There should be 100 votes

Kerry Eleveld of Daily Kos sees signs that Biden might be a very progressive president in spite of his reputation of being a centrist. There is an important difference between Biden and his former boss Obama. Obama was irritated by criticism on the left. The loudest voices tended to be frozen out of the White House. In contrast, Biden seems to be welcoming them in. Also, those mentored by Elizabeth Warren (who is quite far left) are being given jobs that have an impact on policy. In such things as filibuster reform Biden has shown to be willing to evolve his position. This could be very good and very progressive. Sen. Rafael Warnock tweeted:

The last time the Voting Rights Act was reauthorized, George W. Bush was president and it passed the Senate 98-0. Now it can’t even get a vote. We have our differences, but there should be 100 votes to make it easier for Americans to make their voices heard in our democracy.

That last reauthorization was in 2006 and provisions were to last for 25 years. Some were overturned by the Supreme Court in 2013, leading to blatant efforts by the GOP to suppress the vote since then, including the big push to enact suppression laws this year. In the seven years the GOP in Congress went from fully on board with voting rights to fully on board with voter suppression. Yeah, Republicans in many state legislatures were never on board with voting rights, which led to that Supreme Court decision in 2013. The Daily Show tweeted a 42 second video on: Want to be a journalist? It’s easy! Ask your dad. The video shows Chris Wallace, son of Mike Wallace; Luke and Tim Russert; Peter and Steve Doocy; Tucker Carlson and Dick Carlson; Anderson Cooper, son of Gloria Vanderbilt; and several more. This is one of the problems of journalism. The major players are concerned about preserving the family empire. They’re not open to minority voices. An example of that, to gain experience those starting out must take an unpaid internship. But only kids of rich families can afford to do that. Sarah Kendzior quoted a tweet from NBC News:

Prospects dim for Jan. 6 riot commission amid partisan disputes; Republican and Democratic leaders can't agree on who will be on the commission and what exactly it will study.

Then Kendzior responded:

Unbelievably dangerous — and suspicious — dereliction of duty.

Then she quoted her own tweets about episodes of Gaslit Nation discussing the terrorist attack on the Capitol and how little is being done to document what happened and to bring the perpetrators to justice. In another tweet Kendzior added:

Refusal to enforce accountability for brazen crimes is as ominous as the crimes themselves. Criminal elites cannot succeed without complicity and cowardice. This is why officials feign shock to avoid accountability — both for the crimes and for their own failure to stop them.

luispunchy responded to Kendzior:

As others have said, Republicans are scuttling any earnest attempt at a fact-finding commission about Jan 6 insurrection bc they want to keep the facts concealed. Investigate themselves? Complicity runs deep into the GOP.

Justin Hendrix added:

The indications are that the idea of a national commission is on life support. We need to demand this of our lawmakers- even if the GOP refuses to participate.