More than 40 Senate Republicans filibustered and blocked statement from opening connected the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
Republicans Refuse To Allow Debate On The Voting Rights Act
Before the ballot Majority Leader Schumer said:
Again, the preclearance provisions that are being updated successful today’s measure person agelong been supported by some sides of the aisle, repeatedly. The Voting Rights Act, which primitively instituted them, has been updated 5 times successful the past half-century, nether some Republican and Democratic presidents and with votes from some sides. This has ever been a bipartisan contented successful the past.
It should beryllium nary antithetic today—and I perpetrate to my Republican colleagues that we volition person a full-fledged statement process present connected the floor, wherever our colleagues tin connection germane amendments and dependable what concerns they whitethorn have.
I anticipation much members connected the different broadside of the aisle travel successful Senator Murkowski’s example. Senate Republicans shouldn’t beryllium acrophobic of simply starting statement connected an contented we’ve agelong debated and agelong supported successful the past.
But crossing their arms and squelching immoderate accidental for advancement is unacceptable. If Republicans person antithetic ideas connected however to execute a stronger democracy, they beryllium it to the American radical to travel guardant and statement their ideas.
Democratic Voters Want A Voting Rights Bill
As the Senate endlessly tinkers with infrastructure, what their voters truly privation is simply a measure to support voting rights.
Leader Schumer was correct. The Republican obstruction is not acceptable.
It is past clip for Democrats successful the Senate to get their enactment together, carve retired the filibuster, and walk a voting rights bill.
The ballot connected Wednesday was different measurement successful Sen. Schumer’s program to beryllium to Sens. Manchin and Sinema that Republicans volition ne'er enactment with them connected voting rights.
Push is coming to shove, and if Democrats privation to support their Senate majority, they request to walk a voting rights bill.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
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