When speaking to members of the press late last week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito offered the following rationale for the GOP filibuster of the Freedom to Vote Act — voting rights legislation crafted by Sen. Joe Manchin as a compromise to the For the People Act, specifically to garner ...
by Max Richtman Seniors who voted safely and securely by mail in the 2020 election may find that it isn’t so easy next time, thanks to restrictive laws enacted by the state legislatures across the country. The majority in the U.S. Congress rightly perceives those laws as a threat to ...
by Damon Effingham Yes, the For the People Act would prevent gerrymandering this cycle. However, deadlines are fast approaching. A recent column made the argument that, if passed, the For the People Act’s redistricting reforms wouldn’t take effect until 2030. The piece also ...
So far, President Joe Biden has been a disappointment. Six months into his presidency, with Democratic control of the House and Senate, he has failed on a number of promises. But we have a bone to pick with him over the filibuster, in particular. A single Senate procedure — ...
by Michael McGough In his speech about voting rights on Tuesday, President Joe Biden told the audience at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia that he wasn’t “preaching to you.” But that was false humility. Biden’s speech was very much a sermon, and an effective ...
But not for the reasons you think by Charlie Cooper News media gave a distorted picture of the historic importance of the fair-elections legislation offered by Democrats in the U.S. Congress. To be fair, it’s not easy to describe this mammoth bill with its many aspects. Most ...