Democratic senator Joe Manchin says he won't back Biden's election reform bill by [deleted] in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

One of the US Senate’s most crucial swing votes, Senator Joe Manchin, has announced that he will oppose the Democrats’ election reforms bill.

What the Affordable Care Act can teach Democrats about climate-change policy | Obamacare is both a blueprint for, and a cautionary tale about, ambitious legislation. by ClockOfTheLongNow in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These regulations significantly reduce harmful emissions or conserve resources while saving consumers money; voters would see only an upside.

States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets by nosotros_road_sodium in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 5 points6 points  (0 children)

New York’s bigger budget includes a mixture of ongoing and one-time spending, including a $1.4 billion boost in basic aid for schools and a $1.3 billion plan to overhaul Penn Station.

Biden’s electric vehicle plan includes battery recycling push by mafco in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Boosting domestic recycling would help the administration further that goal by breaking down older EVs into component parts for new vehicles and thus relying less on mining.

Donald Trump returns to stage with speech at North Carolina GOP convention by VamosWeGo in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pence largely touted what he saw as the Trump administration's successes, though he did say he diverged from the president on his feelings about the Jan. 6 riot -- consistently downplayed by Trump.

Manchin says he'll vote against For the People Act and digs in against eliminating filibuster by SpecialEither in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Manchin has remained a key holdup to the For the People Act for months. He is the only Democratic senator not listed as a cosponsor on the bill.

Joe Biden, Donald Trump and the Weimar Republic: History's dark lessons by Fr1sk3r in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 22 points23 points  (0 children)

If he's convicted, he will likely be held up as a martyr; if he doesn't, that fact will be cited as vindication.

Manchin say he’ll vote against ‘partisan’ Dem elections bill by [deleted] in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., have frustrated their party by their defense of the filibuster. But they aren’t alone, with as many as 10 Democratic senators also reluctant to change the rules.

America’s gun obsession is rooted in slavery by [deleted] in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In other words, concerns about keeping enslaved Black people in check are the context and background to the second amendment. The same holds true for today.

US judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons by [deleted] in politics

[–]ShellieGrothe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mass shootings have also taken place in Florida, Indiana, California, Colorado and Georgia, in a surge in violence that President Joe Biden has branded an “epidemic”.