U.S. Senate's Schumer mulls passing election reform without Republicans

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signaled to Republicans on Tuesday that if they block an upcoming election reform bill, he will look for a path around the chamber's filibuster rule to try to pass it with only Democratic support.

Schumer noted that Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, a moderate who wields great power to advance or block legislation in the narrowly divided chamber, has signed on to try to secure Republican support.

Congressional Democrats are reacting to at least 18 Republican-led states that have enacted laws restricting voting access this year, following Republican former President Donald Trump's false claims the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread voting fraud.

"We're going to take action to make sure we protect our democracy and fight against the disease of voter suppression, partisan gerrymandering and election subversion that is metastasizing at the state level," Schumer said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/u-s-senate-s-schumer-mulls-passing-election-reform-without-republicans/ar-AAOFl5p

Great if we could do so.

[Bleacher Creature]

1. There's no magical way to pass this bill without reforming the filibuster.

Either Manchin and Sinema agree to do something about the filibuster, or voting rights legislation is dead. I wish Schumer had some parliamentary trick up his sleeve, but no such maneuver exists.

[gratuitous]

2. Election reform without Republicans?

What's next - the fire department putting out fires without consulting the arsonists?

[budkin]

3. Stop "mulling" and do it

ENOUGH.