Wow, even Manchin seems to support a woman's right to choose (Tweet)

[iluvtennis]

NBC News@NBCNews·2h
Sen. Manchin: "I trusted Justice Gorsuch and Justice Kavanaugh when they testified under oath that they also believed Roe v. Wade was settled legal precedent and I am alarmed they chose to reject the stability the ruling has provided ..."

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One thing he's done right. We need more from your Sen Manchin.

[Samrob]

1. No he doesn't. He just was conned and trying to cover it up. nt

[scarletlib]

2. Only until it's time to actually do something.

Doubt either he or Sinema will change their precious filibuster.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. Say the filibuster is changed

Abortion is passed nationally and we expand the court.
What are your plans when Republicans have the majority and ban abortion?
Or when they add four more seats to the Supreme Court as well and tilt the balance back?

[thucythucy]

23. If we pass a meaningful voting rights law

that includes gerrymander reform it's likely Republicans won't get the majority.

The whole point of voter suppression and gerrymandering is to protect their power because in free and fair elections they lose.

The GOP lost the popular vote in eight out of the last nine presidential elections.

Popular vote winners:
Clinton 1992
Clinton 1996
Gore 2000
Obama 2008
Obama 2012
Clinton 2016
Biden 2020

And in many if not most off year elections more people vote for Democrats for Congress than Republican.

So with a system of one person one vote we hold the presidency and the House for the foreseeable future. The Senate, like the Electoral College, is undemocratic from the get-go, but without the presidency and the House the GOP is stifled.

The only chance the GOP has of winning is either a) cheat or b) come up with policies that the majority of voters actually support.

We know which of those options they continue to choose.

[AntiFascist]

15. Just carve out the filibuster for legislation spelling out peoples' rights...

why is that so difficult?

[drray23]

17. because this too takes Manchin and sinema's votes

until we get enough senate seats to actually get rid of filibuster everything will continue to die in the senate.

[AntiFascist]

18. What I'm saying is we need to now press Manchin and Sinema to...

stand up for peoples' rights that could be lost, particularly after the opinion expressed by Thomas. Sinema already has a vested interest being a self-identified bisexual. Force Manchin to live up to the words he has expressed in this tweet.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

24. Get 52 seats in the Senate in November

Then they can reform the filibuster without Manchin and Sinema in January.

[edhopper]

3. What exceptions Joe?

We knew they were lying, why didn't you?

[Bev54]

4. Enough to overturn the filibuster to do something about it? I think not.

[catbyte]

5. Blah blah blah Manchin and I'm sure that Susan Collins is "very concerned" too.

If I wrote what I really thought, I'd probably get banned so I'll just keep my thoughts about Manchin to myself. And for all of those young people -- women especially -- that "just didn't like Hillary," and either sat out 2016 or voted for that vile thing, what do you think now?

[onecaliberal]

7. You're in very good company.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Collins already issued her statement of concern...

[arthritisR_US]

8. To me that's a milk toast response. Why doesn't he

also state that all 6 of them lied under oath during
their confirmation hearings and should be tried for pergury and then impeached?

[dameatball]

9. Manchin isn't stupid. He knew they were lying. BS.

[choie]

10. Oh fuck you...

he trusted Gorsuch and Kavanaugh? You POS!

[msongs]

11. safe to say after the fact nt

[PlanetBev]

13. Oh, horseshit

All Manchin and Collins had to do was look at their backgrounds. Kavanaugh insinuated himself into a case where a detainee at the border wanted to get an abortion. He tried to delay it, but failed. In a writing, he also praised Rehnquist for dissenting in the 1973 ruling.

We all knew what these assholes we’re going to do.

[EndlessWire]

14. I can't stop wondering

If the Kegger was drunk when he agreed to the decision.

[hatrack]

16. He had his chance to act, and he didn't, and now he's running his mouth . . .

Ass-covering. Fuck you, Senator Coalwaste.

[sl8]

19. Yes, "seems" is the correct word. nt

[Loryn]

20. Fuck you Manchin.

Fuck you seems to be the only thing that comes out of my mouth today.

[Crunchy Frog]

21. Is "alarmed" similar to "concerned"?

[wiggs]

22. So will he support legislation to allow choice? Some gop senators will...enough? nt