'You can't say the rules keep you from doing something when you have the power to change the rules,' says RevDrBarber.
Sunday imploring Senate Democrats to pass legislation that would protect voting rights, raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, and enshrine reproductive freedom—all bills that have already been approved by House Democrats this session—before Republicans take control of the lower chamber in a few short weeks."was not the result of ending voter suppression," wrote Barber.
"We know that voting rights protections, a $15 minimum wage, and protections for women's rights have stalled because two Democrats have not been willing to unite around plans to carve out the filibuster and overcome the united obstruction of 50 Republicans," he continued, referring to Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema , who officiallyBut given how"the midterms have unfolded for the Senate, you have a mandate from the voters now," Barber added.
On social media, Barber pointed out that there has been no shortage of proposals for how to circumvent Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's obstructionism, from reforming the filibuster to outright abolishing the anti-democratic 60-vote requirement. In his open letter, Barber told Senate Democrats that"you cannot afford to let history record that over a two-year period you did not use every method at your disposal to pass the For the People Act, Voting Rights Act Restoration, $15 dollar minimum wage, and protection of a woman's right to choose—measures that already passed in the House, but have been blocked by the Senate's filibuster.
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