THANK GOD FOR JOE MANCHIN, WHO JUST CRUSHED TWO DEMOCRAT POWER GRABS... FOR NOW

Matt Margolis-Opinion : Jun 7, 2021 PJ Media

"...I will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster. For as long as I have the privilege of being your US senator, I will fight to represent the people of West Virginia, to seek bipartisan compromise no matter how difficult and to develop the political bonds that end divisions and help unite the country we love." -Sen. Joe Manchin

[PJMedia.com] Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) will oppose the Democratic Party's legislation that would federalize elections, the For the People Act, citing the bill's overtly partisan nature. (Screengrab image)

Manchin declared his position in an op-ed in the Charleston Gazette-Mail. According to Manchin, "voting and election reform that is done in a partisan manner will all but ensure partisan divisions continue to deepen." "I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For the People Act," Manchin wrote. Manchin also laid to rest the possibility he would ever support ending the filibuster. "Furthermore, I will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster," he said. "For as long as I have the privilege of being your US senator, I will fight to represent the people of West Virginia, to seek bipartisan compromise no matter how difficult and to develop the political bonds that end divisions and help unite the country we love"... Continue reading here.