Manchin & Murkowski urge reauthorization of Voting Rights Act

[Nevilledog]

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Andrew Solender
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NEW from Manchin and Murkowski to congressional leaders: "We urge you to join us in calling for the bipartisan reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act through regular order. We can do this. We must do this."
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[Casady1]

1. too little too late

The laws have already been passed.

[LexVegas]

3. Federal overrides state. nt

[Casady1]

5. retroactively? n/t

My understanding is when a new law is passed. Will you be able to go back and apply it?

[LexVegas]

8. Yep. nt

[Phoenix61]

12. It's not applying it retroactively.

It will apply to all future elections.

[Casady1]

14. That is why I said

Too little too late.

[radical noodle]

15. The state laws also apply only to future elections

No one is going to change past elections at this point. Therefore the federal law will override the state laws.

[CrispyQ]

2. Actions speak louder than words. If you support democracy, you support HR-1.

Any republican congressperson who claims they will fight for democracy should support HR-1. If I were the press, that's what I would ask them: Do you support HR-1? Nothing would show that you support democracy more than supporting this bill.

[ananda]

4. That gives us enough votes in the Senate now!

Hurray!!!

[msongs]

6. one suspects 60 votes are needed unless filibuster is cancelled nt

[Nictuku]

7. There will be no bi-partisan support for this.

Perhaps it is what is needed to convince Manchin that there is no working with Republicans.

[Staph]

10. Murkowski is a Republican.

I believe that makes this bipartisan!

[dsc]

11. I can't imagine there being more than 5

I think at best we can hope for Murkowski, Collins, Romney, Burr, and Portman. And I think the most we can expect is Murkowski, Collins, and Romney.

[Nictuku]

13. What I mean is that it won't pass.

There won't be enough bi-partisanship for it to pass.

[roamer65]

9. Come hell or high water, we have to neuter the Senate.

Otherwise, I see no reason for blue states to stay in this failing republic.

We have to end the tyranny of white minority rule.

[NullTuples]

16. At this point I'd not be surprised if they turned around and voted against it anyway.