Thread by @fawfulfan

Hey @JoeManchinWV — the GOP just blocked investigating an attack of their own workplace, even after Dems agreed to everything they demanded.

If you think the filibuster will let you pass the PRO Act, the John Lewis Act, or anything else you endorsed, you're kidding yourself.

I understand your position, @JoeManchinWV. I know Robert Byrd was your friend and mentor and taught you reverence for the Senate rules. I know it's hard to be in the middle of a 50-50 Senate representing a very red state.

But democracy is at stake. You gotta get over it.

The modern filibuster has *never* been the norm. It was used sparingly until the 2010s when the GOP became radicalized.

Remember how they forced Dems to drag an ailing Robert Byrd from his hospital bed for votes? He cried "shame!" He knew the GOP was breaking his beloved Senate.

The fact is @JoeManchinWV, the GOP already rewrote the filibuster so that it only blocks Democratic legislation.

They made sure tax cuts and SCOTUS are exempt. They made sure the rest of their agenda can be passed through courts and executive action. They. Rigged. The. Game.

A few months ago @JoeManchinWV, YOU said you were open to at least a talking filibuster.

If you're not willing to eliminate it, at least reform it so that it is what you idealize it to be: not a perpetual Senate off-switch, but a tool of debate and compromise.

Save the Senate.

Again, @JoeManchinWV, I know it is hard to have all of this pressure on you. But understand, this country is at breaking point because the Senate is broken, and you're one of the only people in a position to do anything about it. We can do it your way...as long as it's SOMETHING.