"A Rule That Has Its Roots In Racism" - Sen. Warren On The Filibuster

Senator Elizabeth Warren returns to The Late Show for a three part interview with Stephen, which kicks off with a frank assessment of the filibuster and the challenges of passing voting rights legislation. Stick around for parts two and three of this interview with the Senator from Massachusetts! #Colbert #ElizabethWarren #SenatorWarren
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[@marya.8980]

LOVE LOVE LOVE Elizabeth Warren's dedication to Democracy and ALLOWING ALL AMERICANS EQUAL RIGHTS.

[@skidmoda]

we already have equal rights under the law...we do lack transparency and accountability with the press and politicians.

[@jacobsalmi5582]

What's so wrong with voter ID? I think everyone who votes deserves to have the same process as someone who buys alcohol or a gun.

[@Alexis84DE]

She speaks with so much passion and conviction, that alone makes me want to vote for her. Plus her policies are really good and beneficial for ALL Americans

[@peachesandpoets]

I'm so sad she isn't the president.

[@cocoapeach]

I wish people had wanted to vote for her during our last presidential election season, she was my original choice.

[@rittherugger160]

She was my 2nd choice. Right behind Bernie.

[@snapcutter9596]

She's a true Patriot. You can Hear the love for her Nation an it's people, in her voice.

[@hallohallo1332]

@@rittherugger160 hello political twin!

[@keithLA869]

In other words we're watching a slow. Moving. Coup.

[@katalac]

Yep ..that we are..and so many are not even aware of it. It's going to be a rude awakening

[@ferox965]

We can see it here from Canada. We are watching our Conservative party here in Canada to see they don't become terrorists like Republicans. Be safe. I have a feeling it's going to get worse before it gets better.

[@z.bongerman1062]

The Republicans were just practicing to see what they could get away with on Jan 6th. If Trump and goons were not complete idiots, the plan might have worked.

[@armanke13]

Senator Warren is on fire! 🔥

[@chrisstanley2538]

We are with you Senator Warren 💙 !! Vote Democrat

[@ruok3351]

Vote China

[@haroldnicolaes8854]

Keep dreaming .

[@poolhall9632]

That’s right Dems - your oligarchs are better than their oligarchs!

[@cameronschimke7800]

The Democratic Party is the KKK party and the Nazi party

[@evilrellik]

Great to see Stephen use his platform to bring up these issues America faces. People need to know what’s going on even though they may hate the news and politics in general.

[@defaultname9782]

Yeah remember just a few years ago democrats defended the filibuster as vital. Luckily we have them on video

[@doradodude140]

YES it is. more could and should

[@moarlullz1]

Americans do not agree with liberal politics, as liberal politics do not represent how they feel or view. 2022 = red wave!

[@doradodude140]

@@moarlullz1 Millions supported Bernie millions gave and gave. You do not speak for America.

[@moarlullz1]

@@doradodude140 I speak for more Americans than you do.

[@debshaw680]

I love Elizabeth Warren. I voted for her in the primary. She’s a strong voice for reason and compassion at the same time. She’s a fighter. Her state needs to keep electing her.

[@doneestoner9945]

She's my Senator. I love her. We will continue to elect her.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

She's still my presidential choice

[@janieswanson2549]

She is a liar and a hypocrite. Ask her about her Cherokee blood and her admission to university based on her non-white status.

[@krokodyl1927]

The Most Honorable Elizabeth Warren speaks with authority and conviction! She and Bernie would be great for our country as President/Vice President or Vice President/President. Either way for sure they would make American great! 👍👍

[@spaceballs44]

I really wanted both of them as President/ Vice President I think a lot of things would be the same along with a few more things that would have been done.

[@haroldnicolaes8854]

Mr and Mrs Stalin......

[@JohnnyAngel8]

As she alludes to, it doesn't matter who is president if Congress and statehouses are working against democracy.

[@beammeupscottie8939]

@@haroldnicolaes8854 you don't have a clue of the difference between communism, Stalinism and a social democratic welfare that is very much appreciated in western democracies like Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, France, Italy etc etc. That is what Bernie and Warren are aiming for. Violence and voter suppression is more seen in the fascists way of republicults in Trumpism.

[@haroldnicolaes8854]

@@beammeupscottie8939 🤣🤣🤣 as living in the Netherlands I can tell you that you're wrong ! Denmark , with social Democrats in charge, have the strongest immigration rules in Europe..Bernie's theories were the same as east European politics 50 years ago.

[@stardust-rebel]

The Senator almost broke stride to swear. Nice. She believes in her work.

[@physics77guy]

that is the beauty of being an educator in the core of her heart

[@zebrazagadore4827]

I voted for her. First pick. Ah well.

[@nerdcastproductions5778]

@@zebrazagadore4827 it's a real shame she lost, and then didn't get chosen VP. I trust her.

[@timberho3935]

Elizabeth Warren is no more than a sheep in wolf's clothing. She nails the talking points for progressivism but will take your money to her bank. If she runs for president again you know I'm right.

[@poolhall9632]

I guess people *are* this dumb 😓

[@missybarbour6885]

THANK YOU for not letting Republicans off the hook for their behavior! Just because it's not surprising doesn't mean it's ok! We shouldn't just write them off and give up...

[@theMosen]

They are being let off the hook. Republicans don't care that they'll be "on the record" for killing this motion, in fact that's a positive in the eyes of their demented base who have been convinced Dems tried to and are continuing to try to steel elections. Meanwhile Dems are suppressing their own vote by not passing Build Back Better, let alone canceling student loan debt or raising minimum wage or reforming Obamacare to include a public option, or doing ANY of the things that where promised on the campaign trail and could actually improve the lives of Americans in these hard times. The Senators that need to feel the pressure are not Republican, they are Manchin and Sinema (disappointing Warren didn't call them out by name). But that pressure should have been a hell of a lot more than going "on the record" against a Senate rule (not even against voting rights themselves) over 4 years out from their next Senate races.

[@poolhall9632]

*this one just fell off the truck* nothing to see here kids

[@susanhamptonva4203]

No. We need to vote them off the planet! The Repugnant party must be scrapped and reinitialized.

[@davinanderson2003]

And how exactly is she not letting Republicans off the hook? What exactly has she done for you and this country? All she has literally done is produced rhetoric and sound bites. She’s a feckless politician just like the rest of them. She bent the knee to save her career instead of standing up against the corporate owned Democratic Party the one time she could have made a difference.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

@@Tobester_McDonkey - Exactly - this is a Farce as much as Warren is!

[@derrillyager7946]

Agreed, thank you senator, make the entire GOP show their dishonor for the Constitution. "The right to vote shall not be abridged." Eyes open America, vote them out.

[@rittherugger160]

I'd like to see where some Dems stand also. Some of them are glad for the cover provided by the GOP. It's not just their position on voting rights that we need to see. There are a lot of things the Senate refuses to vote on that I would like to know where they stand.

[@davinanderson2003]

Stop thanking this woman. What exactly has she done for you and this country besides provide rhetoric?

[@rittherugger160]

@@davinanderson2003 She has tried. At least she talks truthfully about banking and finance. I believe she'd be more forceful than Biden.

[@davinanderson2003]

@@rittherugger160 so the fact that she has always caved to the establishment Democrats when it really counts perpetuating the current predicament means nothing to you? You’re satisfied just listening to nothing but rhetoric?

[@rittherugger160]

@@davinanderson2003 I never said anything like that. She has said and done some stuff that I don't agree with. Same can be said of Bernie. The thing is, there are very few politicians that support anything that I, an 'average guy' believes should be done. As a progressive person I believe in the idea of the "Big Tent". If you throw everyone that agrees with you on all but 3% of what you believe eventually you will be all alone in that Big Tent. No one will agree with you 100% of the time.

[@maroosk]

Im glad she is on, it's so important.

[@totalt6600]

When I tire of it all,it's good to know this wonderful woman has energy for all of us.

[@davinanderson2003]

And what exactly has her energy produced besides rhetoric and sound bites?

[@Jenacide]

Your mindless worshipping of professional liars is really quite sickening

[@robertsmith5744]

Automatic Voter Registration and Mandatory Voting

[@FakingANerve]

Bingo!

[@leevancliffneridacampo7769]

In my country we need to register only once but will register again if failed to vote an election year and compulsory voting to all qualified. Single national identification and vaccination card for any important use.

[@InteristaS5]

Automatic voter registration: yes. Mandatory voting: hard no. You can’t force people to vote for something they don’t like. The ability to sit out of an election is as democratic as having the right to vote in the election.

[@Justusson]

@@InteristaS5 You could vote blank if no party suits you. But at least you have engaged yourselves then.

[@Justusson]

In our country everyone becomes eligible to vote when they turn 18. 16 in church elections. No hassle. Everything is changed automatically when you move. The new district gets the information and the papers are sent to you thereafter. I think it’s S national archive of information that keeps track on it. Grateful for it!,..

[@stonecastle]

We the People can pay our taxes online, why can't we vote online!? Why do we need these rich representatives in this digital age? They don't do anything but collect corporate donor money, and steal our tax money! Why don't we vote on real issues in real-time online!?

[@nancystowell4877]

The Republicans don't want you to vote at all, unless you vote the way they want you to, and voting online? Hell, they don't even want you to vote by mail, like the Military always have! Also, the Constitution does not give the citizens the right to vote on these issues, Please, familiarize yourself with the Constitution and what it does and does not allow.

[@katalac]

@@nancystowell4877 you got that right

[@kellysouter4381]

The Russian hackers will also vote online.

[@viola147]

Right on Senator Warren !! We will NOT go backwards with those bunch of shmucks ! This will be their demise !

[@verahornora4705]

It's too late!!! Thanks Senima and Manchild!!!

[@mauriceguiney1200]

Yep. Too late. Now a fledgling shithole nation as one former guy so eloquently put it.

[@tonapittman]

Don't listen to the naysayers! They'd LOVE for us to just roll over and give up. FIGHT ON !

[@keithstaudtsr.9217]

Anyone can vote! You just need proof you are not a convicted felon and have a valid I.D. Warren is wrong is saying people of color can't vote!! It's ludicrous to think anyone can throw a ballot in the box without proof of identification.

[@AngusAngus]

@@keithstaudtsr.9217 So I pass a law allowing people to give people waiting in line water? Why limit the amount of ballot boxes in large cities? Why make so many minutes for problems that do not exist? Why put a squeeze on mail-in voting even though so many republican leaders vote by mail?

[@laalaa99stl]

Do you really believe McConnell wouldn't ditch the filibuster in a heartbeat (if he had one of those) if he needed to?

[@balajay8921]

So true…

[@billymellstrom6412]

He would. He did. He doesn't give a f##k about the filibuster when he is in the majority.

[@smitha1994]

He already did to shove through his SCOTUS justices!

[@waryaawariiri1812]

The Turtle and his fellow GQP only cared and care about passing activist judges and tax cuts, which neither require any filibuster.

[@JohnDoe-jh5yr]

HE ALREADY DID! That's how we have Justice "I like beer" Kavanaugh.

[@mknightyt]

We as a nation can't pass a anti lynching bill in the 100 years since it was first proposed so voting rights are a after thought

[@donnacsuti4980]

Thank you for drawing attention to this issue

[@dbone3356]

Never thought I'd hear her say "And boy, have they gotten it on."

[@Ascertain4Yourself]

Like a great boxer who doesn't realise its over, the U.S.A will come to realise, sooner rather than later, that this democracy is over all but in name. History will remember you as the greatest democracy that ever thrived in this concocted world. So brilliant, strong and flexible was it. But it could not exist without honour to principle. I suspect we will never see such an experiment like this again. The way of the dinosaurs, once was but never to return.

[@wildeskompositum9556]

Greatest democracy, lmao ok

[@mirandadonovan1272]

That's the thing about democracy, it is capable of self diagnosis, and establishing self equilibrium. "We may have all come here in different ships, but we're in the same boat now." She may tip from side to side in stormy seas, but she has a strong, heavy keel, and will always emerge upright. As long as we maintain the hull, and bail the sump, we'll be fine.

[@BuildinWings]

LOL our democracy is a jagged quilt of half-baked ideas. Our democracy was never as advanced as post-Enlightenment western democracies that sprang up after WW1.

[@mirandadonovan1272]

@@BuildinWings Never as progressive liberal, but is that more advanced? I'd argue that our democracy's ability to enfold the diversity that exists in the US is it's strongest point, and requires the quilting you describe as half baked. Our diversity is what makes us great. It is our true strength, and what makes us not only the world's greatest super power, but also the only super power to have immigrants dying to get into instead of dissidents dying to get out.

[@Ascertain4Yourself]

@@mirandadonovan1272 What you say is absolutely correct, as long as those principles of and to democracy hold. But when "the keel" is not functioning and "The Hull" is cracked. What happens next? Like in any relationship if one side is sabotaging the relationship how does it work?

[@judithrapier7500]

Vote Democratic for Democracy.

[@ChildofYAH_]

nah

[@Shamol]

That‘s right. Keep shaming shameless people, that will show them 🤦‍♂️

[@BuildinWings]

If only the senator was known for actually writing laws instead of just talking about them... Oh wait she's like THE ONE who does.

[@roughhabit9085]

Occasionally a meddlesome individual who thinks they know what’s best for other people , will obtain a position of power. This has an even more insidious effect on their defective attitude because now they think they have the right to interfere with other peoples lives . Warren is the quintessential example of this perverse formula. I can’t stand her.

[@mauracassidy1762]

ALWAYS CALL OUT THE CULPRITS - MAKE IT CLEAR FOR EVERYONE ABOUT WHAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING AND WHO IS BLOCKING IT !

[@CloudsGirl7]

Still needs to be burned into the record.

[@poolhall9632]

That’s right. Keep worshiping at the feet of the oligarchs *because they said they’re on your team*

[@antap]

We have compulsory voting in Australia - on a Saturday (State, Federal) and early voting. Super easy.

[@BuildinWings]

Barely an inconvenience.

[@badnoodlez]

@@BuildinWings voting is tight!

[@Justusson]

For a country that wants control (USA), compulsory voting should be easy. Right? No more questions, right?,..

[@antap]

@@Justusson Yep. From the outside looking in, the US seems to not change and update things. 1. Saturday voting would be more convenient than Tuesdays 2. Compulsory voting. Obviously the "Freedom" play would against it 3. The US Senate. 2 Senators for states like the Dakotas etc and 2 for 30 million people in CA, TX FL etc. Update it! 4. Guns. Too many!

[@lh3540]

@@BuildinWings let me just get down off that thing

[@Dudeman9339]

THIS IS MY SENATOR! Why didnt people think she could beat He Who Shall Be Blamed!? She's smart as a whip.

[@RobAGabor]

Maybe because she's smart as a whip.

[@yellowNred]

I used to like her. But she's after Elon Musk. He is willing to pay. I doubt she can ever be the US President.

[@UnicornsPoopRainbows]

@@yellowNred She’s after all the Uber wealthy. Musk’s twitter stunt was just a stunt, he had to sell those stocks anyway. I love Warren but she lost my vote when she reneged on Medicare for all. She can always get it back tho!

[@gus.smedstad]

7:30 - next time you feel like maybe Mitt Romney or Susan Collins isn't that bad, remember this. As Warren says, they're absolutely fine with suppressing the vote.

[@poolhall9632]

lolololol Next you’ll claim that Mitt Romney wants to bring back slavery… Oh my bad, Joe Biden already did that in 2012 🤡 It’s gotta be rough supporting people who make ridiculously hyperbolic statements to the point that no one should take them seriously 😓

[@didderjade]

@@poolhall9632 'It’s gotta be rough supporting people who make ridiculously hyperbolic statements' Proceeds to claim Joe Biden brought back slavery

[@cone4302]

People used to joke that purging Republicans are a legitimate form of self-defense. Sadly Its not a joke anymore :(

[@ruok3351]

Sounds like what a fascist would say

[@BuildinWings]

@@ruok3351 Tolerance is a peace treaty. Republicans violated it on 1/6. We're not obligated to sit by as you try to kill us and alienate us.

[@ruok3351]

@@BuildinWings Lol what the democrats have done throughout the whole 4 years of Trump was nothing but intolerance and conflict. 1/6 was like kids at recess compared to the years of riots fueled by liberal media and Hollywood. Besides, choosing political sides is a foolish game played by morons.

[@poolhall9632]

reported ✌🏻

[@BuildinWings]

@@poolhall9632 Treason is a capital crime, sport. Report all you want.

[@christopherwelch136]

A voice of reason in a crazy country. Good luck Amerika.

[@paisleygirl6642]

Thank You Chris, at least we made it out of the Orange Turd nightmare from the last administration.

[@whentheleveebreaks4732]

A duplicitous taint on a growing country

[@NewMessage]

Our dog stole a burrito once, and the state of the kitchen floor about 8 hours later ensured our house was a burrito free zone from that day forward. Once was enough, I can tell ya.

[@Melesniannon]

Was his name Buster? Did it fill-buster?

[@mirandadonovan1272]

@@Melesniannon It might not have filled him, but from the description, I'd bet it sure as shit emptied him.

[@TesserId]

Fire!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Eliszabeth Warren, you are a hero.

[@distantmemes8757]

what has she done?

[@brendajohnson9297]

Absolutely nothing

[@rugby_jtizzle]

When sweet Senator Warren is mad af and about to lose her shit on the show, she’s damn serious!! Love her and I hope we can get these corrupt assses out of office. Unreal that like

[@davinanderson2003]

And what exactly has your “sweet Senator” done to make a tangible difference? When she had an opportunity to make a real difference against the corporate owned Democratic leadership she cowered and bent the knee to preserve her career. Literally all she has done is produce rhetoric and sound bites. You keep blindly supporting feckless gutless politicians and you’ll be helping pave the way for another Trump.

[@elisam.2896]

@@davinanderson2003 so what's the other option you guys have huh? not vote at all? just give the gop full control? say goodbye to any lingering social structures, to equality, to any semblence of good education?? or do you have another great option that will solve this?

[@davinanderson2003]

@@elisam.2896 yes the option is stop voting for politicians that do nothing. Voting for these politicians because of “the other guys” is exactly the same strategy both parties use to get re-elected. Voting for them is making the exact same mistake over and over again and expecting a different outcome. If you don’t think these same democrats aren’t the reason why a person like trump was able to get elected in the first place then you don’t know American political history. Not voting for them is scary and that’s exactly how they want you to feel. They want you to be scared into voting for them again and again and again. At some point Americans have to go against their fears and not vote out of fear because if they don’t the ending has already been written.

[@davinanderson2003]

@@elisam.2896 your vote is literally the only power and leverage we have to make a difference so using that power to give it to people who do nothing means you also deserve the pain of the outcome.

[@elisam.2896]

@@davinanderson2003 Show me where I said, vote for politicians who do nothing...

[@joyj1219]

Love her passion!

[@moarlullz1]

Yea, passion just like hillary clinton. /groan.

[@327JohnnySS]

You must have low standards.

[@whentheleveebreaks4732]

Found the Redditer

[@puig3853]

She’s completely right at the end. As a Nonparty affiliate, I follow candidates voting record

[@defaultname9782]

She’s 1/1024th Hispanic potentially remember that

[@defaultname9782]

But she’s not native whatsoever

[@pdoylemi]

@@defaultname9782 Who gives a shit - odds are, neither are you.

[@defaultname9782]

@@pdoylemi she lied and wrote a book on pow wow chow and got her job as a minority

[@deborahb6294]

Who cares- I am with Liz on this!!!!

[@seantlewis376]

Bring the HEAT, Senator!

[@RandallChase1]

She is really smart, and her teaching past is really great. I would have voted for her if I could.

[@poolhall9632]

A smart person would not have to continually lie and obfuscate to win support. I’m continuously confused why people would vote for these oligarchs - they don’t care about you… how stupid can you be?

[@janicewallace3728]

Don't forget keeping the disabled as well as elderly from voting. I depend on mail in ballots for my voting. Transportation is complicated when one is a wheelchair user. Demolishing the postal service to inhibit mail in ballots will among other things directly affect the disabled and the elderly.

[@paisleygirl6642]

That's exactly what Repubs wanted. Any way they can lie, steal or cheat to win elections.

[@roadapplereview913]

Your situation is exactly why absentee ballots exists.

[@elisam.2896]

@@roadapplereview913 Which is what theyre also trying to make way less harder to vote with.

[@michaelgrimm2121]

I really don't want my grandma voting. She calls my wife the 'coloured girl', and my wife is white.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

How many people do you think are physically disabled in this country? Not enough to make a difference for either side. Don't use the disabled as a reason to make voting irresponsibly convenient for everyone. You have a right to vote, everyone who is a citizen does, but voting is also a responsibility, not just some gamblers lottery ticket.

[@yDrewy]

When are we gonna have a Federal holiday for voting?!?!? You really want ALL Americans to vote, give us the day off in for elections so EVERYONE has the opportunity!!!

[@chrisc3571]

A lot of people work on Federal holidays.

[@philiplam2084]

Isn't the argument against making it a Federal holiday that it hurts poor communities of color? Because it prevents hourly wage workers from earning money?

[@lynnebucher6537]

@@philiplam2084 That is why we have mail and voting but steps are being taken to restrict that in order to disenfranchise those voters.

[@yDrewy]

@@lynnebucher6537 that latter doesn’t have to be mutually exclusive…

[@yDrewy]

@@philiplam2084 that’s the premise of their argument. It’s BS. How about making it a paid holiday?

[@hyseize]

If only there was something in The Constitution (like the 14th Amendment, Sec 3) that could deal with people who "aid & comfort insurrectionists" who are now "unqualified to hold public office". OH, that's right, we do & should use it! ASAP!

[@0penthaughtz]

So because his party isn't gaining ground and is projected to lose seats, in the senate this year. He's basically saying we shouldn't have one? Talk about childish!!!

[@dannmarceau]

People better vote in November 2022 or say goodbye to democratic ways.

[@cathywethington5913]

Well, DensLight, What are you doing about it?

[@moarlullz1]

Yes, democracy is dead after 1 election.

[@Jenacide]

I'm voting Trump :)

[@positivepatriot1475]

@@moarlullz1 Well when one party is openly telling you theyre going to destroy our institutions and rig elections, yeah it can go away in 1 election.

[@moarlullz1]

@@positivepatriot1475 No.

[@mnichols1979]

The purpose of having the vote is to hold those accountable that don't want to move this country forward.

[@roughhabit9085]

Apparently her pay is approximately $900K /yr . Let’s say the government taxes her $400K . Well tax revenue is revenue the government doesn’t have. That 400K isn’t revenue because the government already had it! She is a free loader . A freeloader who is worth 12 M, and she’s as mad as a cut snake.

[@theMosen]

How will they be held accountable? The Republican base and even most swing voters want to keep the filibuster. It's only Dem voters and left leaning independents that want to get rid of it. But they're not going to hold anyone accountable, many of them are going to stay at home in the midterms because Dems have gotten absolutely NOTHING passed for them. Not min wage raise, not student loan cancelation, not public option (let alone M4A), not even Build Back Better. As for Manchin and Sinema, their next Senate races are over 4 years away. Even if voters do remember by then (which they tend not to), I'm sure the'll have very cosy corporate lobbyist jobs waiting for them to soften their fall.

[@keks1656]

@@roughhabit9085 boy you got a bunch of alternative facts in your post. First off, her salary as a Senator is 174,000 annually. Second her book deals made her 324,000 and teaching at Harvard made her 402,000 in 2021. That's what hard work gets you and jealousy gets you nowhere. If you call her a freeloader, then every member of Congress and Senate falls under that description. The nice part is that we can see her tax returns online, dating 20 some years back. We are still waiting for the orange oaf's returns.

[@BuildinWings]

@@roughhabit9085 Senators don't make 900k per year. Why you lying out your ass there, champ?

[@Astrobrant2]

It's not a matter of "moving this country forward" when it comes to voting rights. It's a matter of preserving democracy, itself.

[@NathanCroucher]

Its a no brainer, everyone gets to vote and its as easy as possible.

[@karmaisreal111]

VOTE BLUE!!!!!

[@moarlullz1]

Yes. All of the dead people, illegal immigrants and criminals vote blue.

[@จันทิมารักษาราช-ว4ฒ]

Vote the midterms, vote blue across your ballot. We have got to get people that believe in Democracy in the Senate.

[@davidhoyt4006]

Red wave is coming because of the radical swing the Dems have taken to the left. Good luck with that.

[@azusa9963]

@@davidhoyt4006 😅🤣😅🤣😅 You are funny 😄 😆 🤣 😂

[@blackNwhitetalkshow]

Amen ❤️

[@จันทิมารักษาราช-ว4ฒ]

@@davidhoyt4006 The radical swing is the one that the the Repubs have made to fascism and supporting authoritarian's all while yelling "freedom" Ha Ha Ha that is crazy

[@pooyanmanoochehry2629]

Stop with the whole "Vote Blue" thing. Sinema and Manchin are "Blue".

[@rittherugger160]

It's not just voting rights that needs a vote so that the people know where our legislators stand on the issue. We need votes on M4A, a living wage, union rights, drug pricing, etc, etc, etc.

[@natalilo85331]

We had a vote on min wage and Sinema tanked it.

[@deborahb6294]

YES- so much but we DEMS have such a slim majority!!! We need to vote Blue in 2022 and 2024----- every time until them realize that the USA wants a democracy

[@Lucius1958]

But without voting rights, none of the rest of this can get passed. We need somebody who can put the Fear Of GOD (or, more accurately, the Fear Of the PEOPLE) into these b*******s, and let them know that their political careers will be cut short, unless they listen to us. I do not know whether that will happen; but we must fight harder than we have ever fought before.

[@MayanMercernary]

You guys act like people can't vote. The way you speak sounds violent yet you accuse others of it. Biggest hypocrites of all time. Get a skinned knee and claim you almost lost a leg. These two individuals are some of the fakest and cowardly people ever. They follow the mob, but their own morals. - I meant to say they abandon their morals without a thought. The only thing these people care about you is the profit you generate for them.

[@kieranjaegar]

@@Lucius1958 Already on it. They pulled out of the debates right after I LOUDLY and PUBLICLY declared my political positions and described in great detail how I'm going to wipe the stage to a MIRROR FINISH with T**** AND Biden. Three days later, they pulled out of the debates. 😂🤣 They ALREADY on the ruuuuuun~

[@kathleensposato5529]

Elizabeth for president 2024!!

[@LMM7880]

Another arrogant point is that both Manchin and Sinema think they know better than the other 48 senators.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

NO THEY DON'T. Both are BOUGHT AND PAID FOR by Big Money. Corruption 101. Liz doesn't have the balls to say that out loud. (ex: Manchin got $$$$$$ from Big Coal. He has ILLEGAL conflicts of interest galore like that. It's fraud. It's malpractice. It's criminal. And no one will say this.)

[@moarlullz1]

Actually, that number is 50. And 50 + 2 = 52. But don't worry about the math, you have been programmed.

[@LMM7880]

@@moarlullz1 I am confused. Aren't there only 50 democratic senators including the DINO Manchin and Sinema? Where did you get 52?

[@pamelalagerquist1935]

Thank you for doing so much for us. Please keep all of America Free.

[@moarlullz1]

Nether colbet or Warren are keeping anyone free. Except criminals.

[@SportingRedwood]

Remind me why we couldn’t all agree to vote her in?

[@BuildinWings]

@@damienalvarez2957 Berniebros and their online bully brigade did it. Ryan above me... You're an obvious right-winger because progressives know why the falling-out happened in 2020.

[@revengefrommars]

Most likely answer is that some men are sexist. They'd never vote for a woman.

[@whentheleveebreaks4732]

Because she’s a gutless careerist who flip-flopped on M4A and chose to stay in the race long past it was appropriate. Didn’t endorse Bernie out of spite. Came in 3rd place in her home state. She turned her back on everything she supposedly stood for in 2020, she’s a horrible politician, and would have been eaten alive by Trump. That’s why.

[@z.bongerman1062]

The Democratic party has to raise big corporate money to "fight fire with fire" because the Republican party has endless big donors and corporate donors who pour piles of cash into stomping on average working people. Money is the reason the Democratic party sabotaged the Progressive candidates and picked backup plan Joe Biden. It went down in South Carolina with the help of establishment centrist Jim Clyburn.

[@BuildinWings]

@@whentheleveebreaks4732 She didn't flip flop on M4A, she wrote a simple-majority bill and a supermajority-bill. Stop lying to be another Roganite bro.

[@darrylmars]

Sen. Warren is the smartest person in Congress, though today that isn''t saying much. We need an IQ test to run for office, and a record of public service

[@sh230968]

Trump did pass a test which is meant to screen out people of extremely low intelligence. He was proud to have answered very simple questions like spell HORSE and what is the date today and what is 7 written in Roman numerals. Doctors did not declare him a clinical moron and he was claiming that he was a stable genius.

[@johnmusic8796]

Whitehouse

[@MsWarriordiva]

@@sh230968 it wasn't an intelligence test. It was a basic comprehension test. Trump couldn't pass a real intelligence test.

[@davinanderson2003]

What exactly has her brains done or accomplished as a Senator? What exactly has she done except fail the people and the words she loves to spew in front of microphone so people like you like her? She’s a feckless politician just like the rest of them. Talk talk talk is all she knows. She had an opportunity to stand up against corporate owned Democratic leadership and she decided to save her career and bent the knee. So again, what exactly has she accomplished besides take the power out of her words?

[@sephirothprime8403]

It’s funny you mention taking a test to wield power because that’s exactly what Jim Crow was all about concerning voting rights and the Civil Rights Act. The very thing this video is about. The internet always wins 😂

[@AndiDuck]

If saving democracy isn't worth killing the filibuster, then what is ? o_0 Despite controlling all of the elected branches of the federal government, the Democrats have not passed the Freedom to Vote Act, which would undo Republican restrictions on the right to vote, establish national rules and standards for access to the ballot, prevent the partisan drawing of congressional district lines, and ensure that state officials cannot undermine elections.

[@ZarkowsWorld]

Having a national ID card to vote is what we do even in 'Socialist' countries that this fake native American likes, so why cannot the US have it?

[@Melesniannon]

@@ZarkowsWorld Because those 'Socialist' countries guarantee accessibility to that national ID card and the US actively restricts it. You'd think it's so simple to give everyone a legitimate national ID card, paid for by the state, but even that the US can't (or even won't) do. Demanding such an ID for voting when the country doesn't provide one is just a poll tax. Addendum: and all that to solve a problem that *does not exist*.

[@cocoapeach]

Evidently the Democrats aren't really in control. You're only as strong as your weakest link, and there's 2 weak links in the senate.

[@nobodyspecial1541]

@@cocoapeach Unfortunately...I agree.

[@SimplySketchyGT]

Because of two people.

[@hybridepigenes]

I love Warren. She has the interests of all the people in mind always. She is completely right.

[@poolhall9632]

She’s a fucking oligarch and does not give a rat shit about you or anyone you love. Come On Man😩

[@coffeehigh8624]

@@poolhall9632 She'll lie about her race to advance herself. Speaks volumes.

[@skidmoda]

is she still saying she is a Native American?

[@laalaa99stl]

Talking filibuster, reducing the number down from 60, voting to continue debate instead of stopping... lots of good options. Inaction isn't one of them.

[@laurensternhagen8826]

Unfortunately it is an option that's why this sucks so hard

[@krcmaine]

Accountability. Still waiting for it to actually happen.

[@doggiesarus]

She would have been an amazing president. Too bad there are so many misogynists in this country.

[@ella17734]

Very true and very sad.

[@Jenacide]

Whatever you have to tell yourselves to sleep at night 😂 People don’t like her because her polices are compete trash that only appeals to lunatics like you and she is a liar, nothing to do with being a woman 😂

[@Americaninparis2012]

Please run for President and save the country from Hillary and/or the orange blob.

[@Astrobrant2]

Geez, I love this lady. I never miss an opportunity to listen to her speak. I wish she was President.

[@skidmoda]

I think the Dems are mostly insane/evil and/or oblivious to what going on, but on your point, we can agree.

[@Astrobrant2]

@@skidmoda Since she is what most would call a definitive Democrat, I don't see how we can agree.

[@mchoffner8497]

I have always loved Elizabeth Warren, and I would have voted for her.

[@eastwestunity]

She's right. Good show.

[@ericafuller7133]

She is a such a delight

[@rhiafunke]

I still love her so much. She took the time to listen to me and my daughter and I only wish she’d have run in 2016. I think she’d have avoided the whole Bernie-Hillary divide and we’d have won handily.

[@kristinaldridge1712]

This woman is amazing. I don't want to sound shallow but I fully appreciate how her priorities are not focused on her looks. Not very many women would go onto any national TV show with those clothes and shoes, barely any jewellery or make-up and her roots not even touched up, but with more substantive information to tell people than pretty much any guest. This woman represents real women.

[@katalac]

That's not really what I was focused on..but okay. I like her

[@pizzagogo6151]

Glad made a disclaimer you weren’t trying to sound shallow cause......well.......but you sum up a problem with the modern electorate, surely I intelligence, capability and being able to express it using grown up words...should be the mark of who you want to lead- instead you get morons with nice hair, image consultants and of course most importantly $$$$$$$$$$$ behind them.

[@Alexis84DE]

Those clothes and shoes? She looks perfectly fine, I like her style. She’s not 20, was she supposed to wear a mini skirt because sex sells??

[@wait...what...]

It's not shallow at all. She doesn't need all that garbage. She is smart, well-spoken, has a true and genuine message and doesn't need all the fluff to make her point.

[@kristinaldridge1712]

@@wait...what... not only does she not need it, she doesn't have time or the focus to even spend on it. She has a real job and a real life and is concerned about real issues. She truly represents most women. I just love everything about Liz Warren

[@blakesun]

I understand Republicans being against voting rights, they need as few people voting as possible. But a democrat against voting rights like Manchin and Sinema? That's insanity.

[@z.bongerman1062]

They're both bought and paid for. Plus when they went against Biden's BBB infrastructure bill, both of them started getting massive donations from conservative mega donors.

[@blakesun]

@@z.bongerman1062 exactly

[@lawsonc12]

Elizabeth you rock, but please play hardball with these racists , they make me ashamed to be a citizen.

[@BenefitOfTheDoubtInquiry]

End the filibuster now! Or modify it so the minority view can get a week or month delay per bill. Just to have time to actually do what the tool was meant to do, provide space and time to convince others to agree.

[@sh230968]

I wish she was the POTUS instead of old, lazy Joe.

[@gingercat777]

If the GQP put as much effort into the right to vote as the 2nd...there'd be a different America.

[@moarlullz1]

All criminals would be limping by now.

[@TesserId]

Can't give a person water. What else do you need to know?

[@sweetpea3153]

Vote blue in '22!

[@EmptyMirrorMindful]

Don't you DARE vote Blue in '22 unless you want to see our nation go down the toilet for the last time. Is the last year not enough for everyone, even the most hard core democrats? You have put in power the most corrupt group of leaders this nation has ever seen, not to mention supremely incompetent. Clean up your $hit and come back in 10 years. That is how long it will take America to forgive you if that is even enough time.

[@pilargonzalez8442]

Ms. Warren on FIRE!!!!!

[@bretdabulldogdragon1446]

Voter rights the biggest issue right now. We cannot allow this moment to pass without pulling out ALL of the stops. Abolish the fillabuster!!!

[@out_running_erins9118]

Social security card = voting rights. The end...

[@nkechikamalu1247]

This is the time to focus on the midterms. Don't wait until October and choose the options that are given to or we are going to risk getting another Manchin or Sinema situation. Do research on who's running in the primaries. If they have a good track record then vote for them. Vote blue 2022

[@hallohallo1332]

I just want to say hello Nkechi 'cos it was kind of exciting to see somebody else with that lovely name. My Nkechi friend came from a Nigerian background! In terms of your comment it sounds very sensible indeed!

[@unpunishedguilt8052]

@DensLight Ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

[@jonbongjovi1869]

"THE DEMOCRATS ARE AS DUMB AS THE REPUGS ARE DISHONEST" - Little Debbie

[@jonbongjovi1869]

@DensLight IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH MAFIA FAMILY you losers "elect". ("Hmmm, should i choose Robot A or Robot B??") BOTH PARTIES ARE OWNED BY THE RICH, like the press is owned by rich people. BOTH PARTIES are CRIMINAL ENTERPRISES in every way, and they are IDENTICAL in billions of ways. (We could arrest them all JUST if "Democrat" and "republican" parties EXIST. That's systemic FRAUD!)

[@jaden8084]

She is such a Rock Star :)

[@Sam-i6v7o]

end the fillibuster now when it helps the people because republicans wont gawk at the opportunity if it helps them. case in point supreme court justices.

[@mariekastler5391]

I just love it when Elizabeth's inner Viking comes out! Battle On, Warrior Woman! The Fate of the Free World demands it! Going to call my recalcitrant Repressican Senators, Right Now!

[@mar10dg]

"Hold them accountable at the next election!", Senator? What election? What are the odds on there being free and fair elections if neither Manchin and Sinema nor any republicans will do the right thing on this upcoming Senate vote?

[@cathywethington5913]

Make sure you and all your friends are registered. Then vote. Spread the word. If you live in one of those states and you have time then use it to educate others. You can't throw up your hands or they win. I think that if the legislature thinks it can just ignore the vote, they are in for a surprise...at least I hope so

[@elisam.2896]

don't get discouraged, that's what they want! They feel the tide shifting and are doing everything they can to stop it from happening, but that's exactly why you cannot give up.

[@jonbongjovi1869]

and even WITH "real" elections, it's still TOTALLY corrupt. ex: there have been HONEST people who won elections....and very quickly the SUPER-MAFIA SHUT THEM DOWN. (The CIA or police would gladly KILL any politician who wanted to cut off their funding, for instance.) ex: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio went after the NYPD when he won with 75% of the vote (!!!).....but the press (owned by rich guys) and Kkkops all piled on Blaz and threatened hisbrown kids, and Blaz had to choke. Ouch! PLUS, the empire can BRIBE any "honest" person who gets elected. (i've seen "GOOD people" go dirty every single day, for the right price.) ALL YOU CAN DO IS BURN IT DOWN, like the Founding Fathers did. They resisted arrest, and said kops are dirty criminals, and violence is the ONLY language they speak. "You don't SUE Nazis"

[@shikb]

She still sounds like a teacher, I love it!

[@ksobo3112]

Warren for President

[@laurelrobbins8673]

I love Elizabeth Warren - if we were in England, she would be Dame Elizabeth!

[@ericjohnson6665]

So, what? Is this Elizabeth's redemption tour? Some of us still remember her stabbing Bernie in the back and are unlikely to ever support her again.

[@lawrencehodge6273]

That audience was dead quiet listening to what they were saying. This is what we should be discussing on light night TV. The stuff that’s important to this country. Not playing some dumbass game or singing like Jimmy Fallon does.

[@saltysenior6454]

Watch the #1 show on late night, Gutfeld on Fox.

[@FGCLovesYou]

When I hear a politician go "I want to back up just a little bit," I usually expect them to reframe the discussion (and question) to their own choosing, and skate around the original question. As much as I like Sen. Warren, for a moment I thought that's what she was doing here... and then she brought the answer around full circle, and beautifully answered "Why hold the vote tomorrow if you don't believe it will pass?" with "Because we need to hold those who are openly hostile to the democratic process accountable."

[@chrisdurgin1209]

If you can’t in this country You don’t have a democracy That’s a problem

[@HayTatsuko]

My fondest memory of the filibuster here in the great state of Alabama was one of our congressmen being at the podium for so very long that he had to request a Jarate.

[@Yanni75]

Imagine if the Republican Senators actually had to physically filibuster instead of just threatening to use it and block a simple majority vote. Entirely different ball game then.

[@katalac]

@@Yanni75 🤣

[@Melesniannon]

That statement made no sense, so I looked up what a Jarate was. Then the statement made a lot of sense, but I initially wondered if he had to be taken to the hospital or something.

[@kaybirdstexas2501]

I love Elizabeth warren….classy

[@kmc3851]

In my country voting is mandatory, this, in some part negates most of Americans issues with voting rights. I long thought it should be voluntary but watching what’s happening in American state legislatures, made me rethink that thought.

[@terryparenteau1200]

Your whole country has its ROOTS in racism.Whats your point?

[@flipwood4897]

I agree. My young adult children complained about having to vote due to legislation, but looking at the lack of 'democracy' in America they no longer disagree with legislation for all to vote. Our country has its issues but the freedom to vote is not one of them.

[@chiguireespacialespecial]

@@terryparenteau1200 you spelled stoor

[@ivarbrouwer197]

Belgium?

[@ivarbrouwer197]

Mandatory vote +1 , but then make a blank vote possible: the 2 parties in the USA hardly make for a voluntary choice. It’s more like: having to make a choice with a gun to your head.

[@mytexasdays1526]

The Senator is very comfortable with Stephen. Good interview.

[@moarlullz1]

Yea, that's what we want. Comfortable politicians.

[@rodrigoscustodio]

In Brazil, voting is MANDATORY. If you don't vote, you can have canceled your Social Security Number. If you DON't Wanna vote, you can just Vote NULL or BLANK. You can also, on the election day, Legally Justify the Reason you don't wanna vote and pay a fee of $1.50 and avoid the ballot. I always thought that forcing people to vote was ridiculous. Now, living in Texas for almost a decade and studying the history of voting rights, I am proud of the decision my country made in 1989. The vote should be civic and mandatory so everybody (or a great majority of the country) will be responsible for the country and its leaders instead of seeing one of the top countries on the planet, trying to keep American Citizens from voting for so many decades. Hope it will change someday.

[@420thebass]

She would have made such an excellent president

[@ralphmunn1685]

That's My Senator Warren, and I couldn't be more proud to say so.

[@sh230968]

It is your right to be proud. Enjoy. But please don't make me jealous.

[@whentheleveebreaks4732]

🐍

[@Marshall_Stacks]

@@whentheleveebreaks4732 Are you trying to be clever?

[@cathywethington5913]

Mr. Awesome, S/he failed

[@azusa9963]

Tell'em Liz! Get angry, l am. Independent voter who will never vote for another republican.

[@msteaguer1908]

Put it into law that it is mandatory to all USA citizens to vote in every/all elections or there will be a fine of $1,000. Citizens have taken for granted the unique privilege of being a citizen. I have been geared to vote since I watched 70's Nixon on TV as a young child, I was intrigued by the protesting and wanting to know more about what this "thing/entity" was and its importance.

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

This would only be feasible if Election Day was a day off for everyone. With all the barriers for voting it is impossible for some people in the USA to vote. The fines should be levied against gerrymandering and voting restrictions. I have voted for over 30 years at polling stations within walking distance of my home and with of a wait time of less than 10 minutes. I am not American.

[@InteristaS5]

I completely disagree. What if someone doesn’t have a candidate they like? You can’t force someone to vote for something they don’t agree with. Having the ability to NOT vote is just as democratic as having the right TO VOTE. We should never restrict the citizen’s choice to stay out of an election.

[@kennethmoyers1396]

Not liking anyone on the ballot isn't really an argument against this, since you can (and some do) vote for no-one at all. There was a case in the midwest where "no-one" won the mayoral race.

[@kellysouter4381]

Just pick the best one you can. This world is not perfect but that doesn't excuse us from trying to improve it.

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

@@kellysouter4381 You can't force people to do things like that when it comes to rights, stop being a borderline authoritarian fascist.

[@spaceballs44]

Thank you!!!! For having her on your show 😊

[@michaeld9682]

Time to put Senator crawley on

[@irvyne6111]

I love her fighting spirit so much. I wish she was the president.

[@iAmPesukone]

What I don't get and never did is why do Americans have to register in advance to vote? I'd expect anyone with a citizenship should be able to vote.

[@billymellstrom6412]

Start by holding your own party accountable Sen. Warren. You have at least two, that have names you know. Manchin and Sinema. Stop being so damn polite and fight. Jesus...

[@promich7194]

So you didn't watch the video. Them why comment? Why, Billy-BOB, WHY?

[@billymellstrom6412]

@@promich7194 I sure did. If you don't have the votes to reform the filibuster it doesn't matter if the voting rights bill is outstanding on paper. Are you trolling me? This is serious. If you can't call out the people in your own party that's standing in the way and apply pressure it's over. You will NEVER have 12 Republicans come over in support of this legislation. So you must be trolling or you don't know anything about politics.

[@moarlullz1]

Because they democrats do not actually have a majority in the senate. They have 50, and 1 is the socialist bernie.

[@duvessa2003]

I like Sen Warren’s passion!

[@despozblehero2262]

Sinenima and Munchkin just said hold mah beer to 50 votes

[@nicholassmith7984]

Why can't they just be expelled from the party at this point? There's little point to them being there if they're just going to obstruct everything.

[@munn2006]

If the filibuster is just waffling on and making sure nothing gets done then that's what they should call this show