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Senator Kyrsten Sinema (R-Arizona) faces a serious ultimatum from one of his biggest supporters of statistics. Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods has now reached his breaking point with Sinema’s position on filibuster, according to HuffPost.
Woods, a former Republican who worked on the late Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) presidential campaign but switched to the Democratic Party in 2018, endorsed Sinema during his election campaign in 2018. Now he appears to be concerned by the decision he made. made to do it.
On Friday, June 4, Woods raised concerns about Sinema’s continued support for the filibuster.
“I think Senator Sinema and every senator should support ending the filibuster for the Voting Rights Bill,” he said, adding: “Keep Jim Crow’s filibuster on while losing some of those fundamental voting rights that are at the heart of our democracy is absurd. ”
“Sen. Sinema should know that, and so does Senator Manchin, ”said Woods, referring to Senator Joe Manchin (DW.Va.), who also voiced his opposition to removing the obstruction. “At the end of the day, I’m hopeful that they will come and do the right thing. But if they don’t, then I think they no longer belong to the Senate. “
Despite the ultimatum, increased resistance within the party and criticism, Sinema has made it clear that she supports the measure. In a public statement released Friday, the Arizona Democratic lawmaker doubled down on her conviction as she works with Republican lawmakers’ efforts to preserve filibuster.
“It’s a tool that protects our nation’s democracy,” Sinema said Tuesday in Tucson, during an event with Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas). “Rather than allowing our country to ricochet wildly every two to four years between policies, the idea of filibuster was created by those who came before it to create comity and encourage bipartisanship and hard work. together.”
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