While it was clear enough that the bill Democrats call “The Women’s Health Protection Act” would not go through, the Democratic leadership still voted:
The Senate is voting NOW on the key procedural vote to circumvent a GOP filibuster on the Dem bill to codify federal abortion protections nationwide. The motion needs 60 votes to get around the Republican filibuster and should fail in the face of unanimous opposition from the GOP.
– Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 11, 2022
Vice President Harris chairs the vote.
Sen Manchin should be the only Democratic NO on the motion.
– Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 11, 2022
There is considerable normality and a lack of urgency for this vote. Even though we know it is headed for bankruptcy, there are hardly any senators in the House and more than 15 minutes into the vote only about 50 senators have voted.
– Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 11, 2022
The democratic effort failed, but it helped unmask that so many Senate Democrats are ghoulish and disgusting:
BREAKING: The bill that would nullify pro-life laws and make it legal to kill an unborn child at any time and for any reason failed 51-49 in the Senate.
All Democrats except Manchin voted in favor.
– Greg Price (@ greg_price11) May 11, 2022
Think about it. All but one Senate Democrats support abortion right up to the time of birth. This is sickening.
NEWS: Senate vote to move forward with Women’s Health Protection Act FAILED, 49-51, blocking Senate scrutiny of the bill.
The motion, which needed 60 votes to get around a GOP filibuster, fell 11 votes shortly after Manchin joined all 50 GOPers in voting NO.
– Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) May 11, 2022
Senator Manchin explained – correctly – that Democrats’ use of the term “codification” to describe the effect of the bill if Roe v. Wade had to be overturned is simply more left-handed BS:
MANCHIN: “Make no mistake. It’s not Roe v. Wade coding. It’s an expansion. Wipes 500 state laws from the books. Expands abortion.” pic.twitter.com/yfj6w3gTXU
– Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 11, 2022
“The bill we have to vote on today, the Women’s Health Protection Act, and I respect the people who support it, but make no mistake, it’s not Roe v. Wade coding. It is expanding. Clear 500 state laws from the books – expand abortion. And with that, that’s not where we are today. We shouldn’t divide this country any more than we are already divided. “
For almost everyone on Manchin’s side in the Senate, dividing the country is a feature, not a bug.
People who claim Manchin “is going down” for not supporting Schumer’s efforts to codify Roe with an abortion expansion bill need not know that most Americans don’t support abortion after the first. quarter.
– ULTRA
FOO (@PolitiBunny) May 11, 2022
Democrats often say “20 percent of Americans support the right to abortion” and would like everyone to believe that this means that everyone supports late abortion, which is not the case.
They know it is the theater of failure. https://t.co/s5oDxtNaIo
– Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) May 11, 2022
The price is right for the horn https://t.co/zdvgH1HcaF
– Fredman (@Fred_Butler) May 11, 2022
Earlier in the day, Senator Chuck Schumer said the vote would go ahead so we can see where each senator is:
For MAGA Republicans, it has always been about making abortion illegal everywhere.
Today, the Senate will vote on the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify abortion rights into federal law.
We’ll see where each senator is.
– Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 11, 2022
Oh, let’s see where you are, Senator, and he’s sick.
All of the Senate Democrats except Manchin just voted to promote a frightening monstrosity of a bill that goes far beyond “egg coding” or being in favor of choice. Every vulnerable incumbent D voted yes (including pastor) and “pro-life” fraud Bob Casey. Fortunately, they failed.
– Guy Benson (@guypbenson) May 11, 2022
Reflect on how close these people have come to approving that bill and remember in November.