Progressives Rail Against Sinema For Choosing Filibuster Over Voting Rights

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The Arizona senator drew ire from voting rights advocates at events marking MLK Jr.'s birthday.

— new legislation that combines Democrats’ two major voting rights bills — is likely to fall victim to a Republican filibuster when the majority party attempts to move to a final vote on the measure Tuesday.

The Arizona Democrat’s refusal to consider even a voting rights exception for the filibuster has infuriated Arizona residents who’ve watched the state’s Republican-controlled legislature ram throughalong party lines, making a mockery of Sinema’s purported desire for bipartisan cooperation.

 

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