Sahil Kapur

Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur

"We are approaching a decisive moment for the country." Schumer is building to a crescendo on changing rules to pass the Freedom To Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, but he doesn't currently have the 50 votes to do it. (The 2 bills do have majority support.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Schumer says if Republicans "continue to hijack the rules of the Senate" to block voting rights and "continue paralyzing this chamber to the point where we're helpless to fight back against the big lie," he'll "consider the necessary steps" to make the Senate "adapt and act." — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenSchumer: "The Senate is going to act as soon as tomorrow. It is my intention to once again bring legislation to the floor to fight back against the threats to democracy and protect people's access to the ballot." — PolitiTweet.org

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"I'm not for breaking the filibuster, but I am for making the place work better by changing rules," Manchin says. "I wish we'd sit down with our Republican friends." Asked what rules changes Chuck Schumer will put to a vote, Manchin says he doesn't know. "No clue." 3/3 — PolitiTweet.org

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Manchin: "Now with that, I say: To make this place work better, we do need some rule changes and I think the Democrats or Republicans can agree on that, because both are frustrated." He floats 51 votes to open debate, 3/5ths present, guaranteed amendments, talking filibuster. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Manchin tells @LisaDNews on the filibuster: "I truly believe in my heart of hearts, for the sake of our country, that we have to have that ability for the minority — for what we have in this body, the way it works, the way it's always worked. We need to maintain that." 1/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Message from a progressive strategist (unaligned) responding to the base’s criticisms of Biden on voting rights: https://t.co/B4yOkGKPyv — PolitiTweet.org

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@billscher @Blahbla08277980 If you define “filibuster” as any attempt at dilatory tactics, sure, it’s as old as legislatures. But that’s not the point here. Current senate rule/process doesn’t date back 232 yrs — PolitiTweet.org

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@billscher They’re talking about the previous question rule change in 1800s, which unintentionally required consent to proceed. “Cloture” was a way around that. The 1800s rule is the root of it — PolitiTweet.org

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@billscher @Blahbla08277980 I get your pt but by this definition the House also has a filibuster. I think the conv is about what’s unique to senate — PolitiTweet.org

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@billscher “dilatory debate” occurs in the House too! (see: Kevin McCarthy.) and other bodies. when we talk Senate filibuster we generally mean opportunity for single senators to object and cloture rule, the stuff that’s unique to senate — PolitiTweet.org

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@VolbeckWasRight I think you’re conflating the previous question rule change (which enabled the blockades) with cloture (much later, designed to limit that power). I’m referring to the former. The link I posted explains it well imho — PolitiTweet.org

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Regardless, it’s politically revealing that Manchin is making such a claim. His Democratic colleagues have spent months trying to sway him on a rules change based on the history of the Senate; it doesn’t look like they’ve made much of an impression. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s @bindersab on the origins of the filibuster rule in the Senate. https://t.co/SOjbZkTItW https://t.co/MRg8s4ERVh — PolitiTweet.org

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As a factual matter, this is false. The filibuster rule didn’t exist 232 years ago and wasn’t in the original design of the Senate. It came about somewhat arbitrarily in the early 1800s and wasn’t used till decades later; eventually it became part of the Senate, but it evolved. — PolitiTweet.org

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the beauty of “woke” as a slur is that it has no definition — just emotions and vibes. makes it easy for Trump to repurpose (much as he made “RINO” mean insufficient loyalty to him) — PolitiTweet.org

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Walking the halls of the Capitol today. (📸 @somogettynews) https://t.co/b0UMgw6Aoj — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikedebonis: McConnell objects, without further comment. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mikedebonis: Schumer attempting a little political jujitsu on McConnell right now. GOP is attempting to repel rules changes by threaten… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonpost: An Indiana GOP state senator said teachers "need to be impartial" during lessons about Nazism and fascism https://t.co/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MSNBC: "The president campaigned on protecting the filibuster but he has been moving, inching in this directions for months now," @sahi… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nytimes: Survivors of the Bronx fire that killed at least 17 people on Sunday said that thick black smoke made it difficult to see and… — PolitiTweet.org

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Cold hard reality is there may be nothing the president can do to pass a major voting/election bill, because it'd require two Democrats who are deeply dug in on the filibuster to flip their positions. WH/Dems not ready to accept; want to exhaust options. https://t.co/cINsmCy7Pu — PolitiTweet.org

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Publicly, voting rights advocates are putting up a united front with Biden in a bid to salvage the cause. Privately, there is angst among some about the way the White House has handled the issue. “They are chasing a priority instead of setting it.” https://t.co/cINsmCy7Pu — PolitiTweet.org

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Scooplet: The liberal group End Citizens United is pouring $2.8 million into a new ad campaign to boost Freedom To Vote Act, nationally and in AZ WV NV NH. https://t.co/cINsmCy7Pu — PolitiTweet.org

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This afternoon, I asked @LeaderMcConnell if he'd support a bill clarifying VP's role in the electoral count process. He said it's "directly related to what happened on January 6 of 2021." "I think it’s worth discussing because it clearly needs fixing." https://t.co/cINsmCy7Pu — PolitiTweet.org

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.@SenatorRounds responds to Donald Trump: "I’m disappointed but not surprised by the former president’s reaction. However, the facts remain the same. I stand by my statement. The former president lost the 2020 election." https://t.co/GPxaiTAsaw — PolitiTweet.org

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New —> 'We need to see outcomes': Voting rights activists demand more action from Biden Some advocates see him playing catch-up on a cause he relegated to 2nd tier in 2021. Here's what they want to hear — and don't want to hear — in his speech tomorrow. https://t.co/cINsmCy7Pu — PolitiTweet.org

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New Covid-19 rule from the Biden administration: “Insurance companies and health plans are required to cover 8 free over-the-counter at-home tests per covered individual per month.” https://t.co/jZ9NbpAqOg — PolitiTweet.org

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Mitt Romney sticks up for his colleague against Trump... https://t.co/9k33baOv9g — PolitiTweet.org