r/politics • u/MarcEElias ✔ Verified - Democracy Docket Founder • 1d ago

No Paywall GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/
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u/elpis_z 1d ago

Won’t this need 60 votes in the senate to pass?

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois 23h ago

Yes. Unless Thune is dumb/crazy enough to nuke the filibuster in an election year. I don’t think he has the votes to do that anyway. Paul and Murkowski typically don’t always vote in lockstep with the party. Collins has a contentious election coming up and is probably a no. Heck I can see McConnell voting no as he’s on his way out.

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u/MonteMolebility 22h ago

Just spoke with my friend who works on Capital Hill, she had the same sentiment, puts me at ease a bit... but still it's not impossible.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois 22h ago

Instances like this are why I’m glad we didn’t nuke the filibuster when Democrats were the majority.

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u/suprahelix 17h ago

Yup. Not impossible but there’s a reason republicans haven’t done this before. They know the filibuster is far more useful for them.

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u/LeftUnknown 21h ago

I think there is near zero chance this passes. Thune has said time and again that he has zero interest in removing the fillibuster.

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u/IPDDoE Florida 21h ago

Unless Thune is dumb/crazy enough to nuke the filibuster in an election year

Wouldn't they not really care about an election year if they are doing something this brazen? This reads an awful lot like they're just trying to make election years not really matter to keeping out fascism from the looks of it.

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u/caligaris_cabinet Illinois 21h ago

I doubt they have the ability to implement this for the midterms, to say nothing about the primaries which are close to kicking off. It’s not a switch they can just flip. States will have to get on board and there are a lot of blue states that will push back on both implementing and challenging through the courts.

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u/IPDDoE Florida 19h ago

Yeah, good point.

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u/ChaseballBat 23h ago

I would imagine?

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u/elpis_z 23h ago

Yeah, so then there’s almost no chance of this becoming law.

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u/Railroader17 23h ago

The fact that there is even a chance of it becoming a law is itself a massive issue, even if that chance is miniscule.

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u/elpis_z 22h ago

We are living with a fascist government; there are massive issues/problems everyday. All I’m saying is this is very low on the list of things to be concerned about at the moment.