Progressives Are Livid at Kyrsten Sinema Because She Understands Long-Term Consequences
Arizona, District of Columbia | June 22, 2021
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona has made the more progressive members of her party really mad with an op-ed published by the Washington Post on Monday night. Sinema’s op-ed argues that the need for the filibuster is greater than the need for the For The People Act (otherwise known as H.R. 1) and that sacrificing the former for the latter will be more harmful to democracy than H.R. 1 ever could help. What makes most of the progressives so furious is that she is absolutely correct.
For Democrats like Sinema, Joe Manchin, and others, getting rid of the filibuster is a sure-fire way to lose key battles down the line. In fact, Sinema outright says this in her column….
(Excerpts from RedState)