Inside the Democrats' Bigger Strategy to Protect Voting Rights -- and Get Past the Filibuster

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Democrats say voting rights legislation isn't dead yet. Inside their strategy to beat the filibuster and pass the For the People Act

But a senior congressional aide says the White House’s engagement will ramp up considerably in the next phase of the campaign to protect voting rights as Democrats give up on trying to win over Republicans and instead focus on writing a compromise bill that, paired with changes to the Senate’s filibuster rules , would give the For the People Act a path to passage.the next two months will be critical in finding that path.

The push to restore the Voting Rights Act is playing out on several fronts. This week, the House Administration Committee will convene the last of a series of field hearings held nationwide to collect evidence of the persistence of racial voter discrimination. Such evidence, the bill’s supporters say, will come in handy if the bill ultimately passes, faces a legal challenge, and winds up in front of the Supreme Court again. “This process is for a greater goal, that H.R.

But behind closed doors, House and Senate aides say, there are more Democrats who oppose changing or abolishing the filibuster, possibly as many as seven or eight members. Democrats used the filibusterduring the Trump years, and some are hesitant to give up the tool should they need it the next time Republicans have control of Congress.

 

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Um, I think you want to fix this: 'Biden has tasked Vice President Kamala Harris with spearheading the administration’s effort to pass new voting restrictions' -- NOT. Biden and Harris are defending our right to vote.

To protect You got it all wrong !!!

Thumbscrews for Manchin!

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