including 23 votes in which he was the only Democrat to vote with the Republicans on issues such as:
https://www.manchin.senate.gov/about/bipartisanship/legislation

The scope of this is fair, imo....it also includes where he was not voting with Republicans. So many in his state need help, why he refused BBB is complicated for some to understand but it looks as if the WH has his number.

Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances. Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that the President then subsequently announced. Senator Manchin pledged repeatedly to negotiate on finalizing that framework “in good faith.”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/19/statement-from-press-secretary-jen-psaki-4/

[Emile]

26. Wow, now that is an eye opener!

[Alexander Of Assyria]

28. You realize he is in a deep red state and those votes made no difference to the result? It happens

a lot in the Senate.

Repeat…he is a democratic senator in a deep red state and provides the majority vote that even makes this debate happen.

Otherwise kiss everything on the D agenda for another 4 years goodbye?

I can cut a little slack knowing that.

[BeckyDem]

30. You are free to believe whatever you want about Manchin.

I posted his record.

[Emile]

31. Primary him and let the democratic voters decide if

they want him or a real democrat. Nothing to fear if you are so right.

[AZProgressive]

24. I often check voting records

Manchin is always one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate. I’m actually a little surprised to see that Sinema was more conservative than Manchin and Rand Paul in 2020.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/report-cards/2020/senate/ideology

Unless he supports changing the filibuster he is blocking his own bill.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

29. Manchin is cosponsor of freedom to vote act...that's good, right? Throw him a bone on that?

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

23. "Fascist" is the new "moderate". nt