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Will Democratic Lawmakers Finally Stop Pretending the GOP Can be Reasoned With?
After the January 6th commission vote, can we expect our legislators to accept reality?
As one most likely anticipated, Republican lawmakers in the Senate voted against the establishment of a commission to investigate the events leading up to and during the January 6th riots at the Capitol. While I wanted to know what was going on with the Capitol police and those surrounding Donald Trump during the riots on the 6th, it’s difficult for me to even be angry about the GOP’s decision to vote it down, considering the fact it was all but certain they were going to do it. There are other means of investigating as well, such as hearings.
Personally, I’m more interested in how the Democratic Party will respond.
Will Democratic Party lawmakers finally stop trying to convince Americans that their Republican colleagues can be reasoned with?
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin has been perhaps one of the most fierce defenders of the Republican Party since Democrats took control, vehemently refusing to reform or nuke the filibuster because he insists that Democrats should work with them in a bipartisan manner. Over the months that have passed since Biden took office, with McConnell and the GOP…
