Sen. Sinema Censured by Arizona Democratic Party

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) was censured by the Arizona Democratic Party’s executive board over the weekend for voting to keep the Senate’s filibuster, which effectively blocked congressional Democrats’ voting legislation. The symbolic gesture was handed down on Jan. 22 as Democrats sought to pass sweeping measures that would supersede efforts by states to strengthen their own voting laws, including requiring identification to vote, in the wake of the 2020 election. Earlier this month, House Democrats passed the sweeping election overhaul measures on party-line votes, including one that would create federal standards for voting by mail, early voting, and voter ID. Another bill approved by House Democrats would restore some aspects of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. When the bill reached the Senate floor, Sinema and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) were the only two Democrats to vote against a measure that would change the 180-year-old filibuster. Democrats had sought to change the rule …