{"id":1169455,"date":"2021-12-29T13:34:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1169455"},"modified":"2021-12-29T13:34:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:34:20","slug":"durbin-on-filibuster-reform-the-voting-rights-of-every-american-are-at-stake-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-on-filibuster-reform-the-voting-rights-of-every-american-are-at-stake-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Durbin on Filibuster &#039;Reform&#039;: &#039;The Voting Rights of Every American Are at Stake Here&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdurbin-on-filibuster-reform-the-voting-rights-of-every-american-are-at-stake-here%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1169455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1217042898-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Wednesday on CNN\u2019s \u201cNew Day,\u201d Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) pushed for changes to be made to the filibuster and the passage of voting rights legislation.<\/p>\n<p>According to Durbin, reforming the filibuster \u201chas to be done for the good of this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt can get done if we get all of the Democrats to stand behind the change and maybe even a few Republicans to realize,\u201d Durbin stated. \u201cUnder the current Republican leadership, we\u2019ve seen more filibusters, more obstruction than ever in the history of the Senate \u2014 nothing even close to it. And if we don\u2019t change the rules to go back to a Senate that truly debates and legislates and responds to the needs of America, then it\u2019s going to be a great misfortune for this country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Durbin added that \u201cthe voting rights of every American are at stake here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[F]rankly, we realize that if we don\u2019t do it soon, it\u2019s going to be too late,\u201d he advised. \u201cThere are critical issues. The voting rights of every American are at stake here. And what we are saying is if you want to stop legislation to guarantee every eligible voter has an opportunity to vote, then for goodness sakes, do more than just phone in your opposition. Stand at your desk and defend your position and be prepared to do that as long as necessary. If you want to do this by absentee ballot, you are on your own situation as a senator. That\u2019s wrong. And a talking filibuster which says if you believe it, stand up and defend it, otherwise don\u2019t stop the progress of the body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Trent Baker&nbsp;on Twitter&nbsp;<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/MagnifiTrent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@MagnifiTrent<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday on CNN\u2019s \u201cNew Day,\u201d Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) pushed for changes to be made to the filibuster and the passage of voting rights legislation. 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