The massive GOP betrayal of our democracy requires a forceful Democratic response

[friendly_iconoclast]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/13/massive-gop-betrayal-our-democracy-requires-forceful-democratic-response/

...Now that the vast majority of Senate Republicans voted to acquit former president Donald Trump of inciting violent insurrection, as we all knew they would, Democrats should immediately respond as follows:

1. Pass H.R.1 and S.1 with all deliberate speed.

2. Be prepared to nuke the legislative filibuster if and when Republicans obstruct it in the Senate.

3. Get the package into law as quickly as possible.

Those are the House and Senate bills that would expand voting rights, make voting easier in numerous ways and place limits on GOP counter-majoritarian tactics, which Republicans are cheerfully escalating in numerous states.

Here’s what the moment requires, above all: Democrats must accept the full implications of the GOP’s ongoing and intensifying radicalization. And they must be prepared to act upon them...

[dalton99a]

1. Fuck them. Kill the filibuster

[Barb arian]

10. +1

[Maraya1969]

2. Can you please tell us what these resolutions are? And I think after Covid relief

they should make DC and Puerto Rico states ASAP. And then add to the Supreme court.

That will fix their asses. 4 new Democratic senators and some Democratic Reps. Plus some extra electoral votes.

[More_Cowbell]

3. Voting rights

H.R. 1 For the People Act (voting rights), introduced in the Senate as S.1 (here's the House version)

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/text

[Maraya1969]

9. Thank you!

[mnhtnbb]

4. Add the US Virgin Islands in as a state, too.

The truly amazing House Impeachment Manager Plaskett represents the Virgin Islands.

[RicROC]

8. all the territories

should be given the right to request Statehood. In the meantime, all inhabited territories should have 1 voting delegate each in the House of Representatives.

Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
American Samoa

Delegate Plaskett is amazing!

[NJCher]

5. Something's being done about gerrymandering, too

Though I cannot recall what it is at this wee hour. Let’s get that on the list, too.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. President Obama has identified gerrymandering as a priority. . . . nt

[Thekaspervote]

6. I see the voting rights issue as almost as much of an emergency as covid

If we don’t change the voting rights laws we may not ever have free and fair elections again! They keep cheating and cheating and they don’t I tend to stop!!