Filibustering democracy

Re “Voting rights bill dies in the Senate,” Oct. 21

I’d like to suggest a better headline: “(Fill in the blank) dies in the Senate.”

This would provide considerable flexibility for both current affairs and future use. Perhaps it could be a standing section in The Times.

Action on climate change, sensible firearms policies, reproductive rights, nominations to the Supreme Court, improved healthcare access — the list of all that is blocked by the Senate will only get longer until the profoundly undemocratic filibuster is abandoned.

Kevin Patrick Del Mar

The article suggests that there will now be new pressure on Senate Democrats to get rid of the filibuster because the Republicans keep blocking legislation. The article also states that President Biden and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) both oppose eliminating the filibuster.

Democrats might want to keep the filibuster, because they may soon be in the minority and must retain the ability to block the GOP agenda. Be careful what you wish for. David Waldowski

Laguna Woods

The blocking of the voting rights bill by Senate Republicans shows the world the hypocrisy of the United States.

By effectively making voting very difficult, if not impossible, for large groups of citizens across the country, the Senate has undermined the intent of our Founding Fathers’ belief in “We the People.”

Senate Republicans believe they have the right to pick and choose which of the people are represented in our democracy. Shameful!

Fran Gale Laguna Niguel

Instead of doing what it can to appeal to a more diverse electorate, the GOP opts to do all it can to make it harder to vote. How much more antidemocracy could the Republican Party get? Greg Bristol Santa Barbara