Over the weekend Arizona’s Democratic Party voted to censure U.S. Senator Krysten Sinema. The party claims “her failure to do whatever it takes to ensure the health of our democracy” is justification for chastising and isolating her.
Sinema’s colleagues are furious she was vital in blocking Senate Democrats’ ability to pass Biden’s Build Back Better bill as well as the recent voting rights legislation. The Associated Press writes Democrats were namely upset with “her refusal to go along with fellow Democrats to alter a Senate rule so they could overcome Republican opposition to the bill.”
The AP points out that only three years ago, “Sinema was heralded for bringing the Senate seat back into the Democratic fold for the first time in a generation.” Now, however, donors are walking away and “groups are already collecting money for an eventual primary challenge, even though she’s not on the ballot until 2024.”
Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego said “any reservoir of goodwill that she had is gone.” While Sinema supported the Democrats’ voting rights legislation, she voted Wednesday with senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and all Republicans against a one-time rule changing or eliminating the Senate’s filibuster rule, which requires 60 of 100 votes to pass legislation, to just a simple majority.
Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey applauded Sinema and gave her “credit for standing up and protecting a Senate rule that she believes in.” He told reporters, “I’m glad that she’s trying to bring people together.”
Hannah Hurley, Sinema’s spokesperson, said before the censure vote, “during three terms in the U.S. House, and now in the Senate, Krysten has always promised Arizonans she would be an independent voice for the state – not for either political party.”
A few dozen “young people” are even holding hunger strikes to protest Sinema and Manchin. One of them, Shana Gallagher who co-founded Un-PAC last year to organize young people in favor of passing voting rights legislation said, “we are quite literally doing everything we physically, possibly can in terms of putting our bodies on the line and trying to plead for this action because the consequences (of inaction) are far worse than starving or going to jail or both.”
A filibuster insures democracy and BBB will future destroy our economy. Thank you Senator Sinema
So good that a few lawmakers still have a backbone to do what is right. Kudos to her for standing up to her party to save democracy. Thank you Kirsten!
Tell them to do it and Stop crying about it…dumbasses
Just reading about the democractic party attacking Senator Sinema well first off if the democractic party wants to live in a country where everyone is told what to do and where the government prospers off the backs of hardworking Americans i say to every lasting one of you get to stepping out of this great nation because none of you are worthy enough in my eyes to live here, also to these young adults who are doing this protest to the extent that your straving yourselves well this sounds like desperation on your part and a pity move brought on by the hatred that the democractic party has preached since being in office. I feel really sorry for you that you think every American in this great nation wants to live under socialism that will eventually become communism in this country, you young people have no understanding as to what needs to be done in this country it is only the hatred of your democractic parents that think by your doing this will change the past events that have taken place in this corrupt government, when you get older maybe by the grace of God you will look back and realize how irrational your thinking was. Im very proud of Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin for having their own thought process and being strong minded to make the right decision to stand up against their corrupt party let me just put a news flash in here and every American citizen needs to remember this THE ELECTED OFFICIAL WORK FOR THE PEOPLE OF THIS NATION NOT THE PEOPLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT I do believe that the democractic party has forgotten that also we all need to remember the Lord God is soverign over this nation not the democratic party or the republican party and we all need to remember that too. Again thank you Senator Senema andbSenator Manchin God will truly bless you both GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Thank You and God Bless you, you might be censured now, but you will be a hero later this year along with Sen. Manchin. Keep up the fight for everything right !
Party hacks censure Sinema. And I mean “Party Hacks” in the worst way. There is no longer a “Democratic Party”. It is democratic in name only, actually it is a Socialist Party. It places party loyalty before nationa and constitutional loyalty. And just as the USSR did and Russia and China still do, it gives it’s organizations names that are a 180 degrees from their real objectives. Another point – we don’t live in a democracy, we live in a republic. Started as a republic ands still is. The United States was never a democracy. Pray we never become a democracy, because if we did then the ignorant and/or corrupt would always be in change. Voter ID requirements do not limit who votes, but to make sure who votes is eligible to vote (US Citizens, not illegals).
Thanks to all the correct responses to this ridiculous censor! The Dems are foolish to believe their “Leaders”. At least these two are brave enough to stand up to the Swamp rats! Thanks to both of them.
So there are two democrats that have a functioning brain. Well done!!!!
The job of a Representative is to Represent the constituents, that’s something the rest of the Democratic Party needs to remember, the job of the House and the Senate is to serve the people, Not Rule Over Them.
Kristen Sinema is my hero!! She stands up for what is just and right. God will bless her!!!
Show your ID for everything else. If your a citizen you have it. No illegals should vote.
Hope that there are a few good men/women who will do the right thing! Especially when it isn’t the easy way. THIS is how Americans come together! Dems, Republicans….united we stand! Divided we fall!
Sinema….when you first ran for office I could not stand you 😒!!! Yet now after following you these past years I realized you were someone to admire not hate! I want to thank you for your ability to give us hope and to believe in a Government that is for the people …
THANKS.