President Biden says he would SUPPORT CHANGING THE FILIBUSTER rules for codifying Roe v. Wade

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Kasie Hunt @kasie 1m
President Biden says he would support changing the filibuster rules for codifying Roe v. Wade

Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance 54s
President Biden says he favors doing away with the filibuster to codify privacy rights. Not just Roe's protections for abortion, but the full range of privacy rights including contraception & same sex marriage.

Now he needs majorities in Congress to get it done. Let's go!

Kevin Liptak @Kevinliptakcnn 3m
Biden says he supports a carveout for altering the filibuster for codifying abortion rights

"If the filibuster gets in the way it's like voting rights, it should be -- we provide an exception for this."

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[JohnSJ]

1. That is significant, and Congress needs to do this as soon as possible, before the midterms

[Demsrule86]

5. We don't have the votes unless we win. Manchin will not vote with us...I think Sinema would

ut Manchin will not...we need more votes...we can only do this if we add Senators and hold the House

[HAB911]

2. Let's do this and

expand the SC

[JohnSJ]

4. We have a chance to codify Roe, but start adding more things to it , and Manchin and Sinema won't go

for it. We have a chance for Roe, and that is what the focus needs to be, because it is highly unlikely that Manchin and Sinema will go for expansion of the SC, and there is a good chance a couple of republican Senators will go for Codifying Roe, even if Manchin and Sinema go for it, but zero chance any republican will go for expansion of the SC

[HAB911]

7. One cautious step at a time

[JohnSJ]

11. I am afraid so. Get Roe codified, then immediately follow threw with SC expansion. At least that

is how I think we have a chance to get things going.

[Demsrule86]

8. No Republicans are going to vote with us to end the filibuster. The only way is to add more

Senator and hold the House.

[JohnSJ]

12. Murkowski has already indicated that if there is an exception JUST for codifying Roe, she would go

for that. That is not eliminating the filibuster for every thing else.

I think Collins just might also

[AngryOldDem]

19. If nothing else, because Collins was outrightly lied to.

[JohnSJ]

22. I think so too. We have to try

[In It to Win It]

10. The two republican senators that will consider codifying Roe

won’t blew up the filibuster to do it

[Cuthbert Allgood]

16. I don't think Biden is advocating going nuclear.

He wants the rules changed just for this discussion.

[Lucinda]

3. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

IMO He has been waiting for the right moment

[uponit7771]

6. K&R, its ..soooooo damn refreshing to have an adult with a sound mind at the helm right now

[In It to Win It]

9. Well there it is

I think he should have let the senators lead the charge on this question but fuck it. It’s out there now! Full steam ahead!

[David__77]

13. Now vote on it, senate.

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[bigtree]

14. kick

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[Blecht]

15. Thank you, AOC!

Activism works.

Calling on our leaders to LEAD works.

Keep it up, AOC!

[bigtree]

17. fair

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[in2herbs]

26. Sounds to me like this is the Emancipation Proclamation AOC was urging

Biden to do.

[AngryOldDem]

18. YES.

[PTWB]

20. It's great that Biden is supportive of this.

But we still have Democrats in the senate on record saying they don’t support removing the filibuster. That means we don’t have the votes to remove it. And if we don’t pickup seats in November we won’t have the votes for the next two years, either.

That’s just one reason why the mid terms are so critical this year.

[James48]

21. We need

An exception for the life of the mother…country.

[patphil]

23. Women's rights and voting rights should be free of the filibuster.

Actually, I'd like to bury that idiotic, undemocratic part of Senate procedure under a few tons of fecal matter of the Bullshit persuasion.
Never to be seen or heard from again!

[Hotler]

24. That wouldn't be reaching across the isle. nt

[Just A Box Of Rain]

25. This is an incredibly high-risk move

that could really bite us in the ass one day.

A GOP dominated Senate that was unconstrained by a filibuster could make abortion illegal nationwide, end marriage equality, and engage in all sorts of dumbfuckery.

Is no one considering the downside here? Is the assumption that we will never lose the Senate?

I dunno man.

[Blaukraut]

27. No, the assumption is that the GOP will not hesitate to ditch the filibuster

And we need to beat them to it.

[BlueKentuckyGirl]

36. Exactly.

You are exactly right. The first thing Mitch McConnell will do is end the filibuster, simply so he CAN end access to abortion everywhere, even in the places it is still available.

[treestar]

28. at least those who say the Dems have no spine

can be told "I told you so" which is always satisfying.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

34. I'd happily trade a million "I told you so's"

For 3 Supreme Court seats.

[drray23]

31. if we dont act now we will never be in a position to act again

The GOP will consolidate their hold on all three branches of government and with assist from the supreme court dismantle everything including voting rights ensuring a permanent GOP dictatorship.
This is no "keeping your power dry", its an existential threat to our country and democracy.

[Salviati]

32. IMO, here's what the filibuster does:

It prevents the Democrats from passing legislation that enjoys broad popular support, furthering the narrative that "The Democrats don't do anything when they get elected into office" It also protects republicans from having to vote against said popular legislation

It prevents Republicans from passing unpopular legislation, like nationwide abortion bans, things that while wildly popular among their base would result in severe pushback from the general public. Most of the things that the republican elite want isn't subject to the filibuster anyway: Tax cuts, budget issues, judicial appointments. This allows them to keep campaigning on the 'culture war' issues, without ever having to deliver, or suffer blowback for the unpopular nature of these stances.

In the long run, I think that eliminating the filibuster is a win/win move for Democrats, and lose/lose for the current christofacist embodiment of the republican party.

[JustAnotherGen]

29. We need a few more Democratic Senators

Come November, and we can get it done.

Sinema and Manchin will NEVER vote for ending the Jim Crow Filibuster.

[samsingh]

30. we should passionately talk about expanding the supreme court to overwhelm their corruption

[DLCWIdem]

33. I thought that was a given

As he said Roe was on the boat. But it is great to be codified and explicitly stated

[BlueKentuckyGirl]

35. Filibuster

Yes, this needs to be done now! Manchin and Sinema could have prevented this whole anti-choice mess by voting to get rid of the filibuster, but they didn't. You can just bet that if Roe v Wade isn't codified now, the blue states where abortion is still protected won't be if the Democrats lose the Senate. The first thing Mitch McConnell will do is end the filibuster and abortion will be made illegal in EVERY state.

[live love laugh]

37. 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

Blow it up‼️