Joe Manchin, Krysten Sinema Oppose Biden’s Call to Change Filibuster, Legalize Abortions Up to Birth
July 1, 2022 | Arizona, West Virginia
Joe Biden is calling on Senate Democrats to make a one-time exception to the filibuster rules in order to force a bill through the chamber that would legalize abortions up to birth nationwide. Such a bill would essentially override the ability of states to protect babies from abortions following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
But Biden has a major roadblock between that goal and the reality of forcing the most radical pro-abortion bill ever through the upper chamber of Congress: Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema.
The two Democrats have previously opposed changes to the filibuster and that stance apparently hasn’t changed despite the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe.
As CNN reporter Manu Raju posted on Twitter, “Manchin’s position opposing reducing 60-vote threshold for filibuster also hasn’t changed despite Biden’s comments, per spox.”
NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur confirmed that as well…. (Excerpt from LIFENEWS.COM)
