In the wake of the most recent SC rulings on both abortion access in Texas and the eviction moratorium, the general talking points and/or criticisms of leftists/journos/academics I follow emphasize the fact that democrats literally control house/senate/presidency and should take action **right now. ** Blow up the filibuster, pack the courts, etc.
Although I fully agree, it's hard to overlook both ghouls Manchin/Sinema being an immediate wrench in the process of actually doing something. Even more so if we believe the reporting that Manchin/Sinema are essentially fall guys for like 15+ other reactionary dems who don't want to enact progressive policies.
When pressed on this those same leftists/journos/academics sort of just say vague things like "well if Trump could rally for x,y,z with slim majority so should Biden", or don't provide any actual tactics.
I wanna know some like actual fucking tactics Biden could use to whip the dem congress in line. One I've heard is for Biden to essentially weaponize the DOJ to investigate Manchins daughter for price gouging on EpiPens which netted her like $19 million - scare his ass into line.
**For the wonks out there who understand the unfortunate yet real levers of congressional maneuvers - what are some actual tactics Biden can actually do to fucking get things done? **
NOTE: I understand these all require a spine which Biden/Dems don't have nor does Biden even want to eliminate the filibuster. Consider this a thought experiment in the marketplace of idears.
There are a lot of things that Biden et al could do to play hardball that they absolutely will not do because almost none of them actually give a shit about this (abortion will always be available for the elites) and there is no systemic means with teeth until:
The Roe v. Wade regime depended heavily on the court system that just reversed it in an underhanded way. The new normal will be state-by-state abortion policies. Liberals are (largely) already happy to condemn everyone in a state to deprivation if it usually votes Republican so there's an uphill empathy battle that will need to be overcome before anything else can happen.
In lieu of power structures that can be collectively leveraged, the best thing right now is probably mutual aid. There are orgs out there that will fly people who need abortions (usually those without the money to fund an out of state trip themselves) out to your area. You then chauffeur them around as necessary. Get in contact with local pro-abortion activist groups and see if you can pitch in. Generally, you just need to do an interview so they know you're not a creep and can give you instructions on how best to communicate with the people you're helping.