WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden would speak in the coming weeks about moving to “fundamentally alter” the filibuster or even eliminate the legislative roadblock that empowers the Senate minority as he aims to pass sweeping voting laws and secure the nation’s credit.
Press secretary Jen Psaki said Americans should “stay tuned” about what changes Biden would embrace, as he appears to be warming to changing the Senate rule. Biden has previously stated he was supportive of requiring that lawmakers physically hold the Senate floor to sustain a filibuster, but on Thursday suggested he could support eliminating it entirely for some issues.
In a CNN town hall, Biden said that if Republicans refuse to provide the votes necessary to raise the debt limit — as they threatened last month before backing down on the eve of a potential government default — “I think you’ll see an awful lot of Democrats being ready to say, ‘Not me. I’m not doing that again. We’re going to end the filibuster.’”
He predicted that eliminating the 60-vote threshold to end debate on most legislation would be “difficult” beyond the debt limit, which he called a “sacred right.”
“Voting rights is equally as consequential,” Biden added, suggesting he would be open to filibuster changes to pass the long-stalled Democratic legislation as well as “maybe more” on unspecified issues.
Psaki on Friday declined to elaborate on Biden’s remarks, only to say that Biden believes “we are at an inflection point on a range of issues” and that “not getting voting rights done is not an option.”
“I think the president will have more to say about this in the coming weeks,” she added.
Biden on Thursday suggested that he had not moved sooner to support changes to the filibuster to avoid angering Senate moderates like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, whose votes he needs to pass his multitrillion-dollar domestic spending initiatives.
Biden said the negotiating process on the twin infrastructure and social benefits bills were keeping him from other legislation.
“What it’s done is prevented me from getting deeply up to my ears — which I’m going to do once this is done — in dealing with police brutality, dealing with the whole notion of: What are we going to do about voting rights,” Biden said. “It’s the greatest assault on voting rights in the history of the United States — for real — since the Civil War.”
On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats aiming to take up the sweeping elections legislation that they have claimed would serve as a powerful counterweight to new voting restrictions taking effect in conservative-controlled states.
But there were signs that Democrats are making headway in their effort to create consensus around changing Senate procedural rules.
Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats, recently eased his longstanding opposition to changing the filibuster rules, which create a 60-vote threshold for most legislation to pass.
“I’ve concluded that democracy itself is more important than any Senate rule,” said King, who acknowledged that weakening the filibuster would likely prove to be a “double-edged sword” under a future Republican majority.
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The total destruction of America. “In a CNN town hall, Biden” had no clue where he was at, right “dementia” Joe?
Pelosi can’s get her bills passed by Halloween so instead of calling Ghostbusters it’s the Filibuster busters.
If there’s something strange
In your Congress hood
And you can’t pass a bill
As you legally should?
Who you gonna call?
Filibuster busters.
If there’s something weird
And it don’t look good
And your President’s head
Is made of wood,
Who you gonna call?
Filibuster Busters.
An invisible executive
Sleepin’ in his bed
Without a cogent thought
Abiding in his head
Who, who you gonna call?
Fillibuster Busters
If you’re seeing things
Running through your head
And you wanna pass a bill
Too long to be read
Who can you call?
Filibuster busters.
That was funny!!
“LET Joe Biden Fix It” The Filibuster, ” in this Case, ‘ Right, ‘ Like He ” Fixed , ” The Illegal Immigration Problem ..
“What it’s done is prevented me from getting deeply up to my ears — which I’m going to do once this is done — in dealing with police brutality, dealing with the whole notion of: What are we going to do about voting rights,” Biden said. “It’s the greatest assault on voting rights in the history of the United States — for real — since the Civil War.”
Joe—you’re already not only up to your ears—you’re in way over your head.
“Biden said that if Republicans refuse to provide the votes necessary to raise the debt limit —
We’re going to end the filibuster.”
The Traitorous socialist Democrat Party’s puppet president has shown their objectives.
The “Socialist Democrat Party State” political officers, Gestapo, Woke and Cancel Culture are just getting started.
You will obey, be loyal and support the “Socialist Democrat Party State” or you will be classified as
“Enemies of the State”.
You will obey, be loyal and support the “Socialist Democrat Party State”, Comrade.
Increase Taxes on everything and bring American commerce and economy to its knees.
Then access power and retain it by any means available –
no matter the costs to the people, the government or the nation.
This socialist democrat Party has become our country’s most destructive and deadliest ENEMY!
Another reason you NEVER elect a Senator with no executive or business experience to the executive office who mixes Executive power with Legislative power like gin and tonic to keep his crew and his party drunk on power. For one who spent his life in Congress he knows better what the Constitution demands of him but again he chooses to grasp naked power over the naked truth reflecting more his son Hunter caught on a video in a drugged-out stupor than a George Washington who refused the crown after the war, when offered it from his troops. Even Jimmy Carter is looking good when compared to Joe as a leader. Ending the filibuster will end in THE PEOPLE ending his career like The Sioux ended Custer.
MORE AND MORE they are wanting to turn our nation into a tyranny….
Senate Republicans blocked Democrats aiming to take up the sweeping elections legislation that they have claimed would serve as a powerful counterweight to new voting restrictions taking effect in conservative-controlled states.
* You must prove that you are who you say you are.
* You can only vote once.
* You must be a U.S. registered voter.
* You must be a U.S. citizen.
* You must be alive.
Amendment- 10 states that any power not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution belongs to the States and the people.
The socialists have already shown that they have no regard for the constitution, or anything else that might hinder them destroying our constitutional republic and turn this nation into another bankrupt socialist country. Biden and the stooges that control him are pushing this country closer and closer to us having that second American revolution to free us from an unjust government.
T THAT we need to add
A) you must be COGNIZANT ON the laws and rules of our constitution, to even REGISTER to vote.
Since he is not longer in the Senate it’s no longer any of his business, it’s for the Senators to decide. he forgets how mant time the Democrats used to block legislation and like changing the rules for the approval of judges which burnt them when they weren’t in power, the very same can happen with this idea. The idea of the Senate was to deliberate the issues, the filibuster gives pause to do just that, but the Dems are in a hurry to get their way before they are voted out of office knowing it will be difficult to undo what they are doing.
Ahh but you forget, to commucrats, they care NOT IF ITS ANY Of their business.. THEY WANT TO RULE PERIOD< and will do what ever they have to, to ensure it.
The Socialist, Communist democrat party should realize that ” What goes Around Comes Around , ” And ending “The Filibuster Could end Up Biting The democrats In The Asx.!
Not really since if they END the fillibuster, THEY WILL SHOVE their voter ‘reforms’, through, which will ensure they NEVER AGAIN lose an election…. So what would they fear it ‘coming back around on them’??
If Biden and the Democrats kill the filibuster it’s because they know it is the end of the United States. They will immediately overhaul the Election process so that anyone can vote If a Election just happens not to go their way, what the heck their in power with no one to stop them, so change the results to meet their needs .So kiss the US goodbye and get ready to welcome Soros “Open Society ” of the Forth Reich.
Faroutfreak , sotheseedsoclibdrty2 democrat President, Joe Biden is going to fix the illegal immigrant problem, “That Horse Ha Already left the Barn ” and its too late for Joe Biden to fix that problem , OH well, Its On to the next problem, thats right after Joe Biden gets his daily Nap In. ..! First things First.
Biden has previously stated he was supportive of ….. a filibuster, but on Thursday suggested he could support eliminating it entirely for some issues.
Someone explained that the Democrats were successful in taking over.
I KNOW Biden thinks he was a Senator for 370 years (go look it up), but, as President, he has NO SAY in the RULES of the Senate (including the Filibuster).
Of course, the Majority can (try to) do whatever it wants, but just remember Mitch McConnell’s warning to Harry Reid over the end of filibuster for judicial nominees! If you can’t remember, go ask Merrick Garland!
Democrats think ANYTHING that stands in the way of THEM exercising tyrannical power is BAD, and needs to be changed – until the Republicans regain control of Congress, and use the VERY CHANGE the Democrats made against them! THEN the CHANGE is BAD!
Let’s face it… Democrats are just POWER HUNGRY tyrants! Neo-Dictators!
So pinocchio joe is going to speak in a few weeks, hell he can’t even hold a conversation at the moment what would make his handlers believe he will be able to in a few weeks?