Manchin Offers Compromise on Voting Rights Bill

[comradebillyboy]

https://politicalwire.com/2021/06/16/manchin-offers-compromise-on-voting-rights-bill/

“Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) opened the door to a compromise on voting legislation Wednesday with a memo outlining provisions of federal voting and campaign finance legislation that he would support,” NBC News reports.

“Manchin’s compromise proposals include making election day a public holiday, offering 15 consecutive days of early voting for federal elections, and automatic voter registration through state departments of motor vehicles.”

“He also proposes requiring voter identification, but allowing alternatives like utility bills to suffice as proof of identity.”

I kind of like what Manchin is proposing.

[OrlandoDem2]

1. So can he bring 10 GQP Senators?

And does this pass the House?

[comradebillyboy]

2. In my opinion it could pass the House. But he probably can't bring

10 Republicans on board.

[Bettie]

3. Those things are a good start

as long as he understands that zero Republicans will vote for them.

[Voltaire2]

4. so is he going to support changing the voting rules when they block this too?

otherwise his compromise is meaningless.

[SCantiGOP]

5. That was my guess

There’s no reason he can’t continue to say that he won’t scrap the filibuster, but will be willing to suspend it for specific issues like this.

[PoliticAverse]

6. Yeah, unless he's willing to bypass the filibuster for that bill it will still need 10 Republicans

to vote to end debate.

[OnDoutside]

8. One would imagine that would be a yes. Since he's proposing

this, he believes it's reasonable. WHEN Republicans block it, that's the put up or shut up point. There's no way he's getting 10 Republicans.

[SoonerPride]

7. I'll take it.

It's not everything.

But it is damn better than getting nothing.

The federal holiday would be huge.

[Tom Rinaldo]

9. Automatic voter registration is huge also n/t

[regnaD kciN]

11. Anything "requiring voter registration" is guaranteed to be abused...

...and twisted in ways to prevent people of the "wrong" political party from voting.

And using utility bills is a non-starter, since so many people only get them online nowadays.

[StarfishSaver]

10. Speaker Pelosi always knows what she's talking about