Sinema Defends Filibuster, Calls Out Hypocrisy From Her Party

Leah Barkoukis / Townhall Tipsheet

 

Writing in the pages of The Washington Post, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema defended her belief in bipartisanship and called out members of her party for their hypocrisy on wanting to eliminate the legislative filibuster.   

“Once in a majority, it is tempting to believe you will stay in the majority,” Sinema wrote. “But a Democratic Senate minority used the 60-vote threshold just last year to filibuster a police reform proposal and a covid-relief bill that many Democrats viewed as inadequate. Those filibusters were mounted not as attempts to block progress, but to force continued negotiations toward better solutions.”

The Arizona Democrat noted that her position has not changed on the filibuster whether her party is in the majority or not because she believes it’s “best for our democracy.” 

The filibuster, she argues, pushes the Senate toward moderation and helps prevent “wild swings between opposing policy poles.” Read entire article here: https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/06/22/sinema-defends-filibuster-calls-out-hypocrisy-from-her-party-n2591344