Fifty Republicans in the United States Senate, aided and abetted by two Democrats, are blocking votes on two critical voting rights bills. I`m not a fan of the filibuster, but if holding on to that tradition is important to most of the Senate, I maintain that exceptions and constitutional issues like voting should apply.
Clyburn discusses the obstruction of voting rights bills by Senate Republicans and two Democrats, emphasizing the need for exceptions to the filibuster for constitutional issues.
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