For the third time this year, GOP rejects election-security bill

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Over the summer, a pair of senators – one Democrat and one Republican – partnered on a new election-security proposal called the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER Act). The idea behind Sens. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) bill was pretty straightforward: if U.S. intelligence agencies were to determine that Russia interfered in another federal election, new sanctions would kick in targeting Russia’s finance, defense and energy sectors.

The point, obviously, would be to create a disincentive, letting the Kremlin know in advance that Russia would face significant economic consequences if Moscow once again attacked our democratic institutions.

The bill picked up a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, and it seemed like the sort of proposal that might even have a chance in the Republican-led Senate. At least that was the hope before it was blocked yesterday on the Senate floor. Axios reported:

A Republican senator is blocking bipartisan legislation meant to counter foreign election interference, saying it is more anti-Trump than anti-Russia.

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) objected Tuesday when Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sought consent to pass the DETER bill, as reported by The Hill…. The stalled legislation comes as U.S. intelligence agencies predict Russia and other foreign countries will attempt to interfere in the 2020 election.

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-third-time-year-gop-rejects-election-security-bill?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma

[tableturner]

1. They want no security in place....they want Russia to throw the election in their favor.

[bluestarone]

2. They are ALL IN to

CHEAT!

[Wellstone ruled]

3. Crapo wants to keep all those

non White folks from being able to due their Constitutional duty of Voting. That is what this is all about. And he is allowing the Republican Party to invite Russian or anyone else the opportunity to help him with his Charged Duty to obstruct non white voters from voting.

Never forget,Crapo is a member of the White Knight Crowd.

[spanone]

4. It would impair their ability to cheat

[octoberlib]

5. Crapo is aptly named.