The Senate passes election reform designed to head off another Jan. 6

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[TigerClaws]

We have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it again?

Were there not actors recording videos encouraging electors not to vote for Trump? They ever charged with sedition?

[TakebackGOP]

How about sealing the border.

[rlmorel]

We are no longer a Constitutional Republic and have not been for a long time.

[bk1000]

So they just invalidated the Declaration of Independence? You know, that bit about throwing off an onerous government. I’ll have to think about that for a minute.

[teevolt]

Agreed, the republic is by and large dead. Our overlords are still cleaning up some of the ruins of the republic, biggest one left is the electoral college, won’t be long. It’s really not even much of a constitutional democracy anymore, more of a social democracy moving towards bolshevism.

[newzjunkey]

20% from each body? Twenty senators and 82 House members must object? That’s too high a threshold.

[Alberta's Child]

There is plenty of idiotic things in Washington to complain about, but revising (or abolishing) the Electoral Count Act of 1887 isn't one of them.

The ECA of 1887 is blatantly unconstitutional in that it gives Congress the power to cancel the electoral votes of any state in a presidential election. This is a flagrant violation of the clear provisions of Article II of the U.S. Constitution as well as the plain language of the 12th Amendment.

[Alberta's Child]

See my previous post. It wouldn't even be constitutional if it was 100%.

[TiGuy22]

So if what Trump “did” was illegal, an “insurrection”, why do they have to pass a law that makes it illegal?

[mewzilla]

We are no longer a republic.

Constitutional is whatever Deep State says it is.

[deport]

How about sealing the border.

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Interesting and I don’t disagree. But think back over history
since 1492 and the changes made to the gov’t of this land
called the USA. Major changes have been made since then.

[logi_cal869]

This means that they need only control a majority of electors by having control of key states.

In case you didn’t know it, Texas is well on its way down the bunnyhole.

This change spells major trouble and if the evidence for 2020 fraud ever does see a court, I predict that a Constitutional challenge before SCOTUS at some future date will be the ‘make or break’ moment for the Republic.

(And I have little faith)

[Ingtar]

They were trying to take the ability to object from the state legislatures. Is that still in there?

[Alberta's Child]

OK.

[sten]

Solidifying their cheat machine

[Alberta's Child]

Yes, it looks like it’s still in there. It appears that they’ve raised the threshold for objections.

[mewzilla]

Clearly, even around here, denial ain’t just a river in Egypt.

[dfwgator]

Never let a crisis go to waste.

[dfwgator]

We are no longer a republic.

Sure we are.....a Banana Republic.

[mewzilla]

I’ve always loathed that term.

It’s a silly sounding euphemism for something evil.