Groups Urge Senate Dems to Reform Filibuster for Voting Rights
We ran the numbers: There are 1672 news articles covering this topic. 67% (1119) are left leaning, 15% (247) are center, and 18% (306) are right leaning.
Dozens of outside groups are urging Senate Democrats to reform the filibuster in order to pass voting rights legislation. While left-leaning articles highlight that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting legislation, right-leaning articles highlight that Chuck Schumer hopes to use the anniversary of the January 6 riot to blow a hole in the filibuster to pass a partisan bill nationalizing elections.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting legislation. Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and consider” the rule changes by Jan. 17.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that sixty organizations sent a letter to Senate Democrats on Monday, arguing that a December debt ceiling fight showed how the 60-vote legislative filibuster could be circumvented. A fight over the debt ceiling in October put new pressure on Senate Democrats to potentially nix the filibuster for raising the nation's borrowing limit.
A right-leaning article by National Review highlights that Chuck Schumer hopes to use the anniversary of the January 6 riot to blow a hole in the filibuster to pass a partisan bill nationalizing elections. The article notes that Democrats want to wallow in the event and exploit it to the maximum extent possible.