{"id":271700,"date":"2021-06-11T04:13:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T01:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/far-left-rep-claims-manchin-dooming-our-democracy-by-opposing-hr1\/"},"modified":"2021-06-11T04:13:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T01:13:41","slug":"far-left-rep-claims-manchin-dooming-our-democracy-by-opposing-hr1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/far-left-rep-claims-manchin-dooming-our-democracy-by-opposing-hr1\/","title":{"rendered":"#Far-left rep claims Manchin ‘dooming our democracy’ by opposing HR1"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Far-left rep claims Manchin ‘dooming our democracy’ by opposing HR1<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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A member of the \u201cSquad\u201d of far-left House Democrats accused Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) of \u201cdooming our democracy in the name of bipartisanship\u201d after announcing over the weekend that he would not support the sweeping federal election reform measure known as H.R. 1.<\/p>\n

Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) wrote in an essay published Wednesday<\/a> on the website Democracy Docket that Manchin did not have any \u201csubstantive concerns\u201d about the legislation, also known as the For The People Act. <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat Senator Manchin wants is a bipartisan bill \u2014 whatever it says,\u201d Jones wrote. \u201cBut if there aren\u2019t 10 Republicans willing to investigate an insurrection that almost claimed their lives, there aren\u2019t 10 Republicans willing to protect our democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cCompromising the bill simply will not solve our problem,\u201d Jones added. \u201cOur best hope remains to move Senator Manchin to choose democracy over bipartisanship.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sen. Joe Manchin has said he would not give backing to H.R. 1.<\/figcaption>
Alex Wong\/Pool via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Tuesday, Manchin met with civil rights leaders to discuss his opposition to the legislation, which is meant to counter election reform measures recently enacted in states like Georgia. Manchin described the meeting to reporters as \u201cexcellent\u201d before adding, \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody changed positions.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the civil rights leaders, Marc Morial, told CNN that Manchin was \u201cfairly well dug in\u201d in his opposition to the legislation. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe may get to a point where the dialogue reaches a dead end,\u201d Morial added.<\/p>\n

Manchin has suggested that Democrats and activists support narrower legislation that updates the Voting Rights Act to reinstate a requirement that new voting laws and legislative districts in certain states be subject to federal app<\/a>roval. <\/p>\n

However, Jones said Wednesday that legislation \u201cis no substitute for the transformative democracy reforms contained in the For the People Act. It\u2019s not even close.\u201d Jones went on to point out even if Manchin does support the narrower measure, known as H.R. 4, it is still unlikely to gain enough GOP support to win the 60 votes necessary to pass the Senate. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf we are going to make an exception to the filibuster for democracy reforms \u2014 which we absolutely must do \u2014 let\u2019s do it for legislation that is actually going to save and strengthen our democracy,\u201d Jones wrote. \u201cWe cannot let this Jim Crow relic cement the new Jim Crow \u2026 By dooming our democracy in the name of bipartisanship, Senator Manchin is betraying both.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Mondaire Jones added that compromise won\u2019t help solve the problem of passing the voting bill. <\/figcaption>
CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) have repeatedly stated that they will not support any move to abolish the legislative filibuster, which requires most legislation to receive 60 votes to pass the Senate. Though the pair are the most outspoken supporters of the filibuster, with Manchin catching most of the heat from progressives, The Daily Beast<\/a> reported Thursday that a handful of other Democratic senators quietly support Manchin and Sinema\u2019s position. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere are other Democratic members who share his reservations about eliminating the filibuster,\u201d Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told the outlet. \u201cPerhaps they\u2019re less outspoken, and perhaps less vehement.\u201d<\/p>\n

While some conservative commentators have suggested that Manchin switch parties rather than deal with continual pressure from Democrats to support far-left legislation, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told Fox News<\/a> Thursday that he was \u201cnot anticipating\u201d that happening. <\/p>\n

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Manchin has stated he won\u2019t get behind any movement to eliminate the filibuster.<\/figcaption>
Susan Walsh\/Pool via Reuters<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI do admire his willingness to protect the Senate as an institution,\u201d McConnell said of Manchin on \u201cAmerica Reports\u201d. \u201cThe filibuster is not so much about a particular issue as it is about the Senate as an institution. It was constructed in the beginning of the country to slow things down, to make sure the right things were done for the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n

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