Manchin won’t endorse Harris over differences on filibuster, abortion rights

[CRAIG NIGRELLI]

WEST VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT SENATOR JOE MANCHIN, WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WILL NOT BE ENDORSING KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT.

THE FORMER DEMOCRAT APPEARS TO BE OUTRAGED THAT HARRIS WANTS TO DO AWAY WITH THE SENATE FILIBUSTER IN ORDER TO PUSH THROUGH A BILL THAT WOULD GUARANTEE ABORTION RIGHTS IN THE COUNTRY.

MANCHIN TOLD CNN : “ SHAME ON HER.  SHE KNOWS THE FILIBUSTER IS THE HOLY GRAIL OF OUR DEMOCRACY. IT’S THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS US TALKING AND WORKING TOGETHER”.

MANCHIN, WHO LEFT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY EARLIER THIS YEAR, WAS REFERRING TO REMARKS THAT HARRIS MADE ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO.  SHE PLAINLY STATED THAT “ WE SHOULD ELIMINATE THE FILIBUSTER FOR ROE”.

IF THAT WERE TO BE THE CASE, IT WOULD LOWER THE THRESHOLD IN THE SENATE FROM SIXTY VOTES NEEDED,  TO JUST A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF 51 TO ADVANCE LEGISLATION.  IN THIS CASE : ABORTION RIGHTS.

SUPPORTERS OF THE FILIBUSTER, INCLUDING MANCHIN, BELIEVE IT FORCES CONSENSUS ON AN ISSUE.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, MANCHIN SAID THERE WAS NO WAY HE COULD SUPPORT

THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE – FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING IT WOULD BE VERY DETRIMENTAL TO THE U-S  AND THE COUNTRY’S STANDING IN THE WORLD IF HE BECAME PRESIDENT AGAIN. I’M CRAIG NIGRELLI, FOR MORE UNBIASED UPDATES, DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP