Marsha Blackburn blocks bills that would ensure foreign countries can't interfere with American elec

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is behind an effort to block bills that could ensure US elections are more secure, Axios reported Monday.

The bills were Sen. Mark Warner's (D-VA) plan to ensure that after the Russian interference in the 2016 election, a foreign country could never do it again. According to Blackburn, however, they're a "federal power grab."

One of the bills would make campaigns call the FBI if they were ever approached by a foreign power and offered election assistance. During the 2016 election, Trump's campaign was offered "dirt" on opponent Hillary Clinton, and operatives met with the person offering the information in Trump Tower.

A different bill would fund the Election Assistance Commission, which would ensure that voting machines weren't connected to the internet. Republicans claimed after the 2020 election that the machines were being hacked and that was how foreign countries were able to decide U.S. elections.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/marsha-blackburn-blocks-bills-that-would-ensure-foreign-countries-can-t-interfere-with-american-elections/ar-AA10Hf2i

[SheltieLover]

1. Shocking! 😱

What would Deripaska think?

[Deuxcents]

2. How does she justify her vote?

[Hugh_Lebowski]

3. She says the words "federal power grab" and the knuckle-dragging RePuQ voters go "OOH BAD!!!"

And that's basically it.

[NowISeetheLight]

13. So the States?

So the states are supposed to stop foreign government interference? How the heck is that supposed to work?

[Claustrum]

4. Didn't the Steele dossier come from UK?

I understand the bill is trying to target TFG but wouldn't something like the Steele dossier be categorized as from a foreign country as well?

[GreenWave]

5. Perhaps add to the bill

Donors must be made public if large amounts are involved.

Otherwise Vladimir Badinsky may claim to be a US citizen and here comes the $. This would also expose hidden monies.

[Docreed2003]

6. She has blocked similar efforts of years

Guess who has far right foreign connections?? Marsha that's who

[Cha]

7. UnAmerican.

[BlueIdaho]

8. She's gotta protect those donors!

Right Comrade?

[Lovie777]

9. For now ....

monies "could" be flowing to other than GQP. Just sayig.

[Brainfodder]

10. I've called her that word on twitter multiple times, she deserves the firing squad with the rest.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. Voters interfere with the radicalized Republican party's agenda.

[Irish_Dem]

12. Now we know how she keeps getting "elected."