Posted on 08/11/2021 4:26:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are renewing their push to enact their marquee voting bill, pledging to make it the first order of business when the Senate returns in the fall even though they don’t have a clear strategy for overcoming steadfast Republican opposition.
Democrats acknowledge that their latest effort is doomed to fail — and that’s the point. They are looking to show that Republicans will not waver in their opposition to voting and election legislation, which Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has called “a solution looking for a problem.”
That could help make a case to moderate Democrats that there is little chance of making headway on this key issue for the party unless changes are made to Senate rules that require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
“Republicans have formed a total wall of opposition against progress on voting rights,” Schumer said just after 4:30 a.m. “That’s what we have come to: total Republican intransigence.”
His remarks came after a marathon voting session that paved the way for Democrats’ big-ticket spending goals before the Senate adjourned for its August recess.
Democratic leaders have said the voting legislation would serve as a powerful counterbalance to a wave of new restrictive voting laws approved in Republican-controlled states after the 2020 election. But the effort stalled in the Senate months ago.
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That “wall of resistance” is made of straw.
Once again, Schmucky Schumer has is 180° wrong. Dems refuse to admit voter fraud and ballot manipulation in 2020. The Republicans be are protecting voter/ballot integrity, not the corrupt Dems. Do I detect a spine being sprouted on the R side of the aisle?
Obama knows the public is on to Democrat vote fraud. He also knows Democrats are guilty of immense corruption. Their survival depends on fixing elections. They’ll continually scream and push anything that will fix elections for them. The same way they think they can scream racism at any time and get anything they want, they’ll also start doing the same about “fixing the broken election process”.
The 19 Vichy Republicans who voted FOR the 3.5 T "infrastructure" bill have already proved their mettle. Might as well have tossed red meat to a pack of wolves. "Hey, how come they're still coming after us?" ~ Turtle
Republicans? steadfast? Hahahahahahaha!
It is a done deal for RATs and RINOs.
You are mixing two different EVIL America destroying disasters.
The 3.5 T is the 30 million AMNESTY Budget Nightmare .
Mitchy could of Stopped but His Owners want it .
The Chamber of Crony Capitalists owns them all .
If the Republican senate caved on that sorry infrastructure bill they will cave of any bill. Special interest money rules.
If the Republican senate caved on that sorry infrastructure bill they will cave of any bill. Special interest money rules.
The states will fight this with ferocity. It is grossly unconstitutional.
R side has a spine for about 5 minutes in front of the media and then the usual 17-20 RINO’S vote with the Dems.
Mitch is getting rolled like a bowling ball.
Mitch McConnell will cave before fall hits and fall in line - and the RATS know it.
The GOP-e just gave them all the $$$ they need to win every election for the next 40 years.
You try and help these fools....
“Counterbalance” my ever expanding gluteus maximus!
1) When the Dems are in charge, they are united and bulldoze through their agenda.
2) When the Rs are in charge, they are splintered, the Dems act like they're in charge, and the Rs allow the Dems to act like they are in charge.
3) This pattern was starting to change with Trump's leadership (at least he called out our weak sisters) but that start was snuffed out. 4) Return to #1, rinse, repeat, maybe we can recycle #3 but succeed this time.
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