Arizona Democratic Party formally censures Sinema
U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) walks inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Senator Kyrsten Sinema was formally censured by the Arizona Democratic Party following her being one of two Democratic Senators to oppose lowering the voting threshold down from 60 votes to 50. The Democrats had been attempting to lower the voting threshold in order to pass the voting rights bill without the bipartisan support they would currently need for such a measure. Although Sinema co-sponsored the Senate version of the voting legislation, she is unwilling to do so by changing the rules of the filibuster. This is because Sinema considers the filibuster a tool that ensures that legislation represents “a broader cross-section of Americans.”