{"id":618857,"date":"2021-08-07T10:36:48","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T14:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=618857"},"modified":"2021-08-07T10:36:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T14:36:49","slug":"sen-sinema-warns-democrats-eliminating-the-filibuster-could-backfire-down-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sinema-warns-democrats-eliminating-the-filibuster-could-backfire-down-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Sinema warns Democrats eliminating the filibuster could backfire down the road"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fsen-sinema-warns-democrats-eliminating-the-filibuster-could-backfire-down-the-road%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=618857&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 id=\"attachment_2485263\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2485263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) speaks at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Matt York)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:31 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, August 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Democrat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) warned removal of the filibuster would backfire on Democrats in the future. While appearing on The View on Friday, co-host Joy Behar said unless Congress got rid of the filibuster, no one would be able to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Sinema responded by asking the liberal hosts to think into the future and to not act impulsively today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you eliminate the filibuster to pass that piece of legislation, then in four years or anytime when the other party gains control, without the filibuster in place, all of those voting rights protections could be easily wiped out with a simple majority vote,\u201d she explained. \u201cYou could have a nationwide ban on mail in voting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sinema\u2019s position is one also held by moderate Democrats such as Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va.). Sinema warned without the filibuster, the dominating party could jam legislation, which would be&nbsp;wiped out once the opposing party gained control.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This infrastructure bill was crafted from the center out. It is the result of months of bipartisan negotiations. And now we are considering dozens of amendments from Republicans and Democrats alike. This is how the Senate is supposed to work. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1wzJa1NZ10\">pic.twitter.com\/1wzJa1NZ10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Portman (@senrobportman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/senrobportman\/status\/1423682702499319814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/texas-democrats-plan-to-stay-in-d-c-amid-second-special-legislative-session\/\">Texas Democrats Plan To Stay In D.C. Amid Second Special Legislative Session<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) speaks at the Capitol in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Matt York) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 7:31 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, August 7, 2021 Democrat Sen. 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