TX-SEN: Cornyn bends the knee.

[RandySF]

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who is in the middle of a heated GOP runoff race, threw his support behind changing the Senate filibuster rule to advance the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act.

"After careful consideration, I support whatever changes to Senate rules that may prove necessary for us to get the SAVE America Act and homeland security funding past the Democrats' obstruction, through the Senate, and on the president�s desk for his signature,� Cornyn wrote in an op-ed published by the New York Pos

�This could be a �talking filibuster� that removes the obstructionists� free pass and makes them defend their indefensible views on the Senate floor, or it could be a different reform,� he added.

The SAVE America Act proposes requiring Americans to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. The House passed the bill in February, while President Trump threatened over the weekend to hold his signature from any other bills until the upper chamber does the same � even as the Department of Homeland Security remains shuttered.



https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5778592-trump-senate-cornyn-save-america-act-filibuster/

[spanone]

1. 'After careful consideration....' BULLSHIT.

FUCK YOU CORNYN

[ananda]

2. Wellwellwell... he doesn't think he can beat Talarico...

without suppressing the vote.

[ITAL]

9. I think it's more likely

He doesn't think he can beat Paxton without Trump's endorsement.

[ananda]

13. That makes sense. But he also wants the vote gamed.

So it's probably both.

[leftstreet]

3. So is Trump's endorsement gold or poison?

Although I suspect Trump, being Trump, is actually waiting to endorse based on who he THINKS will win. He hates backing LoSerS

[pcdb]

15. Gold for the primary; poison for the general.

If Cornyn gets the endorsement, Paxton will drop out. Then watch as Cornyn frantically tries to distance himself from Trump in the race against Talarico.

[leftstreet]

16. Ah

thanks for that observation

[rso]

4. Cornyn

Fortunately, there are still not enough republican votes to eliminate the filibuster.

[walkingman]

5. Cornyn....another holdover from the "W" Bush administration. This Texan will be glad when

you are gone.

[Prairie Gates]

6. I will never understand it: He is 74 years old - he is rich

Why on Earth would you degrade yourself for just another 6 years in the Senate.

Retire. Go enjoy your wealth. Hang out with your grandchildren. Or run for office without debasing yourself and let the chips fall where they may. Who cares?

It's the fact that people who absolutely do not NEED to grovel before Trump do it anyway that gets me. Why? Go enjoy life. You don't have to kiss this guy's disgusting ass. It's incredible.

[JT45242]

7. debasing himself for the opportunity to engage in 6 more years of insider trading and racist BS

The super rich almost always want MORE MORE MORE -- there is so much grifting to be done as a senator

[republianmushroom]

11. Power

[Prairie Gates]

14. What power can you possibly feel if you have to grovel before that mental defective?

[progressoid]

8. This is one of the bullshit topics that still plays well with the GOP base.

They've failed at family values, fiscal responsibility, teh gay agenda, drag queens, and most recently immigration.

[tanyev]

10. "May I have a pair of Florsheims, Sir?"

😒

[mopinko]

12. go ahead and force a talking filibuster. we'll read from the epstein files.