Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump's endorsement
Source: Politico
Sen. John Cornyn threw his support behind scrapping the filibuster to pass a voting restrictions bill President Donald Trump has called his No. 1 priority in Congress, as the Texas Republican continues to seek the presidents endorsement and stave off a bruising primary runoff election.
Trump has held off on endorsing Cornyn, the pick of top Senate Republicans, over Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a bid to pressure leadership for action on the SAVE America Act, which would enact citizenship and photo ID restrictions in elections while also targeting transgender rights. Paxton has said he would suspend his bid if the bill passes.
Cornyn, long a supporter of the Senate filibuster, came out forcefully for repealing the rule in a Wednesday morning New York Post op-ed.
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 presidents desk for his signature, he wrote.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cornyn-backs-ending-filibuster-courts-133059578.html
Desperation
Skittles
(171,229 posts)underpants
(196,138 posts)until he keeps you alive to leave you twisting in the wind.
no_hypocrisy
(54,802 posts)will it matter?
tanyev
(49,139 posts)🙄
wolfie001
(7,558 posts)Too many to count. All christo-fascists.
Kablooie
(19,101 posts)And Democrats will never hold power again so there would be no reason to retain the filibuster for them.
The Grand Illuminist
(2,037 posts)We now know it is a double edged sword.
LeftInTX
(34,155 posts)They aren't as stupid or lame as everyone says they are
I'm sure when they're back in, everyone will start to demand it again and then shit all over them for not eliminating it
LeftInTX
(34,155 posts)Response to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)
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Javaman
(65,613 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(20,846 posts)As he should.
LudwigPastorius
(14,598 posts)pay off his mistress with public money, and lie to investigators (just for starters) all in the next 6 weeks.
JustKay
(121 posts)But I'm a woman, so what the hell does he care!
(Come on, Blue Wave - don't fail us!)