Civil rights activists say they aim to convince Democrat “swing vote” Senators Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) and Joe Manchin (WV) to support ending the filibuster by accusing them of “supporting racism” and opposing voting rights for minorities.
Democrats are aiming to do away with the filibuster in order to make pressing through progressive agenda items easier. Without the filibuster, they would need just a simple majority — 50 senators plus the support of Vice President Kamala Harris — to enact major changes to federal law without the “super-majority” of 60 votes currently required.
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