GOP Senator Says Voting Rights Bill Isn't Needed Because Black People Have Been Elected

[Nevilledog]

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For decades now, the GOP has been trying to make it more difficult for people to vote. Republic lawmakers say that their measures are the only way to prevent voting fraud. When they are pressed for evidence of widespread fraud, tough, they never really have any proof.

During a Sunday appearance on CNN, Bill Cassidy decided to try out a different excuse. Voting rights expansion is not needed, the Louisiana senator said, because Black people have been elected to public office.

Host Jake Tapper asked, “The Senate’s going to take up the Democrats’ election reform bills this week. A key part one of them is the John Lewis Voting Rights Act which would restore provisions of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that protects against discriminatory state election laws. When the Senate reauthorized that law just a decade ago it passed 98-0. Why don’t Republicans, including yourself, support restoring those, the voting rights act now?”

“So the Supreme Court decided, that the conditions in 1965 are different than they are now. Imagine that?” Cassidy responded. “We’ve had an African American-elected president of the United States, and an African-American elected to the vice presidency and African-American elected to the Senate in South Carolina. If anyone can’t see the circumstances have changed, they’re just not believing their lying eyes.”

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[Frustratedlady]

1. To be a Repuke politician, is there a prerequisite that the candidates have a low IQ?

No wonder we can't figure out what they are up to. Their logic is lost...they just don't get it.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. Nice red herring, the current voter protections aren't just about AA folks getting screwed...

on voting, it is about widespread attacks on voters in general from a hole christofascists like you.

[Progressive Jones]

3. Voting rights have nothing to do with race. nt

[Boomerproud]

4. Did that trigger any response?

Just wondering.

[atreides1]

5. I have to wonder

Did Tapper kiss his ass? Old Jake has taken to sucking Repuke ass...every so often I was wondering if this was one of those times?

[SteelReel]

6. Someone should have scared

the Hell out of him and said
"But they still can't get enough elected to take everything over".