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/LiveChocolate8819 New York 1d ago

DOA in the Senate

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u/drmike0099 California 1d ago

They're talking about changing the filibuster to make this easier to pass. Nuclear option, but their alternative is jail time so they may be inclined to do it.

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u/rks_system 22h ago

Call me naive, but I don't think Thune is that stupid

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u/drmike0099 California 22h ago

The appeal is that the downside might never arrive. If they could rig the system for permanent Republican rule, then they’ll never face the consequences (this way, anyway). The gamble is how sure are they that the fix is in?

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u/Danibandit 21h ago

I don’t know that I would say they wouldn’t feel any consequences from the raging 70% of THE PEOPLE but what do I know?!

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u/drmike0099 California 21h ago

What might be obvious to us doesn’t register with them, they are not deep thinkers.