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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsContents of the Freedom to Vote Act
Here are the contents of the Freedom to Vote Act which every Republican, Manchin and Sinema are preventing from becoming law.
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I'm guessing the second and third bulleted items along with the last two items are the sources of the opposition to overriding the filibuster here.
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Contents of the Freedom to Vote Act (Original Post)
LonePirate
Jan 2022
OP
Celerity
(43,314 posts)1. Massive blow for democracy that it will not pass. Thanks Manchin and Sinema (and the hiders-behind)!
sop
(10,156 posts)2. This is a laundry list of everything the GOP has been fighting for decades.
Killing the Freedom to Vote Act is an act of survival for Republicans.
Freddie
(9,259 posts)3. No required for "no excuses" mail-in voting?
That would solve so many problems of long lines, etc. Plus it enables people with long work hours or commutes, people with child or elder care responsibilities, people who cant drive, to vote. Im sure Repugs think these people shouldnt vote anyway.
I would most happily trade mail-in voting for a national holiday.