Clyburn knocks Manchin for arguing voting rights vote must be bipartisan

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: The Hill

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) lambasted Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Sunday for saying a vote on changing voting rights laws must be bipartisan.

Last week, Manchin delivered a blow to Democratic hopes of advancing voting rights legislation, telling CNN that any rule changes made to advance voting rights bills should be made on a bipartisan basis.

Appearing on "Fox News Sunday," Clyburn told Fox News anchor Bret Baier that's Manchin's suggestion of requiring bipartisan support for voting tights caused him "pain."

"I am, as you know, a Black person, descended of people who were given the vote by the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The 15th Amendment was not a bipartisan vote. It was a single-party vote that gave Black people the right to vote," Clyburn told Baier.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/clyburn-knocks-manchin-for-arguing-voting-rights-vote-must-be-bipartisan/ar-AASB3xj

[secondwind]

1. Tell it, sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PortTack]

2. Even if the Dems change the rule..because that's all it is..doesn't need a vote

He wouldn’t vote for it! He’s really a republican..bought and paid for. If voting rights pass his party of choice will lose and he is protecting them..not the ppl of this country, not democracy just himself and the gqp

[Tommymac]

3. Manchin is showing his true colors more and more every day.

I'll leave it to others to describe what those colors are.

[RainCaster]

5. Orange

That color halfway between GOP red, and the urine in DFT's diaper.

[YoshidaYui]

4. Republicans want an

autocracy not a democracy... sorry ,, THEY should be disqualified. All of them push the big lie and back the insurrectionists. THEY are traitors to this nation.. pure and simple.

[LiberalFighter]

6. So I guess Manchin would demand it be a bipartisan vote for World War II.

If the war was happening right now and the Senate was split 50/50.

[Beartracks]

35. That war IS happening right now. Well, different war. Well actually, no: SAME war...

... between democracy and fascism.

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[C Moon]

7. I'll bet Manchin is owned by Russia along with the GOP.

[patphil]

8. If equal voting rights was truly bi-partisan, we wouldn't need a law.

We would already have truly open, honest, and fair elections where everyone who was eligible to vote had both the opportunity to vote, and to have their vote counted.

[LoisB]

9. Hear, hear!

[Scarlet Begalas]

23. patphil reply

But if we had that then Rethugs would have to explain to the voters why their policies are better, and since they have no policies other than to oppose everything Democrats propose, they couldn't do it.

[patphil]

29. Cheating is their admission that they can't win if elections were open and fair.

[mjvpi]

26. Word!

[chowder66]

10. Is there ANY real pressure being put on any Republican Rep or Senator?

or is it all being put on the two most awful Dems on our side?

[Calista241]

43. While a Republican or two might vote for the legislation itself

They’re 100% not going to vote to change the filibuster rules.

Susan Collins and other Repubs are openly trying to pass the Electoral College Certification law, that would prevent states from certifying a candidate that lost the popular vote in that state.

[housecat]

11. Tell dino Manchin to go find someone to make it bipartisan.

[oasis]

12. Bandini Fertilizer Co. should give Joe Manchin a call. He could easily

become their main supplier.

[Solly Mack]

13. K&R

[kacekwl]

14. There is no logical reason for

voting rights to be bipartisan. If you read the bills the Democratic has put forth. If you read the Republican voter restriction and voting rights repeals those should be bipartisan.

[elleng]

15. GOOD!

Let's start kicking!

Pelosi: GOP engaged in 'legislative continuation' of the 1/6 attack

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216230159

[Deuxcents]

16. He comes up with a new obstruction

Every day. His think tank is sure busy as he delights in his “power”. We need more democrats in Congress/Senate, especially, to knock him off his ego trip

[Efilroft Sul]

17. Manchin MAY have had a leg to stand on regarding the cost of Build Back Better.

But protecting voting rights costs NOTHING. Not protecting voting rights will cost us EVERYTHING.

[pecosbob]

18. On voting rights, bi-partisanship equals racism

[Hulk]

19. It is...if he counts himself correctly

What an over-hyped, worthless sack of coal.

[Alexander Of Assyria]

20. Why are 50 Republican Senators resisting? What is wrong with the proposed voting law changes?

Has anyone asked the 50 supporters of sedition why they can’t be supporters of democracy…oh…guess I answered that already.

Focus on the democracy haters who snubbed the anniversary of a coup and now refuse to do anything to fix anything similar happening again by plugging the holes. Why do Republican want the holes open??

The mass media is controlling the message and it’s the wrong message and the message is to focus on…Manchin. Focus on the 50.

Biden just lately delivered a major speech with the correct focus, didn’t he?

[Scarlet Begalas]

21. F*ck Bipartisanship!

Manchin should know by now that Rethugs aren't interested in bipartisanship. I'm sure he does know, so either the Rethugs are paying him off, or who knows what?

[Gaugamela]

22. To save democracy, we do not need permission from those trying to destroy it --

anymore than we need to show tolerance towards those who have none.

[Rocknation]

24. Rocknation argues that "bipartisan voting rights"

is redundant.


Rocknation

[Martin Eden]

25. Republican agenda is to subvert voting rights

Obviously, bipartisanship is impossible.

[musclecar6]

27. This guy

Manchin is something else, isn’t he. My guess is, he just loves parading his power with his vote being the swing vote instead of Kamala typically being the swing vote with a 50/50 senate. Must really love that power. You’d think maybe his kids or someone could say, what are you doing.

[Evolve Dammit]

28. He is either ignoring racism and voter supression, or intent on undermining any protections. Which

would make him....______.
And yes it is Jim Crow 2.0.

[questionseverything]

30. So only senators elected with 60% of the vote should be allowed to serve?

If 50% plus .001 is all a senator needs to win, that should be enough to pass a bill

[The Unmitigated Gall]

31. Still waiting on those "reasonable" republicans, Joe.

[Scalded Nun]

32. Mr. Manchin

I will not debate with you the reason for doing the right thing. You know what that is. I will not state the obvious that a major factor in not getting voting rights legislation passed in the Senate is that not one single Republican Senator is willing to do the right thing and support this critical legislation. We all know that too.
What I will say is that if voting legislation is not passed you will be the one owning that failure. Your name and picture will be all that is seen and heard. You will never escape that Albatross hanging around you neck. No money, yachts or cars will erase that stench. And if democracy in these Unites States does indeed die as a result, your hand will be the one shown driving the knife into this Republic's heart.
You think about that while lounging on your yacht, sipping your Bourbon and smoking your cigar.

[DENVERPOPS]

33. Why would anyone

think he would say anything other than that.....HE IS A FUCKING DINO...........His Rhetoric bullshit, is exactly that. He talks Dem stuff, but then acts 100% RepubliCON...

If it comes out of a RepubliCON's mouth:

#1 It is an outright flagrant lie

#2 It is hypocritical

#3 It is always 180 degrees from the Truth & Reality

[padah513]

34. May 4th 2021:

In Waukon, Iowa, Sen. Grassley tells constituents he’s confident Sen. Manchin will hold out against supporting Dems’ sweeping ethics/voting rights reform

“We think we’ve got him nailed down”

He was right then so what makes you think anything is different now? Manchin is the fly in the ointment. He always has been he always will be, and I'm starting to think he was purposely put there for just this occasion. It's time to start rallying the troops and sing the GOTV mantra because time is running out. It may not be enough to overcome all the obstacles but we gotta try. Feels like everything but time is moving in slow motion.

[SunImp]

36. Manchin Values Bipartisanship over Voting rights

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100215273571
100% spot on

[duforsure]

37. The only thing that's bipartisan now is Manchin and the GOP,

Blocking voting rights bills from passing in the Senate. His claiming otherwise is fraudulent . I think greed is involved with anything he does.

[bucolic_frolic]

39. Manchin seeks to occupy the political middle on both sides

You always have friends on both sides of the aisle that way. Good strategy to stay in business forever. Not a good strategy for democracy.

[Karma13612]

40. Just found this on AP:

Wonder if he will loosen up his noose around the neck of the middle class now that his state has scored a bit of help from the feds:

[link:https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-business-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-wv-state-wire-9ae69d4749b105e38c64bad1dacc2f32|]

What am I saying? Heavens. We know that won’t happen. He is happy to take, but never give back or compromise.

[samsingh]

41. the Jan 6 insurrection was not bipartisan

[ForgoTheConsequence]

42. The Manchin defense patrol hasn't deployed yet.

weird...