This from Georgia:
“Georgia lawmakers have advanced a measure [An Act to comprehensively revise elections and voting – SB 241] that would significantly curtail voting access after a record number of voters propelled Democratic victories in the 2020 race.”
Stacey Abrams commented:
“In the last two election cycles, we …
“Georgia lawmakers have advanced a measure [An Act to comprehensively revise elections and voting – SB 241] that would significantly curtail voting access after a record number of voters propelled Democratic victories in the 2020 race.”
Stacey Abrams commented:
“In the last two election cycles, we saw a dramatic increase in the number of voters of color who voted by mail, the number of young people who used early voting, the number of African Americans who voted on Saturday and Sunday. We saw unprecedented levels of turnout across the board. And so every single metric of voter access that has been a good in Georgia is now under attack.”
I wrote a letter to President Biden last night asking why S-1 has not been mentioned in the last two Press conferences in which Jen Psaki listed the Administration’s priorities.
Why is Election Reform not mentioned on the list of Administration priorities on the White House website?
The filibuster is a huge issue here because S-1 will be one of – if not the - most contentious issues in the 117th Congress. I can’t imagine it will pass without some change to Senate rules.
The President will likely sign the Covid Relief measure today or tomorrow and then move on to his next agenda item. He may believe that getting into the fray over S-1 would threaten Infrastructure, Health Care, Environmental and other initiatives – I don’t know. But, I would certainly love to be a fly on the wall of the Oval Office right now.
A fly on the wall of the Oval Office will probably hear this: “let’s stay quiet about HB1 and SB1. Let’s keep our thoughts on the subject under the radar. The higher the profile, the bigger the target.”
S-1 must be passed.
This from Georgia:
“Georgia lawmakers have advanced a measure [An Act to comprehensively revise elections and voting – SB 241] that would significantly curtail voting access after a record number of voters propelled Democratic victories in the 2020 race.”
Stacey Abrams commented:
“In the last two election cycles, we saw a dramatic increase in the number of voters of color who voted by mail, the number of young people who used early voting, the number of African Americans who voted on Saturday and Sunday. We saw unprecedented levels of turnout across the board. And so every single metric of voter access that has been a good in Georgia is now under attack.”
I wrote a letter to President Biden last night asking why S-1 has not been mentioned in the last two Press conferences in which Jen Psaki listed the Administration’s priorities.
Why is Election Reform not mentioned on the list of Administration priorities on the White House website?
The filibuster is a huge issue here because S-1 will be one of – if not the - most contentious issues in the 117th Congress. I can’t imagine it will pass without some change to Senate rules.
The President will likely sign the Covid Relief measure today or tomorrow and then move on to his next agenda item. He may believe that getting into the fray over S-1 would threaten Infrastructure, Health Care, Environmental and other initiatives – I don’t know. But, I would certainly love to be a fly on the wall of the Oval Office right now.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/08/georgia-senate-bill-voting-rights
A fly on the wall of the Oval Office will probably hear this: “let’s stay quiet about HB1 and SB1. Let’s keep our thoughts on the subject under the radar. The higher the profile, the bigger the target.”
I had the same thought.