Senate Republicans block voting rights bills, join with two Democrats to prevent filibuster change

Two Democrats, Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin, then joined the GOP in opposing changes to the chamber’s filibuster rules.

Republicans voted against advancing legislation that would expand early and mail-in voting and make Election Day a national holiday, among a bevy of other reforms. A motion to end debate on the voting rights measure failed in a 51-49 vote. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., holds his new conference following the Senate Democrats caucus meeting on voting rights and the filibuster on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.The impasse leaves Democrats no closer to passing election reforms they view as vital to preserving ballot access after GOP-led legislatures in states such as Georgia and Texas approved restrictive voting laws last year.

Our vote...our power!

You’re spreading misinformation

Breaking news; senate democrats fail to get enough votes to end filibuster- democracy wins

Yes. Stop the power grab !!!

Good we need common sense policies and I believe we already have the right to vote as Citizens period

we NEED LEGAL VOTING RIGHTS FOR CITIZENS ONLY

They blocked illegal voting rights. Don’t spin the facts 🤷‍♂️

Finally a headline that says what happened. THANK YOU for not forgetting the Republicans role in our ruin

Good

Stop with this crap!! We can vote! I have never been told I couldn’t nor have I had anyone me stop me. Tell the democrats to stop making Americans look stupid.

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America is broken 😔

We need something more than profound disappointment. It's obvious that Biden was not the right choice for president. Manchin and Sinema must be censored and dismissed. Sen_JoeManchin SenatorSinema

Sen_JoeManchin SenatorSinema We The People SEE and HEAR you — You’re NOT for VOTERS’ RIGHTS in the USA. WolvesInSheepsClothing — 2022 elections will turn the Senate to Democratic Majority so you won’t be needed . . .

Republicans really, really, REALLY don’t want y’all voting.

THE DEMS ARE SUNK FOR 8 YEARS IF THEY DON'T GET RID OF SCHUMER AND FIND A PUNCH BACK POTUS CANDIDATE WHO CAN STOMP ON TRUMP. DEMS NEED TO UNIFY AND GET MUCH STRONGER DEMS NEED TO BLOCK EVERY GOPBILL FOR THE NEXT 8 YEARS! PAYBACK.

So it was bipartisan.

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There is the USA, and then there are traitors and seditionists like Manchin, Sinema and the GOP. There is no in between. Enough.

Thank god.

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Change is must prolonging wastes time, energy & national priorities. It must act responsibly or where is the difference b/w elected reps and mobs, wastrels,who don't value national time.Get o/o 19th century, this is 21st century, time is most precious commodity,delay,fatal

Why does the MSM says that 'Democrats fail in passing voting rights'? Why don't say that REPUBLICANS FAIL ALL AMERICAN VOTERS? We all fail when Democracy is invalidated. Americans, beware, because you are allowing the install of a Dictator, sooner than later.

America is a failed state

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