Ari Berman: It's now or never for Democrats to protect voting rights

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Ari Berman
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This week is one of most pivotal in history of American democracy. If Dems don’t pass federal legislation now to stop voter suppression, extreme gerrymandering & election subversion, GOP will make it impossible to have fair elections going forward

It’s now or never for Democrats to protect voting rights
“The longer we wait, the more limited the impact of the reforms are.”
motherjones.com
8:31 AM · Jan 10, 2022

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/its-now-or-never-for-democrats-to-protect-voting-rights/

At crucial moments in American history when democracy was under threat, Congress took decisive action to protect voting rights—the 15th Amendment, the 19th Amendment, the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

This week is going to be a similarly pivotal time for American democracy. After failing to lawfully win the 2020 election and then unlawfully overturn it, the Republican Party has had a single-minded focus on rigging the country’s voting and election system to their advantage, while congressional Democrats have passed no legislation to stop them.

Now Democrats are mounting an aggressive last-ditch effort to protect voting rights, with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promising a vote on changing the Senate rules to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act by Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are traveling to Georgia on Tuesday to deliver major speeches to build public support for this effort.

The stakes couldn’t be higher: If Democrats don’t pass these voting rights bills—and soon—the 2022 election will take place under voting restrictions designed to suppress turnout among Democratic-leaning constituencies, gerrymandered maps that roll back fair representation for communities of color, and election subversion laws giving Trump-inspired “Stop the Steal” candidates unprecedented power over election administration and how votes are counted. Collectively, these anti-democratic measures could cost Democrats control of Congress and crucial state offices in 2022, making it much easier for Republicans to rig the 2024 election.

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[gab13by13]

1. Exactly what Marc Elias said a couple of days ago.

[Demsrule86]

2. sick of this shit...of course we want to do this...can either of those mentioned tell me where

we get the votes in a 50 50 senate...they never mention the fact that the GOP is taking said voting rights away or chastise them in any way.

[dugog55]

3. Somewhat easier said than done;

when you have the Supreme Court giving voting rights away like it was candy at Halloween. And that goes for other Civil Rights Protections that for some reason don't apply to ALL Americans, just straight, white, chrisitian people.

[PortTack]

4. True...maybe he can twist manchin's arm