On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) reiterated his promise to oppose packing the court or ending the filibuster. After viewing a clip of his earlier vow, Manchin responded, “It’s all the same. Source Views: 0
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Democrats Ready Coalition to Kill Senate Filibuster Should Biden Win
A cadre of high-profile Democrats are assembling a coalition to kill the Senate filibuster should former Vice President Joe Biden win this November and the party take full control of Congress. NBC News reported on Friday that a new group called Fix our Senate was in the early stages of getting up and running. The […]
As the Filibuster Goes, So Goes the GOP By Patrick J. Buchanan
“After abolishing the filibuster, says Obama, Democrats should ram through statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C., thereby expanding the Senate to 104 members, and adding four new Democratic senators. That new Senate, says Obama, should enact every law possible to enlarge and expand the electorate, including extending the ballot to ex-convicts.” “When the people find […]
‘Monuments to Racism’: Anti-Trump activists and RNC attendees debate separation walls in the US and Israel
The first day of the Republican National Convention passed only with new heights of bizarre offensiveness, but not violence. But there are still three more days to go. Melania Trump looks like she plagiarized Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC speech, Iowa Congressman Steve King went on MSNBC and said that white people have contributed more to […]