Democrats face do or die moment on voting rights package

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The vote on the For the People Act will be a key indicator of whether Democrats will move forward with their most controversial — but highest priority — legislation, or will be forced to retreat.

The Democrats' massive voting rights package — and in turn, the debate over eliminating the filibuster — will be brought to the forefront Tuesday through a procedural vote.If all 50 Democrats get on board, then the conversation about how to proceed — including calls for abandoning, or at a minimum revising, the filibuster — will ramp up.

All eyes are on Sen. Joe Manchin , who, as of now, has not been clear about whether he'll vote to advance the For the People Act for further debate. "There's still a million outs for Joe Manchin, regardless of how he votes" Tuesday, a senior Senate Democratic aide told Axios.

 

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Voting without ID isn't for the people, most Americans want vote ID. All these fake mail ballots in 2020 election should never be allow to happen again.

Proving they don't care about American citizens

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