THE RIGHT TO VOTE - Republicans Are The Party Threatening Voter Rights

COMMENT: The GOP is, and always has been, the party that tries to restrict the Right to Vote by making it harder to vote.  Trying to stop mail-in voting which mean no need for polling places.  They now try restricting the number of polling places, especially in Democratic areas.  They are the one putting more and more ways to block an individual from qualifying to vote.  They are the ones pushing the LIE of rampant voter fraud.  The danger today is with the situation in the Senate where they can actually accomplish their goal of one-party-rule, especially the help of two Democratic Party traitors.

"Democrats make push for voting rights legislation in Congress" PBS NewsHour 1/10/2022

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SUMMARY:  U.S. senators returned to work in Washington, D.C.  Monday as Democrats launched their most concerted push yet on voting legislation.  Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss voting rights, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Freedom to Vote Act and more.

 

 

"Democrats search for pathway to voting rights legislation in a divided Congress" PBS NewsHour 1/12/2022

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SUMMARY:  On Capitol Hill, Democrats are looking for ways to move voting rights forward as Senate Republicans pushed back after President Biden denounced them for stalling legislation.  Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss where legislation stands and what options lie ahead.

 

 

"Democrats’ voting rights legislation ‘on ice’ with opposition to filibuster change" PBS NewsHour 1/13/2022

IMO The filibuster (which is NOT in our Constitution) should have never been allowed and should be permanently banned.  Especially since Republicans changed the filibuster rule to NOT requiring a Senator to actually be on the floor and talk (like in the movie "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington"), they only have to state the will filibuster.

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SUMMARY:  President Biden and congressional Democrats made a new push Thursday for voting rights legislation.  The House passed a repackaged set of two bills aimed at blunting Republican-passed state laws that Democrats say will limit voting.  But they still face hurdles within their own party to achieve a filibuster rule change.  NewsHour's Lisa Desjardins and Geoff Bennett join Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"Sen. Warnock on the prospects for voting rights legislation: ‘This is about our democracy’" PBS NewsHour 1/13/2022

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SUMMARY:  President Biden on Thursday made his case for voting right legislation directly to Senate Democrats and heatedly denounced the Republican efforts to put limits on voting.  But Sen. Kyrsten Sinema reiterated that she would not support a change to the 60-vote threshold or weakening the filibuster.  Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, a key lawmaker close to the issue, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.