MoveOn.Org’s Epting: Those Opposed to Ending the Filibuster ‘the Same Forces that Attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6th’

‘Every day that Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin side with the Republican Party that has been hijacked by MAGA enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists is another day the forces seeking to undermine our democracy get even stronger’

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EPTING: “Every day, our democracy and our freedom to vote is under attack. Every day that Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin side with the Republican Party that has been hijacked by MAGA enthusiasts and conspiracy theorists is another day the forces seeking to undermine our democracy get even stronger. More than 400 anti-voter bills have been proposed at the state level. 400! 19 states have already passed bills that will make it harder to vote, and more are eagerly awaiting on the doorstep. The forces working to suppress our vote and undermine our democratic system are acting with extreme urgency. These are the same forces that have stood behind some of America‘s greatest atrocities throughout history that we have talked about today. These are the same forces behind Donald Trump as he spread the big lie and undermined the integrity of our election system. And these are the same forces that attacked our U.S. Capitol on January 6. And I‘m sad to say, today‘s Republican Party, they haven’t denounced them. In fact, they have embraced these forces. I wish that wasn’t the case, but that is the moment we are in. So this is not a normal time. This is not just a normal vote. This is not politics at usual. It cannot and it must not be politics as usual for us and for the Democrats in the U.S. Senate. Let‘s be real. Joining the Republicans in blocking this bill or joining with Republicans to seek compromise with the very forces seeking to destroy what we are working so hard to protect against does not protect the institution of the United States Senate, it furthers the erosion of the entire American experiment.”

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