Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on March 25 said he disagrees with President Joe Biden that the filibuster is a “Jim Crow relic.” Manchin has repeatedly said he is against abolishing the filibuster and told reporters on Thursday that the chamber “was designed to be something different” and meant to be deliberative to allow senators a chance to find consensus. “I don’t think it should be [called] a Jim Crow, it’s never going to be a Jim Crow, never was intended. I don’t think so. But I understand people are looking at it a little differently,” the Democrat told reporters. “Basically, the Senate is made to work differently. And anything I can explain about the Senate, for people that are confused about this purpose of the Senate, most of everybody in the world. Why do we have two senators for every state no matter how large or small. That should give you thought process on our founding …
Sen. Manchin Says Filibuster Not A ‘Jim Crow Relic’ And ‘Designed To Be Something Different’
March 26, 2021
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