By: Tadi Abedje There was a march in Phoenix that was led by Jesse Jackson and Reverend William J. Barber II, who is the co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign. They, along with several liberal activists, went to Democratic Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s office where they did a sit-in protest of her opposition to ending the filibuster, even though she says she is for bipartisan voting rights legislation. RELATED: All 50 Republican Senators Vote Against the For the People Act According to the United States Senate website, the filibuster is defined as an “action designed to prolong debate and delay or prevent a vote on a bill, resolution, amendment or other debatable question.” The filibuster has been a huge barrier to passing meaningful laws, such as raising […]
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