If Democrats don't pass voting rights protection bill.........

[UCmeNdc]

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[uponit7771]

1. K&R, Trump terrorist get back power they won't give it up America becomes Belarus

[WarGamer]

2. Correct...

I have NO DOUBT that a GOP House would impeach Biden THREE TIMES in 2023.

And the effort will be lead by Speaker Donald Trump.

So yeah... GOTV.

[PortTack]

11. Oh pleeeasz!! Dotard has no interest or intention of becoming house speaker.

[WarGamer]

24. Are you kidding?

It would give him a front row seat to trolling DEMS... he'd love it AND it's an excuse why he wouldn't run in '24.

[Dave says]

3. Yup. It will be the end of democracy in the USA

[PortTack]

12. How?? Seriously

See post #10

[Dave says]

15. Voter suppression and redistricting will carve off our House majority

The dogs of retribution will impeach President Biden repeatedly. Even though we'll also lose the Senate, Biden will remain safe (they won't get to 67 votes). However, the people's agenda will stall, a re-empowered McConnell will see to that, with negative fallout for us in the 2024 Presidential election (normal naive 'blame the incumbents' at that point).

You don't think those things we value are at risk? Like free speech, social security and medicare, equality of opportunity (not that we have that now), fairness in taxation, etc.? This risk will be much amplified if we lose Congress and then the Presidency.

If you don't see our democracy hanging on by a thread, well. Let me recommend Levitsky and Ziblatt, How Democracies Die. It's a good read. The parallels with other failed democracies are more than alarming. We are already quite a bit down that road.

[uponit7771]

20. They'll take voter suppression to 1000, you don't think they'll do this? tia BTW, voter

... suppression works to bend elections in favor of those implementing it

[SoCalDavidS]

4. So, How Do You Propose They Do That?

They're not going to get 1 repub to vote for it, let alone 10.

I see Zero chance of it happening, and a good chance that we're going to lose the House in 2022.

[rso]

5. RSO

How can democrats pass voting rights ?. It’s not eligible for reconciliation as it’s not budget related, so the only way it can pass is if the filibuster is repealed.

[questionseverything]

6. Repeal the filibuster for voting legislation only

Unless federal legislation is passed democracy is doomed

[OnDoutside]

8. They don't need to repeal all of the filibuster. In the same way

Republicans got rid of the filibuster for SC judges. I'm heartened by Jeff Merkleys interview with Rachel last night, but time is not in Democrats side...

[tritsofme]

7. I'm sick of this chicken little shit.

There is no path for the bill to pass, Democrats will be prepared to fight in whatever environment we face.

[PortTack]

13. This!

[Hortensis]

9. 1. At worst we will past most of it. 2. There's never only one way to accomplish goals.

Deep breath and remember that you don't know what cards are held by toughened and far more knowledgeable people. This is their life, their work, and they've been battling it for years while most people refused to pay attention or listen to their warnings and attempts to inform, appalling numbers soaking up Republican and Russian propaganda.

"They don't care about people like me." Whatever "people like me" is.

[PortTack]

14. Thank you!! As always a voice of sanity

[uponit7771]

21. It'd be easier to just trust those cards are good if we could out message the GQP.

[PortTack]

10. They will try and impeach him. I think the 10 qgop congress critters that voted to impeach trump

Will not go along with that, so the effort may fail. They will never reach 2/3 in the senate.

Biden will remain popular so it may actually help, it certainly helped Clinton. It’s sad because they have zero grounds.

Many of the voter suppression laws are currently facing legal challenges and will be struck down in the courts. At least the most egregious parts. It’s up to us voting right bill or not. Volunteer, donate and do what you can

Keep the house blue in ‘22!! Pass it on

[Dave says]

16. "suppression laws are currently facing legal challenges and will be struck down in the courts"

I hope you're right. However, I see a lot of 6-3 decisions in our future.

[uponit7771]

22. All of the anti democracy laws in every state? tia

[Hortensis]

23. :) Keep the house blue! Pass it on! Pubs in congress now have

the poll results that show Individual One is very unpopular with Republican voters (not just right leaning indies!) in the swing states they must win. And won't.

Also that our Democratic policies are in general popular with half their voters.

They may be starting to realize backing Trump, because they thought that was how to win, was actually like trying to make a deal with the Devil. Never done it myself, but if they smirk contemptuously at betraying promises, just imagine The Father of Lies.

[Hoyt]

17. If we lose House, it's our fault.

[qazplm135]

18. the problem with hyperbole like this is

1. it's not effective in making what you want to happen, actually happen. You can't pass this bill by reconciliation, and Manchin and Sinema ain't going to overrule the Parliamentarian. And it ain't getting 60 votes. So it's pretty much impossible.

2. Saying this knowing it almost assuredly won't pass is effectively signalling to millions of voters, don't bother coming out in 2022, we can't win anyways.

If you want to give up, fine, give up, but stop encouraging others to give up. And by you, I mean anyone who buys into this whole apocalypse if we don't pass HR 1 baloney.

[StarfishSaver]

19. I don't think we'll necessarily lose, but the path to victory will be more difficult

If it being the right thing to do isn't a good enough reason to pass it, maybe they'll be willing to pass it for their own political survival.