I hope @Sen_JoeManchin understands how preposterous it is to say that our government will be destroyed if we return to a time when the filibuster is almost never used or, failing that, when the party filibustering has to hold the floor.
This is such empty melodrama from Manchin.
This is such empty melodrama from Manchin.
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1397932721234710528
(PS) Where I know I deviate from many readers here is that I generally think @Sen_JoeManchin is a man of principle. I think his position on the filibuster is deeply misguided, naive, ill-considered, and destructive, but I do not buy into the idea that he loves attention or power.
(PS2) I think Joe believes he's taking the responsible route, and doesn't fully realize his "stand" has devolved into an exercise in folly and vanity—a sort of performative white-knighting where what he's trying to protect is a principle his enemies long ago burned to the ground.
(PS3) Fact is, if the filibuster goes away, Joe Manchin's power in the U.S. Senate *increases* exponentially—as he becomes the Democrats' 50th vote in many instances. Those who think his stand in support of the filibuster augments his power more than the alternative are mistaken.
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