In a rebuke to the AOC wing of the Democratic Party, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said on Monday that he would not be the 50th vote in favor of nuking the filibuster and packing the Supreme Court, should Joe Biden ultimately win the presidential election.
The comments, made on Fox News, have thrown some cold water on the idea that Democrats could use Kamala Harris as a tie-breaking vote in the Senate if they pick up both of the seats in Georgia that are heading to runoff elections.
This is an excerpt from Bearing Arms.
Stop worrying about progressives, this might be the reason we don’t win the Senate races in Georgia.
Good grief 🤦🏽♀️ https://t.co/r45ibpRs7K
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) November 10, 2020
In my observation Joe Manchin always talks a good fight. When push comes to shove and it’s time to vote then he tows the party line.
Yes he reminds me of Lindsey Graham.
And a # of other rinos…
I have to admit he’s probably the only person in the whole dummycrat party that’s not completely lost his mind. But if little Chucky boy pushes Manchin hard enough, Manchin usually caves and votes party line.
So he may not have lost his mind, but he certainly lost his balls.
I won’t vote to pack the court.
I also won’t lift a finger or say a word if everyone around me votes to pack the court. Just keep my head down and ignore everyone violating their sworn oath to defend the Constitution.
Because I don’t want to offend anyone. Offense avoidance is much more important to me than keeping my oath.
Why does Manchin continue to pretend to be a Democrat? He may not live up to his more moderate or even conservative public positions, but those positions are also not radical enough to be considered those of a real Democrat. Is the reality that he really has no principles and is just playing games like so many Democrats? If he does have principles, this may be time to put up or shut up.
Manchin is a member of a dying breed, Senators who put principle above party. If the Democrats win the Senate seats then he is the last defense to save our republic. If Shumar and Pelosi get their way and eliminate the filibuster while packing the court America is doomed. Erasing the Bill of Rights while increasing the Democrat voters with felons and illegal immigrants will lead to permanent one party rule. With no Bill of Rights government thugs can invade our homes to seize weapons and then jail anyone who complains. We may have had our last free 2 party election and our last peaceful protest.