Mitch McConnell (R-KY) got a harsh reminder of his own previous behavior after complaining on Twitter about the possible suppression of voters.
The Senate’s top Republican said that if Democrats modify the chamber’s voting procedures in order to enact voting rights legislation, “millions of Americans will cease to have a voice in the Senate.”
“Entire states would be shut out,” McConnell griped, adding: “This isn’t about new voting laws. It’s about silencing voters who inconvenience Democrats.”
Jaime Harrison, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, advised McConnell to “save the damn crocodile tears.”
“Americans lost their voice in the Senate when you denied Pres. Obama his constitutional right to appoint a SCt justice & when you eliminated the 60 vote rule for lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court,” Harrison added, calling McConnell “a hypocrite.”
Joy Reid came back at him saying “You blew up the Senate in order to pack the Supreme Court with right wing ideologues, including right before a presidential election. YOU did that, Mitch. And your party is working overtime to lock Democratic voters out of the polls so your MAGA horde can get guaranteed wins.”
Karoli Kuns, editor of Crooks and Liars’s, said “You’re silencing the majority and have been for years. Time for you to put the gag on and sit down.”
Writer David Pepper stated, “Spare us. Millions of Americans currently don’t have a voice in their own damn states. Totally shut out, sometimes even when they have the majority viewpoint. And the filibuster ensures you keep it that way.”
Stanford mathematician stated “Seems @LeaderMcConnell is weak on the math skills. The Democratic half of the Senate represents 41,549,808 more Americans than the GOP half. It doesn’t get more blatantly undemocratic than that.”
Political writer Brian Tyler Cohen stated, “Says the guy who did exactly this to confirm 3 SCOTUS nominees with a simple majority.”
Retired mental health clinician stated, “McConnell’s hypocrisy is astonishing. The filibuster has been misused and abused by him to advance an agenda that has only benefited the wealthy and powerful. He refers to those who have “millions of dollars” as “millions of Americans.””
Tamara Doherty nailed McConnell. “Wait a minute, you have done this before so don’t make it seem like it’s cheating when you have done yourself.”
Daily Kos writer Uncle Vasili Shwetz stated, “If you oppose it, it must be the right thing to do.”
McConnell, as well as the rest of the GOP, will continue to try and manipulate voting rights and gerrymander the entirety of the US to their advantage. It’s the only thing they have left as their way of governing is slowly dying.
