OA552: Will Joe Manchin Save Democracy? No, Really! ... Stop Laughing...

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Today's show breaks down President Biden's pivot from passing the Build Back Better Act to passing the Joe Manchin-cosponsored Freedom to Vote Act, S. 2747. What's in the bill? Is it Manchin'ed? Listen and find out!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In the "B" segment, Andrew points and laughs at insurrection John C. Eastman's doomed attempt to prevent Verizon from turning over his phone records to the 1/6 Commission.. It's funny because they're all dumb.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Finally, we have a very brief update on the Activision lawsuit you won't want to miss.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline">Links</span></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --></p> <ol> <li>Here's a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/11/how-to-help-quadstate-tornado/" target="_blank">link to a <em>Washington Post</em> article that contains additional links</a> showing how you can help victims of the Quad State tornadoes.</li> <li>Here's <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href= "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2747/text" target="_blank">the text of S. 2747</a>.</li> <li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href= "https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.238454/gov.uscourts.dcd.238454.1.0.pdf" target="_blank">Eastman's lawsuit is hilariously bad</a>, and don't forget to check out the case he thinks helps him (it doesn't), <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href= "https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=1924756759581301513" target="_blank"><em>Yellin v. US</em>, 374 US 109 (1963)</a>.</li> <li>Finally, we explain what that <a href= "https://openargs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021.12.13-ruling-denying-DFEHs-motion-to-intervene.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">denial of DFEH's motion to intervene in the Activision lawsuit</a> really means.</li> </ol> <p><!--