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Joe Manchin stands as firm as Jabel-al-Tariq

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Reply to: Axios Interview

    (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Thursday April 08 2021, @07:24PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Thursday April 08 2021, @07:24PM (#1134934)

    I saw an interview with Manchin on Axios and he actually came off fairly reasonable.

    In that interview he said he was in favor of returning to the talking filibuster where they would be forced to actually get up and speak to hold the floor (like we see on TV) instead of just sending an email (which is how it actually works now).

    I don't necessarily agree with that position but I can understand it.

    In this op ed he says he won't do anything to weaken it. So is he backtracking or does he not consider a return to the talking filibuster to be a "weakening."

    Unlike Republicans, we're allowed to disagree with each other in the Democratic party. Everybody not being in lock-step is how a party of individuals trying to govern in the best manner possible should work.

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