Democrats retain the Senate: Why this news matters more than you may think
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 14 November 2022
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Democrats will continue to control the US Senate, and this news is far more consequential than it may seem, especially with regard to the filibuster, the so-called Equality Act, and codifying abortion. Consequently, more than ever before in American history, America’s Christians will need to be both courageous and persuasive.
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Author: Jim Denison, PhD
Narrator: Chris Elkins
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| 0:50.0 | Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. Today's article is narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum and written by Dr. Jim Denison. We read in Zachariah 4-6. |
| 0:56.5 | Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, says the Lord of Hosts. |
| 1:02.4 | Democrats will continue to control the U.S. Senate after Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez-Mastow |
| 1:08.0 | was projected on Saturday to win re-election. Whatever the outcome of the December 6th runoff in Georgia, |
| 1:14.6 | Democrats will have 50 votes in the Senate with Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote when needed. |
| 1:21.3 | This news is far more consequential than it may seem. The filibuster is a rule requiring 60 votes in the Senate to pass legislation. |
| 1:30.3 | It was suspended on a simple majority vote by Democrats in 2012 to confirm then-President Barack Obama's |
| 1:37.7 | judicial nominees, and again in 2017 by Republicans, to confirm then-President Donald Trump's first nominee to the Supreme Court. |
| 1:46.8 | President Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders have each called for suspending it again to pass legislation, |
| 1:53.9 | codifying abortion, regardless of state's objections or legislation. |
| 1:58.0 | There have been similar calls in support of the so-called Equality Act, |
| 2:02.7 | which would codify LGBTQ rights with no protections for religious freedom. Two Democratic senators, |
| 2:10.1 | Joe Manchin, and Kirsten Sinema, have refused to suspend the filibuster in the past. If Democrats |
| 2:16.7 | win the Georgia runoff, |
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