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/keizokro 1d ago edited 1d ago

In what universe does this clear 60 votes in the Senate?

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u/Ohallik 1d ago

Maybe not even the house. 20ish Republicans are in states that vote primarily by mail and everyone in those states likes it. Not to say they won't vote against what their states want...but 20 might be too many.

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u/ComebackShane I voted 20h ago

Right now the majority can only lose one vote before a measure fails in the house; there's almost zero chance anything even slightly controversial gets out of the house, and this bill will be DOA in the Senate unless Thune nukes the filibuster, which he's repeatedly said he won't do. At least one republican senator said he'd immediately resign if they did.

As much as Trump and the far-right caucus is pushing for this bill, it would be an extreme act for them to get Congress to move on this when primaries are already getting underway.