{"id":1491476,"date":"2022-05-25T11:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1491476"},"modified":"2022-05-25T11:14:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T15:14:56","slug":"manchin-resists-calls-to-scrap-filibuster-to-push-through-gun-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manchin-resists-calls-to-scrap-filibuster-to-push-through-gun-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchin Resists Calls To Scrap Filibuster To Push Through Gun Control"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fmanchin-resists-calls-to-scrap-filibuster-to-push-through-gun-control%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=1491476&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><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin resisted calls to scrap the filibuster while saying he supports tighter gun control following Tuesday\u2019s mass shooting at a Texas elementary school.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin called Tuesday\u2019s shooting \u201cjust absolutely horrific,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/news\/senate\/3500416-manchin-calls-for-common-sense-gun-limits-resists-filibuster-reform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou all know where I stand; I\u2019ll do anything I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manchin said \u201cit makes no sense at all why we can\u2019t do common sense things and try to prevent some of this from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sen. Joe Manchin says he would do \u201canything I can\u201d to move \u201ccommon sense\u201d gun legislation forward, but still refused to eliminate the filibuster to get gun legislation through the Senate, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jessicadean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jessicadean<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lrnfOA4egQ\">pic.twitter.com\/lrnfOA4egQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ali Zaslav (@alizaslav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alizaslav\/status\/1529233007294414849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unbelievable how we\u2019ve gotten to a society where someone could be this deranged and this sick,\u201d he reportedly continued. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/25\/these-barbarians-scarborough-attacks-republicans-manchin-over-gun-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018These Barbarians\u2019: Scarborough Attacks Republicans, Manchin Over Gun Laws)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manchin stopped short of supporting nuking the filibuster when asked whether he would consider it in order to pass gun control laws, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity. Total insanity,\u201d Manchin said.<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/uvalde-consolidated-independent-school-district-texas-elementary-active-shooter-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salvador Romas opened fire<\/a> Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Ulvade, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/tucker-carlson-biden-speech-texas-shooting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killing<\/a> at least 19 students and two teachers. A <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/24\/border-patrol-agent-killed-texas-shooter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">border patrol agent rushed<\/a> into the school and found Romas barricaded, a law enforcement official who spoke on the condition on anonymity told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/uvalde-texas-school-shooting-b4e4648ed0ae454897d540e787d092b2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Associated Press<\/a> (AP). The agent then fatally shot Romas, according to the report. The agent was reportedly injured though it is unclear how.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic West Virginia Sen. 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