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Politics
Arizona Dems censure Kyrsten Sinema for failing to protect voting rights & democracy
Last fall, Arizona Democrats pledged to reprimand Sinema and consider withdrawing support if she did not support filibuster reform. They have now followed through on half of that pledge.
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Politics
Biden couldn’t protect LGBTQ equality. Can he protect voting rights?
Biden is turning to voting rights as an avenue to advocate for a change to filibuster rules – but not for LGBTQ rights.
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Politics
“Hot” Bisexuals have begun phone banking against Kyrsten Sinema
“Cuff your jeans, grab your iced coffee, take your SSRI, and sit sideways in your chair,” the activists organizing the phone bank said. “We’ve got to let Sinema know that representation isn’t colorful wigs and great eyeliner.”
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Commentary
Biden promised passage of the Equality Act in 100 days. We’re approaching 200.
Biden may have set unrealistic expectations for the passage of the bill, but the real problem lies in the Senate.
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Commentary
Kyrsten Sinema earns adoration from GOP & Rick Santorum for opposing filibuster reform
House Republicans were caught privately bragging about how much they love and support the out senator. “Call Kyrsten Sinema and say thank you,” Santorum said.
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Politics
Activists issue ultimatum to Kyrsten Sinema. Defend LGBTQ civil rights or we’ll elect someone else.
“I wasn’t out of the closet when I was knocking on doors for Kyrsten Sinema. I believed the lies that Sinema told to get elected, that she would look out for us.”
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Commentary
How much more will it take for Democrats to recognize that bipartisanship is dead?
The trap that Democrats keep falling into is thinking of the Republican Party as a normal political entity. It is not.
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Commentary
Joe Manchin may have officially killed the Equality Act & the rest of Biden’s agenda
Manchin, along with out senator Kyrsten Sinema, not only thinks bipartisanship is possible, but that Republicans are going to defect from the party line to collaborate on Biden’s agenda. Have they not seen Charlie Brown?
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Commentary
Democrats have a chance to pass the Equality Act but out Senator Kyrsten Sinema could screw it up
If Sinema refuses to go along, she will have the odd distinction of being a sponsor of the Equality Act and the person who singlehandedly ensured its failure.
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Commentary
Will enough Republican senators sign onto the Equality Act for it to pass? Probably not.
Thanks to arcane Senate rules, Democrats need ten Republican votes to pass the Equality Act. That’s a very tall order.