Senate Democrats move forward with voting rights bill despite Republican opposition

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer slams GOP over Georgia voting rights bill, drawing comparisons to Jim Crow laws: 'Why are you so afraid of democracy?'

Restrictive Republican voting laws sweep the nation as the Texas GOP targets early and absentee voting.Senate Democrats Wednesday began their march forward on a sweeping voting rights bill, convening a hearing on their"top priority" legislation despite Republican efforts to cast the bill as a Democratic power grab.

"If we don't stop these vicious and often racist actions, third world autocracy will be on its way," Schumer said. Republicans take several issues with the nearly 800-page piece of legislation, including that expanding voting rights will hurt their party in future elections. Many Democrats, worried that the filibuster could hold up major agenda items such as voting rights and immigration reform, have pressured Democrats to use their majority to eliminate the filibuster or alter the rules.

But McConnell has refuted claims that upholding the filibuster -- a tool Democrats used when Republicans were in the majority -- is a matter of civil rights.

 

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SenSchumer Your version of democracy is communism where the government has full control. That Mr never held a real job is what you’re all conspiring.

Hey Chucky,Why are you,the AC of LU,the NAA of CP along with so many others so afraid of of making it a requirement for everyone to have a picture identification when they register to vote along with when they go to the actual polls to vote.Why is this considered discrimination?

SenSchumer Why is he afraid of the constitution.

SenSchumer Sen_JoeManchin Voter suppression is now main organizing principle of Repub Party. Georgia can now overturn elections they don't like & it's nat'l strategy. Congress must enact voter protection legislation. Repub voter suppression strategy means it's up to Dems protect voting

SenSchumer Wasn’t Robert Bird the father of Jim Crow Chucky? Wasn’t he also a Democrat? I guess that makes you lot the Jim Crow party!

I'm praying for the best for Joe. 👍

SenSchumer .

You mean 'why are you so afraid of letting people vote illegally.' Fixed that for you.

11tulips GOP, GaRepublicans can’t govern for the people, so they oppress them. They can’t win on their own merit, so they cheat.

Wonder why things are so screwed up and insane in this country?! Look no further than the politicians who have been in office for decades!

Blatantly treacherous and don’t care if people can see it, in order to manipulate voting rights so Georgia doesn’t lose those GOP seats again...one reason I moved, the right-wing political mindset is nauseating in the South.

SenSchumer Freedom is Republican.

herman_maureen Republicans are 'so afraid of democracy' because the more democratic we become, the more Democratic we become.

No one is afraid of democracy we are afraid of the corrupt democratic party who keeps on trying to rig and fix elections in every city and state that they are in shame on you Chuck we’re not stupid.

Dear Chuck: no one is afraid of democracy. But I would like to make sure everyone casts only one vote, and that the only people voting are citizens. Why are you afraid of *that*?

SenSchumer Because 'democracy' is mob rule. The Founders specifically didn't want a democracy because they know people can be emotionally manipulated. That's why.

SenSchumer Look in the mirror and ask yourself that question

SenSchumer I’m not afraid, I don’t trust you or any politician in office, you keep using my taxes and every working person in this country against all Americans. This is why you keep trying to take our rights given to us by the constitution!!

Gotta love Schumer.

SenSchumer It's a Republic DipShxt~~

I hope you have an answer for that Grand Old Party!

SenSchumer Republicans are racist, wtf do you expect from them? Republicans don’t win when people vote fairly.

SenSchumer

SenSchumer The Republican Party was the cause of the Insurrection & Sedition is in the air causing traitors to be made!

SenSchumer MuslimBan a Stain on the US National Conscience, How Will That Be Cleaned without Considering Diversity Visa Cases DV(2017_2020) Denied under pp9645? ACLU NILC ADC MuslimAdvocates rashidatlaib manaro_77 aayoub Ckuck IlhanMN AfricanBan potus vp flotus

SenSchumer Could he give us a reason he doesn't like the Bill?

Watch your language senator. Next time when CCP come to Alaska they can quote you saying “ if US Republican Party even is afraid of democracy why you complain about CCP doesn’t allow democracy.”

Why is Schumer so scared to have people prove who they say they are? The list of things you have to have an ID for in America is mind-boggling. Why not just pulled out of you little wallet when you go vote?

SenSchumer Would you please get after the IRS and social security to get us our stimulus

SenSchumer Yes, why are the republicans so afraid of real & true democracy!! Why is it every year, their true ethnically challenged Voices, become louder & louder? Trying to drown out: the poor the weak, the huddled masses; of our inner racial society!

SenSchumer Why are you afraid of HONEST elections?

I can't believe one GOP'er is afraid of democracy. What we are afraid of is the way demoncrats want their brand of democracy, in a socialist environment.

SenSchumer Since Democrats are the party of slavery, and jim crow laws you think they would know true racism. Democrats just want to enslave all the population know.

SenSchumer

Why are you DEM so afraid of putting your damn foot down and fight to get the filibuster eliminated

SenSchumer Why are you? You were happy to use the filibuster for the last 6 yrs. Even against police reform. But now you’re changing your tune because you think a 50-50 Senate gives you a mandate 🤦🏻‍♀️

SenSchumer The Jewish Sabbath (from Hebrew shavat, “to rest”) is observed throughout the year on the seventh day of the week—Saturday. On March 7, 321, Roman Emperor Constantine I issued a civil decree making Sunday a day of rest.

SenSchumer Chuck, why are you afraid of getting rid of the filibuster, a tool to uphold lynching and block Civil Rights. It's not in the Constitution. EndTheFilibuster

SenSchumer Because republicans terrorist know if they don’t cheat they lose every election

SenSchumer Republicans are afraid of Democracy because they know that the truth will come out. They don't know any other way of doing things other than lying and filling the heads of America with their crap.

SenSchumer Blatantly doing what Republicans accused Democrats of doing. Rigging the election

SenSchumer Chuckie does not like Voter ID and allowing only folks who are eligible to vote to have their ballots counted.

SenSchumer Everyone must be permitted to vote. In person. With an ID. On election day. Absentee ballots must be issued for those that are unable to vote in person, and can provide a valid reason for not being able to do so.

SenSchumer The Georgia GOP “ain’t got nothing” on the racist Commission on Judicial Conduct and the WAStateBar. These agencies in WashingtonState have QualifiedImmunity. That protection MUST BE REMOVED. Washington State is hiding HateCrimes and GovInslee, AGOWA, & RepJayapal know it

SenSchumer SenSchumer BECAUSE YOU ARE TURNING DEMOCRACY INTO FASCIST COMMUNISM & THEN SOME........QUITE RAPIDLY ! NO JOKE.

SenSchumer IT'S ALL ABOUT CONTROL!!🤔🤬🤬🏛🤷‍♀️

SenSchumer Chuck is a deceiving and corrupt man! Just looking at him and listening to him causes me anger and anxiety!

SenSchumer Simple they think the poor will overrun us.

SenSchumer He’s a putz

If we all need an id for the vaccine it should be no big deal to provide an id to vote

Democracy doesn’t include allowing illegal immigrants to vote!! Why are you afraid of legal Americans voting ?

I’m pretty sure this guy Schumer is the devil.

Democracy equals tyranny.

It’s the black people, the brown people, the Asian people, the Muslim people, the American Native people, the hispanic people. That’s what GQP are so afraid of. It’s the race card, and it’s time to shut the republican enemy down. To save democracy you must do the right thing 🌈

What a laugh, this guy supported vote by mail and against voter ID, but you got ID to drive ID to get in a bar, this idiot's idea of democracy is anything that keeps him in power.

chuckschumer It’s a Pity The American People cant Tell Chuck to Shut His UGLY 👄 MOUTH

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