Al Franken On Voting Rights Bill: ‘It'd Be Mitch McConnell Who Ended Our Democracy’
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2021
- On the filibuster and the Senate voting rights bill, Former Sen. Al Franken tells Joy Reid, 'This is about our democracy. If we lose this one, if we allow elected Republican officials to overturn elections, our democracy goes away.' Dr. Christina Greer also joins The ReidOut to discuss.
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Props to Biden for calling those two out, even if he didn't name them. They know who they are, and so do all of us. To have the President of the United States to call out your selfish reasons for doing these things is a historic blemish on their resumes.
While we are getting rid of the filibuster, let's get rid of Sinema & Manchin.
I approve this message.
Lol so cancel culture because they don't agree with you? 🙄
@@MsHashy420 No, "cancel culture" to save our democracy.
Al Franken should have never resigned. He was swift boated by political correct members of his own party while the Reps sat back and snickered. That's why you won't see Reps swift boating Gaetz or MTG to resign.
Except there was photo evidence of his mistake in the case of Franken
He could always run again.
@@TheRealCrimdor Which was nothing more than a tacky camera angle trick that alarmists including that opportunistic 🐚 Gilibrand treated as actual sexual assault.
@@TheRealCrimdor There is audio of Trump bragging about sexual assault, audio of him hitting on a 10 year old, photo evidence of him hanging out with mobsters he denied knowing, and the scam university yet Republicans made him their leader.
@@TheRealCrimdor is your Venmo private or not......(Gaetz)
Man I miss Al Franken in the Senate. He’s brilliant.
He never should've left!
That's why he was set up by Roger Stone-- to get rid of him.
@@lakeinator 1st it was hard to decipher what you were saying I guess English is not your 1st language!2nd if you were saying the election was a fraud then you are dead wrong!
Pushing Franken out was one of the stupidest things the dems ever did.
1,000%!!!!
It was stupid, but it helped Sen. Doug Jones (D) from Alabama to win on high moral ground against an accused pedophile by a slight margin. Sen. Doug Jones did an excellent job in office but did not win re-election when he faced a former Auburn football coach-who refused to debate, didn’t know the three branches of government, and later voiced support for the insurrectionists. Very frustrating situation.
Keep the faith, y’all. Thank you for your outspokenness, Sen. Franken.
Seems like you still believe the democratic party is genuinely into politics
And senima was the loudest voice to do it.
@@richardthurmond7103 You're confused. It was Kirsten Gillibrand. Sinema wasn't even in the Senate, this is her first term.
If you need to count on Sinema to make changes neccessary to help, unfortunately I think the US is screwed. Her response to Biden was ridiculous and unintelligent. While she happily stood beside a Republican senator on their joyful day outside.. Her behavior, how she spoke and what she said gave me a strong feeling that she is working with the Republicans.
which goes to show you, it is vitally important we know who we are voting for. How do we know candidates are not republicans who claim to be dems so they get in there? Last straw for me on sinematic, was her theatrical thumbs down on the minimum wage vote...a vote she barely bothered to even do.
Sometimes I think they are plants. If they do enough despicable things, come voting time no one is going to want to vote for another Democrat and will probably vote Republican. This in turn gives the Republicans two added seats making them the majority. This of course given if the same senators are reelected or remain because they are not up for reelection.
@@e-spy totally agree. Certainly worthy of a good B-slap.
Gave me the strong feeling that she's taking dark money, more to the point.
I wonder if she has bi-partisan and bi-sexual confused.
With Democrats like Sinema & Machin who needs Republicans
Trojan horses.
Exactly!😡
Exactly
😆🤣 true
When you have activist anchors when you have Joy
Mitch stated - "Me and my colleges will do anything to stop the Biden Administration."
What else needs to be said.
@Chris Merkel Hi, how are you?
I believe Moscow Mitch said the same thing about President Obama. He’s despicable.
@@uwsgrrrl9981 He did and the party blocked everything during the Obama Presidency.That’s why we’re in this situation now. I guess Manchin and Cinema has forgotten that. Joe Biden better not make the same mistake. He needs to do everything he can right now to pass the necessary laws to save our democracy. Playing with Trump Republicans is going to cause us more suffering. Trump Republicans don’t move for there voters but their own interest. They stick together regardless of the consequences. Democrats are losers. Sympathetic to change. They need a backbone. Kamala and Biden not strong enough leaders.
This is a fight against Fascism.
Most every effort by democrats is a fight against fascism!
Yes it is
Sinema says "change your behavior" is the solution to bipartisanship. Republicans won't change their behavior as long as Trump and McConnell are in charge of the GOP.
The two we are waiting for to change their behaviour are Joe manchin and seminar.
Thee filibuster itself is the result of more than one change to the rules!
As Franken mentioned senators had to be present for the lengthy speech, initially. The 2/3 vote came later.
The rules have already been changed more than once.
@@robinbanks66
Manchin and Sinema aren't fit to advocate "changes in behavior" for Dems, who need to OUST that traitorous twosome.
She was in Texas conoodling w/ Republiklans while she made that statement.
She needs to change her behavior, as Republiklans are not just opponent's, they are now the enemy......
Edit;
*She was in Tucson conoodling w/Republikkkan
She wants Dems to change their behaviour to become Nazis right with her.
We miss you in the Senate Al.
Good ole boy MITCH MCCONNELL Living proof of zombies. JUST LOOK AT HIM
Turtle in his shell..for life
McConnell makes most turtles seem bad when they are not. He's a mean spirited crusty old Snapping Turtle in a swampy backwater bayou who eats everything he can snap up & hates everyone!
I'd rather not
“We have to change our behavior...”
Senator Sinema, have you met the GOP? What are you smoking?
What is she smoking?
change YOUR behavior, lady...no re-election for you!!!
How is Sinema different than Marjorie tater? Typical ignorant trump cultists.
@@maryherrera7893 Sure ain't regular cigarettes
Always like to see Al Franken. Wish he was still in the Senate.
A perfect example of how the Dems don't fight the Repubs on a level playing field. They do things infinitely worse than he ever did and they just say stuff it. We take the high road and will never win doing so.
he should be still in the senate for our world
The brother hood of women abusers is strong.
He needs to run again!
Kick both out of the senate!! Protest them everywhere they go. Don’t give them a moments peace until they get in line or resign from office
Or maybe you could vote them out. Oh right a fair vote might not go YOUR way.
@@KaiserBlade yeah a “fair” like the one they’re setting up for 2022, trying to block every vote they can to stop the majority from voting them out. That kind of fair, right? F🤡
@@KaiserBlade Trump lost fair and square! Put the Koolaid down!
@@patriciajones474 why are there 13million more votes than registered voters? Don't you want to know as well?
@@KaiserBlade Oh go away TROLL. Stop parroting the conspiracies.
"Change your behavior" is like saying we don't need laws to prosecute rapists, we just need people to stop being rapists.
I agree Jonathan! Hoping people "behave" is great n all, but we need fair and equitable laws that are reflective of what the majority of Americans want! Jim Crow is coming back hard and that is bigtime scary!
dont forget aoc said we dont need prisons
@@deb3376 Fox News published the rest of her tweets on that subject. Sorry, but you're not even getting the gist of it correct.
@@deb3376 I can't seem to copy the link but it's entitled: "Ocasio-Cortez defends tweet promoting idea of 'prison abolition', pushes 'just alternatives to incarceration' by Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News. It'll tell you a lot more than what you were telling us.
@@deb3376 Nice try on deflecting. It doesn't work.
Sinema and manchin's finances need to be looked at, something is up.
By your logic, so does Liz Cheney, mitt Romney and Susan Collins?
@@franciscofakelastname439 I agree we all know Trump was a b billionaire since the 1980s
how do you explain Obama and Biden going from lifetime public servants to $10 million mansions after they serve
explain
@@shdmd2118 book deals, investments, higher paid positions etc.
@ SH DMD if he was a billionaire, why did he keep declaring bankruptcy?
We never saw the tax returns to verify his income
@@shdmd2118 Money from books,appearances,investing wisely. The Obamas were building egg nests while he was in office. Fully disclosed in his asset and tax statements. Do you think that the GOP in congress would live that down if he didn't disclose? Remember, This is the guy that they claimed had to produce his birth certificate to prove that he was U.S. born. This is the guy who wore a tan suit one day and they called it an attack on decorum! They looked for everything that they could to make him look bad. They even vowed to make him a one term president. Don't think stupidly........please.
Senator Sinema and Her friend Joe Mancin needs to be primaried by Democrats..
You need to wake up! Do you really want Rethuglicans to have absolute power when they are the majority? I can't believe all these Leftist news clowns are ripping Sinema for her views. Sounds like the Rethuglicans that ousted Liz Cheney for standing up for what's right. Ever seen "Mr. Smith goes to Washington."?
GOP busy trying to keep people from dropping off their election ballots but they can stay home and filibuster. WTH?
@@MeanGeneSanDiego Did you not listen to a word Frankin said? (Or anyone on the left who has been sounding the alarm for that matter?) If Republicans get the House in 2022 it won't matter if the filibuster is gone. the GQP have made it perfectly clear they want power at all costs even if it means the end of democracy!
@@IMSiegfried Sorry, Dear. You're reply makes zero sense. If the Rethuglicans gain power, our only defense against Rethuglican tyranny is the filibuster. Get it? Go watch "Mr. Deeds goes to Washington" now. Seriously!
@@MeanGeneSanDiego Spoken like a true mesmerized Trumper ….
We need Al Frankin back in politics
They both walk talk and look like republicans not Democrats otherwise they'd be saving democracy.
"They need to change their behavior" - Yes Sen. Sinema, change YOUR behavior and stop being so passive when fascists are trying to destroy everything you've fought for before you sold out to McConnell.
@@vegathesagepigeon4527 They could. It would be for the worse.
Do you really want to trash the filibuster? Wait till the Rethuglicans are in power! Haven't you seen "Mr. Smith goes to Washington"?
@@MeanGeneSanDiego You don't think the Republicans won't eliminate it themselves the next time they are in power? Kiss democracy goodbye, their plan is to stay in power once they get it.
...........Let give you some stats to educate yourself on. Remember...this is just Arizona. Think of the fraud in corruption filled cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Detroit, Atlanta, Milwaukee and many more.
Voter Fraud Arizona
42,000 people voted more than once
15,000 dead people recorded as voting
19,000 voted that didn’t have residence in Arizona
8,000 votes from non existent addresses
15,000 votes from commercial or vacant addresses
4,000 non citizens voted
130,000 unique instanc
Joe Biden is telling you White Supremacy is the most critical issue in America, 🇺🇸 when you can fit every one of them in a small High School football stadium......so much more. America is being scammed. Enormous proof of voter fraud in Arizona. No logical person could say this election was close to legitimate. 100 million Harvested, mail In ballots with no picture Identification ??? America was HOODWINKED!!
@Garrett Grant Hi, how are you?
Why would anyone want a group of "constant whiners" making decisions that affect us all. The ENTIRE GOP does nothing but cry.
What is Sinema’s rationale for holding office? She could not be more apathetic or less engaged. Given that her two main priorities are trolling the media, and owning the libs, she really should consider switching her party affiliation.
Al Franken's perspectives are many times in alignment with my own.
The Manchin and cinema seem to hang around the republicans a lot these days.
They are Republicans.
Moles
You know it all the way. They are undercover GOP.
Real Judas's
*$$$*
McConnell said his goal when Obama was elected was to make sure he would be a one term president. Now he's saying he's focusing 100% of his effort on stopping Biden. It makes no sense at all that anyone would believe we can have bipartisanship with the current Senate.
Unfortunately McConnell is playing Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema like a fiddle!
@@rickkeeton9246 or rewarding them. The saying the root of all evil is money. Follow the money if it's not money that motivates them it's got to be power
Franken is out but Gaetz and Green are still the darlings of the Republicans. Crazy.
Gov cuomo still in after 9 of his accusations so what’s your point. But yes if they’re found guilty they should be in jail.
@@RealRUclips33 the point is that every Democrat chastised Cuomo and called for him to step down. The Republicans abide and even coddle Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
@@SkyP1e that’s the straight up truth! Dems need to quit thinking the republicans are going to play by the rules! I’m sorry but it’s time to play the game!
@@SkyP1e Biden never stepped after Tara reade credibly accused him
@@matthewdarnell3535 they did. Biden is president and he was credibly accused
"Hunting down the mythical creature - bipartisanship". Hilarious!
I have never seen it! It’s like Sasquatch!🙈🙈🙈🙈
This is after 12 years of Mitch McConnell blocking all democratic input. Totally partisan.
Especially when one gang is full blown authoritarian!
Manchin & Synema --- SABATEURS !!! Write them off and vote them out.
That's all we need to do for this toxic go*ns .
💯 Something smells fishy... i don't trust those two. 🤨
I think that Al Frankin’s idea on how to reform the filibuster is a great idea
@John Everson Hi, how are you?
And how do you intend to do that without bipartisanship?
The last Senator to Talk through a Filibuster until his voice was only a whisper was Senator Bernard Sanders (8 1/2 hours)
That's why we love Bernieiiiiiiiiiiii. One of the reasons anyways.
Bernie 2024 & Bernie 2028
@@jamviator Bernie forever because we'll never find another one like him.
He da BEST❣
*“Change your behavior”…says the lady who didn’t even show up to vote.*
Lady? Where?
@@janedavis104 hear, hear!
She didn't show up so later she can say she didn't vote for it, even though she currently claims she supported it. I'm with Joy in her assessment on this, but our anger at the 2 turncoats isn't going to fix this situation. I'm scared.
It's not TO this country, it's FOR this country. Unlike what Moscow Mitch does.
The GOP and their leader D.J. Chump are Fascist plain and simple!
@@chrismerkel9604
Defeating them is essential;
No two ways ABOUT it!
Sinema and Manchin have presented no legitimate excuse for their obstructive behaviors against Democracy!
...........Let give you some stats to educate yourself on. Remember...this is just Arizona. Think of the fraud in corruption filled cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Detroit, Atlanta, Milwaukee and many more.
Voter Fraud Arizona
42,000 people voted more than once
15,000 dead people recorded as voting
19,000 voted that didn’t have residence in Arizona
8,000 votes from non existent addresses
15,000 votes from commercial or vacant addresses
4,000 non citizens voted
130,000 unique instanc
Joe Biden is telling you White Supremacy is the most critical issue in America, 🇺🇸 when you can fit every one of them in a small High School football stadium......so much more. America is being scammed. Enormous proof of voter fraud in Arizona. No logical person could say this election was close to legitimate. 100 million Harvested, mail In ballots with no picture Identification ??? America was HOODWINKED!!
MOSCOW mitch does for trump and PUTTING.
@@ynotttt Where did you get these numbers "Nightmare on Republicon Street"?
I wish Al was back in the senate
You and any many more. Al was by far my favorite.
Why, Why Did He Ever Step Down?
@@antoniosaxon8605 A GPQ character assassination job and some dumb Democrats joined in trying to get Al to quit!
Indict trump, convict trump, send trump to prison. Then this nonsense will end. 🙂
I'm not sure that would end the nonsense, but I'm more than willing to give it a try. 🙂
...........Let give you some stats to educate yourself on. Remember...this is just Arizona. Think of the fraud in corruption filled cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Detroit, Atlanta, Milwaukee and many more.
Voter Fraud Arizona
42,000 people voted more than once
15,000 dead people recorded as voting
19,000 voted that didn’t have residence in Arizona
8,000 votes from non existent addresses
15,000 votes from commercial or vacant addresses
4,000 non citizens voted
130,000 unique instanc
Joe Biden is telling you White Supremacy is the most critical issue in America, 🇺🇸 when you can fit every one of them in a small High School football stadium......so much more. America is being scammed. Enormous proof of voter fraud in Arizona. No logical person could say this election was close to legitimate. 100 million Harvested, mail In ballots with no picture Identification ??? America was HOODWINKED!!
Ynott, Where did you get your stats? Oh my gosh, the hoodwinked person is YOU!
@@lindadunn7656 ..... These stats have been confirmed by several fact checking organizations. Also confirmed by whistleblowers in the Biden administration. Their identity is protected by law as are the sources. They cannot be revealed for their personal safety would be in jeopardy. They might be the same anonymous sources used in the Russia investigation. Anonymous sources MUST remain anonymous. [i.e Adam Schiff] America has been HOODWINKED!!!
Your out of your liberal mind
The Senate...where democracy goes to die.
The repug Senate...
Really miss Al Franken. He was so real.
Renee, read some of Al Franken's
books.THEY are WELL DOCUMENTED. Several pages of footnotes and EASY TO READ. I love Al Franken since he was a writer for Saturday Night Live!
@@sandrahunter5845 - Agreed!
Real nuts
Manchin and Sinema are getting paid.
Mitch better have my money.
That's why the "NAACP thing" could be important. If somebody's doing their homework, what big investment businesses don't want anything to do with perceived racism, worse ones with zero tolerance?
Add a full court press by action groups...
Who's paying?
Hurray for Al Franken. A bright mind sorely missed in the senate, with thanks to Kirsten Gillibrand, Jackie Speier and some of their friends. Great politics ladies!
Exactly! I've never forgiven Gillibrand.
"The way to fix that is to change your behavior, not to eliminate the rules or change the rules..." the Filibuster isn't even in the CONSTITUTION and was made to eliminate the rules. What is she even talking about?! How is she a U.S. Senator? The first thing we need to do is eliminate this crap that isn't in the Constitution.
Tell the Republicans to change their behavior see where it gets her!
WE MISS AL FRANKEN. BRING HIM BACK IN FROM THE DESERT. HE'S DONE HIS PENANCE.
Al Franken was set up by GOP. He never did anything wrong.
EXACTLY!!!
@@sandrahunter5845 just forcing women to kiss him then calls it a joke. he openly admitted it was wrong. his going was just.
Moscow Mitch resign
@@how2gamebadly Hi there, feel free to show where he "forced women to kiss him".
You have what 267 Democrats and out of all of them only 2 only holding them back. It's like we all want chicken but we have vegans at the table so guess what guys....no meat! Forget the fillabuster. Figure out how to deal with party members who are out of line.
Biden needs to threaten them.
@@mikeswafford532
The VOTERS, need to threaten them
Synema and Manchin are both Dino's
Yes, Senator Franken-make an appointment with the President right now!!!!
Her comments are so stupid "we should change behaviour, not the rules!".
Them why do we have laws, and not just a bunch of therapist mandated.
The rules are ment to be in place for people that dont change behaviour and keep doing stuff thats wrong, like the republicans at the moment.
That is the right solution. 41 senators on the floor + related talking (no green eggs) The intention of the filibuster is to air the arguments for and against.
190 million people represented by their senators voted for the 1/6 commission. 105 million against. The minority prevailed. Easily.
End democracy for what a North Korea type regime I don’t get it.
It's getting to the point where it's getting very difficult for Republicans to win elections, which is why they do their gerrymandering and voter purges. Despite this, it's still hard for them especially since the younger generation is more progressive, so they are becoming more desperate to find new methods to hold onto power. Their next step is to end democracy and declare themselves the forever rulers.
@@wallacewallaby5782 yes! This is what I don't understand, t#### wants total fealty. Why do so many people like him? He's never shown any concern for anyone but himself. He would never do what's best for the country. He does what's best for him. Why can't his followers see that?
The solution is not to change behavior, it is to change senators.
How is it civilian Democrats recognize the peril but somehow Manchin and Sinema don't?
Because they are with the fascist
@@mikehorton6195 Apparently
"Change your behaviour"she says,Mitch must have had the best laugh for the week when he heard that,a week ago it was manchin so these two are what Mitch must have dreamt of all his life.
@David Keogh Hi, how are you?
@@cindysmith1563 well hello from ireland.
Great to see Al. I subscribe to his channels. I'd like to mention his push for police CIT (Crisis Intervention Training). He has a very cheap, eastablished method that would be a great way to improve our policing situation. One that the Federal government could recommend and assist departments in getting. Please take a look at it.
Al I speak for myself
Everyone loves you
We miss you on the floor
But we are watching you
With the love you deserve.
I second that!!
I love Al Franken!
Democrats need to get on the ball. Get people to register to vote and get them to the polls.
Do things that get people interested in voting.
Franken's idea for the filibuster sounds good. Let the American people hear the debate.
I think Manchin and sinema are getting paid off.
Sinema is looking up to Cornyn like she’s asking for permission.
She acts like someone who just downed her 5th Valium of the day and isn't quite sure where she is. She's inane and feckless.
Sinema is running ads making her sound like a reasonable person, all the while acting like anything but. In AZ, it was her or Martha McSally. Talk about a rock and a hard place.
I agree, all either party will have to do next election is get a sane and reasonable person and they are in. Oops, never mind.
Truly Americans have lost brave man like Al and a mind of conscious and sanity
It's not "filibuster or X". It's filibuster or Voting Rights (supported by the majority of people --where you live).
Oh... It's all about behavior . What an Einstein
I find her suspect doing an interview with a republican that
_"Keep the faith in WHAT?!"_
EXACTLY
Sounds like she's talking to pre school kids.
Called condescension
Kirsten is a fake representative, she’s a very different person than who she pretends to be.
Former Senator Franken has some great points. I remember when he was a star on S.N.L. ~~~ He was terrific then & he is terrific NOW !!!!
I miss being able to call Al my Senator.
Al we need you miss your wise words and sound votes. Vote by Mail
@Kevin B Willson Hi, how are you?
Maybe Senator Manchin just loves attention, even negative attention. Same for Senator Sinema.
Sinema is standing up for Democracy! Wake up!
@@MeanGeneSanDiego: Which democracy? It’s already dead in the senate, Moscow Mitch killed it! 🙄
@Hugh Graham Hi, how are you?
@@cindysmith1563 Good. Thank you.
This bipartisanship looks like George McFly, negotiating with Biff.
I thought you weren't supposed to negotiate with Domestic Terrorists, which bullies are. "If they are not all destroyed, it will be Civil War without end."
This is Civil War: The Reawakening.
We've always needed Senator Al Franken's HEART & SOUL in the lawmaker's business. I MISS AL's HEART & humor!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Al, you can call me Betty. A rose, or a turd, would smell the same by any other name. The filibuster can be a rose or a turd. I like your modifications.
Sinema is clearly doing the bidding of her donors who don't want anything to change because they benefit from the status quo.
Watch "Mr. Smith goes to Washington" The filibuster is the only safeguard against Majority Tyranny. Sinema is absolutely right. Left wing media sounds just like the Rethuglicans that dumped Liz Cheney for standing up for Democracy.
@@brettany_renee_blatchley Easier for you to jump on the reactionary bandwagon, than think, isn't it? The Topic was the filibuster. Can you stay on topic? Or do you just want to rant?
After all the hard work we put in to get the ever so small majority, all the knocking on doors and us on the left literally standing in line for so many hours, it's the equivalent of work day hours! Alllll of that and now we have these idiots standing in our way after we were celebrating winning Georgia!!! Dancing in the streets and John Legend singing Ray Charles song, Georgia , and we still have to put up with stonewalling foolishness FROM OUR OWN PARTY😡!!!! It angers me beyond words because what's suppose to be the main thing in our country, WE THE PEOPLE ,can't catch a break!!! This country isn't about the we people the anymore,now it's about what kinda money you workin' wit and the lighter the pigmentation of your skin is, the better your life will be in every way!!! This country is a total let down and embarrassment and I'm glad that the whole world is witnessing how our country gets down!!!!
If we can just move to America, we'll be able to accomplish having the American dream? Don't make me laugh, people from all over the world who use to dream about coming to America don't wanna be bothered with America anymore and I can't fault them at all for that.
Oh yeah, "we are the welcoming tent"-- except for progressives --give me a break
Man I miss Al Franken...he's so brilliant and we need these kind of minds fighting to maintain what's left OUR democracy!
Franken stepped down for allegations that were everyday routine business in the Trump administration who would just dismiss as fake news and move on.
How in the world does behavior stop a bill,it's not behavior but "big lie mentality "that is opposing bills
Huey Long starts reading different recipes for salad dressing on the senate floor for 24 hours.
It could be a rule that the filibuster must be on topic.
@@danielkruger4305 Exactly!
Thank you for having Sen. Al Franken; he is one of the most intellectual men I've heard speak .
Al needs to run for some national office.
Why are no journalists asking Cinema and Manchin why they won’t return the filibuster to a painful process! That’s the ONLY thing that made the filibuster a useful tool to create bipartisanship!!! Y’all all keep asking them why they support it instead of making the filibuster a useful tool!!!
Joy Ann i love you and have been enjoying your recent transformation. This is petty but i have to say it almost compulsively. Burn that blouse
Like McConnell cares at this point!
Al Franken should run again. The people elect not the party. He should never have resigned
Al Franken should run for office again.
Moscow Mitch.
Un Patriotic.
"Damm What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Turtle"!!!
Do manchin and sinema think Moscow Mitch is just kidding on????????
Al you need to be back in the senate. This country needs people like you.
YES! Mr. Smith was what the filibuster was abiut; not Mitch McConnell
Joy is SOo Pretty!
Filibuster needs to go. It has caused gridlock in our Senate for way too long.
I love Al's solution to the filibuster. It doesn't end the filibuster, but it would be difficult to pull off. A filibuster shouldn't be easy. It should be hard.
Love to see Franken still so involved. His idea of a filibuster is how it should be.
I simply don't understand Sinema from Arizona. She will be a one term senator, so might has well do the right thing and vote to change the direction of this country toward more justice and equality. If she does not , the Dems will not elect her. She and Manchin can't recognize all the issues at stake. What are those two afraid of?
Here's me thinking democracy was a simple majority!!!American democracy is finished.very very dangerous.😠😠😠😠😠
There has got to be a term limit on the people on our government! McConnell and Pelosi needs to go home and RETIRE
GET ON THE TEAM, Manchin and Sinema, or get off the team; bipartisanship has been clearly dismissed by the GOP, clearly all they want to do is obstruct, so DO YOUR DAMNED JOB!!
I still haven't forgiven Franken for stepping down.
Dems need to get rid of Manchin and Sinema.
Change your behavior, yes Sinema, change your behavior and support the Dems to support Democracy!!! So bloody stubborn.....
And AGAIN I say...FOLLOW THE MONEY!!! Manchin and Sinema are being PAID OFF!!! Do you think the retrumplicans are ABOVE BRIBERY???
Thank you for this reporting, Joy!
Manchin and Sinema are in districts with a lot of Republicans and they want to keep their seats PERIOD!
@Alex B Jones Hi, how are you?
Love Franken's filibuster modification ideas. The current format is disgustingly undemocratic!
Well think if all I know is what you’ve taught me. Then why am I so far behind?