Senate Republicans Kill Bill Requiring Candidates To Report Foreign Interference

[spanone]

Senate Democrats on Thursday attempted to pass legislation that would help protect elections from foreign interference — but were rebuffed by Republicans, who quickly blocked the attempt.

It all began when Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) tried to get the Senate to take up his bill that would legally require campaigns to go to the FBI if a foreign government or power offers information meant to influence a political campaign. The bill is in response to Russia’s nefarious interference in 2016, and is even more important in light of Trump’s admission that he wouldn’t report any attempts at foreign interference to the FBI.

But Republicans, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), immediately blocked Warner’s attempt to get a vote on the bill.

“I’m deeply disappointed that the majority has rejected this request before I can even lay out why I think it’s needed,” Warner said on the Senate floor after Blackburn’s objection. “This legislation is pretty simple, it would require any campaign that receives offers of assistance from an agent of a foreign government … to report that offer of assistance to law enforcement.”

https://www.nationalmemo.com/senate-republicans-kill-bill-requiring-candidates-to-report-foreign-interference/

[malaise]

1. Good - now spread this

[spanone]

2. Sick MF's

[pangaia]

31. Exactly,, SOMEHOW spread everything that is REALLY going on

..that most American have absolutely no idea about.

[Guilded Lilly]

3. Republicans, destroying Democracy, disrespecting America, one damn block at a time.

[Takket]

4. Now call a press conference and ask why the hell ANYONE

Would oppose this. Get it on the evening news.

[pangaia]

32. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

EVERYTHING... should be somehow gotten on the 'evening news'

[Tanuki]

5. Not too surprised that Torshin' s tool Moscow Marsha Blackburn would block this.

She's a traitor to our nation as well.

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/opinion/times/story/2018/jul/30/sohn-nras-russilink-hties-blackburn/475893/

[Atticus]

6. "Money talks and bullshit walks". nt

[bdamomma]

7. Seems like they (repigs)

are in the back pocket of the Russian thuggish government.


Remember when those repigs were they Senators or Reps who went to Russia on July 4th, I would say this is a cover up. Wouldn't you??

[NewJeffCT]

8. Marsha Blackburn

is likely getting Russian money

[panfluteman]

9. It's Really Quite Simple...

1) The Republican leadership in the house and senate are in bed with the Russians - especially "Moscow Mitch" McConnel.
2) Because of broad demographic shifts in the electorate over the past few decades, towards less white and more black, brown and ethnic, it is getting harder and harder for a Republican to get elected president. Instead of doing the hard work of figuring out how to reinvent and rebrand conservatism to make it more appealing and relevant to a more diverse demographic, the Republicans have taken the easy way out, through vote purging, voter suppression, ID laws, gerrymandering, etc... In 2016, they also called in Russian help. For more on this please read my General Discussion posting about the Electoral College (link below):

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212186969

[erronis]

18. Great summary. And thanks for your link to your view on the Electoral College

It looks very profound and I will take the time to fully read a bit later.

[lark]

10. Russian Repugs are cheats, liars, thieves, misogynists, racists & traitors.

Amash is the only one who shows even a shred of integrity. Collins acts like she cares, but it's a thin front and she almost always ends up siding with the traitors.

[olegramps]

11. That applies to every living Republican and most of the dead ones.

The Republican Party has hit rock bottom. It can't go any further than its open betrayal of the nation and our constitution.

[thesquanderer]

12. I thought the law already required this.

If not, why all the investigation into whether or not Trump knew of the Trump Tower meeting, etc.?

[erpowers]

13. Make a Campaign Ad

The Democratic National Committee needs to make a campaign ad out of this issue.

[MBS]

16. YES! n/t

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. The Repug mantra of party before Country has

to be a part of Democratic candidates every speech, comment or quote. Let's build a subliminal message in the heads of Goobers across the country.

[MBS]

15. but it's the @#$% LAW.

[El Mimbreno]

17. Once again showing where their loyalty lies.

And it's not with this country or its people.

[LiberalArkie]

19. It would have never worked because of Israel.

[iscooterliberally]

20. I would rather be an American than be a republican.

It has become apparent that the republicans represent our foreign enemies more than they represent their own constituents.

[CaptainTruth]

21. Traitors, period.

[Luciferous]

22. Traitors, every single one of them.

[dlk]

24. Republicans Have Loudly Announced their Commitment to Corruption

Their status as a RICO criminal enterprise should be taken seriously.

[spanone]

25. WIN by any means. As we saw in 2016, once elected you've already won....

and we struggle to do anything about it.

[dlk]

27. An Effective Response has Been Hobbled by the False, "It Can't Happen Here" Myth

However, we can't give up, ever.

[spanone]

28. it is happening in real time. right now.

[dlk]

30. Unfortunately, You are Correct

[dchill]

26. Russo/Republican shared interest:

Destroy democracy.

[dlk]

29. In a True Democracy, Women and Minorities are Equal

Republicans, along with their evangelical zealot followers are all about white, male supremacy. They are too selfish to share anything but token gestures.