Posted on 02/23/2021 12:04:53 PM PST by lowbridge
All House Democrats signed onto a sweeping election reform bill Monday that they claim will expand voting rights and "clean up corruption" in politics -- as Republicans rip it as a "federal government takeover" and accuse Democrats of trying to change election rules to benefit themselves.
Democracy Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., announced Monday that all House Democrats co-sponsored the legislation — H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021.
"House Democrats are united in our steadfast commitment to advance transformational anti-corruption and clean election reforms by swiftly passing H.R. 1," Sarbanes said in a statement Monday.
"Our historic reform effort will end decades of dysfunction in Washington, return power to the people and build a more just, equitable and prosperous country for all Americans," he said.
The bill is expected to be considered on the House floor during the first week of March. Republicans have railed against the bill during previous attempts to bring the legislation to a vote, arguing it would give the federal government more power in deciding the people’s representation.
According to Democrats, the bill would "improve access to the ballot box," by creating an automatic voter registration across the country, and by ensuring that individuals who have completed felony sentences have their full voting rights restored. The bill will also expand early voting and enhance absentee voting by simplifying voting by mail.
The bill also commits Congress to deliver "full congressional voting rights and self-government for the residents of the District of Columbia, which only statehood can provide," prohibits voter roll purges and "ends partisan gerrymandering to prevent politicians from picking their voters."
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Does this require a supermajority of the Senate to pass?
Add this to mass uncontrolled immigration and that’s it folks.
US be over with.
And of course, there will be zero Democrat defections, and probably 15 or 20% “Republican” traitors to vote for it.
Statehood for DC requires a Constitutional amendment. There’s no reason a single state should house the Federal government. That’s the reason it was declared a federal reserve: no State would be above the others. This abomination destroys that. Of course, the DC trash already believe it.
“Republicans say....and accuse Democrats of trying to change election rules to benefit themselves”
Really? Do tell. Maybe you shouldn’t have joined in with them to steal the election from President Trump.
“Republicans say....and accuse Democrats of trying to change election rules to benefit themselves”
Really? Do tell. Maybe you shouldn’t have joined in with them to steal the election from President Trump.
What do you mean? That pesky constitution thing? It doesnt matter.
Death by a thousand cuts.
Amendment it to hell.
Election integrity died on 11/3/20.
Locking it in.
Fukking fascists is all they are.
Democrats are determined that there will never be a free and fair election ever again.
Maybe it will teach the GOP how to grow a backbone, but I doubt. The GOP needs to humanly put to death. Patriot Party!
This bill is the death of free elections in America. Gone. Caput. Forever democrats, stolen elections all the time. Worse than NK.
No matter what a Rat says on the campaign trial, as soon as they get to the House, it’s destroy America time.
Not a single objector.
[[Every House Democrat signs on to sweeping HR 1 bill, GOP argues it would ‘undermine’ election integrity]]
Really GOP? You don’t think the left STEALING THE ELECTION right out from under your noses while you did nothing undermined election integrity?
If they don’t want politicians to pick their voters they should stop flooding the country with 3rd Worlders. I have no doubt this will pass as the republicans are cowards and basically want to turn America into Mexico 2.0
Message to republicans: No mail in voting or we don’t vote. They better get in this fight.
“Democrats are determined that there will never be a free and fair election ever again.”
Well, Election Theft 2020 worked out so well last time. Forever sounds good to them.
Talk about going in exact WRONG direction! These are the very sort of things which the Democrat Party used to steal the 2020 election.
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