Senate GOP rejects election-security measures (yes, again)

[BadGimp]

Source: MSNBC.com

Senate Democrats tried once again today to advance election-security measures pending in the chamber. Republicans again balked.

....

Last week, after the Iowa's Democratic presidential caucuses turned into a debacle, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) raised a credible point. The Florida Republican made the case that while Iowa's mess was bad, it's not difficult to imagine a far scarier scenario in which there's a close American presidential election, and a foreign power tries to "tamper with preliminary reporting system in key counties." Rubio added that the scenario may even produce unreliable results.

Around the same time, the Senate Intelligence Committee produced its latest report on Russia's attack on our 2016 elections, emphasizing the fact that the United States was "not well-postured" to counter Moscow's interference.

It was against this backdrop that Senate Democrats tried once more to advance election-security measures pending in the chamber. This afternoon, the chamber's GOP majority, once again, balked. The Hill reported:



Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/senate-gop-rejects-election-security-measures-yes-again-n1135221?cid=sm_fb_maddow&fbclid=IwAR2tGQc-Y_QcqmUffgB98eDXPuI_eEfOEc6_vcZrtSkCsXiws9E0RbnKVmo

---

But of course

[2naSalit]

1. That's because they

are helping to ratfuck the elections just like they did in 2016 only better. They were in on it in 2015 and plan to just make this the last election ever.

[cstanleytech]

2. I smell Moscow Mitch involved in this.

[Phoenix61]

3. They only win when they cheat. nt

[rickyhall]

4. We can't fix this until we chase these bastards out of DC.

[mahina]

6. Eggs and chickens

Maybe pitchforks

[Nitram]

5. Fuckers!

[not_the_one]

7. The headlines should be

REPUBLICANS HALT ELECTION SECURITY MEASURES

Make it obvious where the problem lies...