Top Dems: GOP's monster voter suppression bill is 'dead on arrival'

[RandySF]

Democrats and pro-voting advocates reacted with outrage and unwavering opposition after House Republicans unveiled the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act — a sweeping proposal that would dramatically restrict voting access and remake federal elections in ways critics say are designed to suppress turnout.

Key Democrats in both chambers promised the bill was “dead on arrival.”

The measure, introduced by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), Chair of the House Administration Committee, goes far beyond the already restrictive SAVE Act, which passed the House last year and focuses on requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote.

The new proposal adds a strict ID requirement to cast a ballot, mandates aggressive voter roll purges, creates a centralized voter database, bans universal vote-by-mail, bars states from counting ballots that arrive after Election Day and makes it easier to sue election officials — changes opponents say amount to a full-scale attack on the right to vote.



https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/top-dems-gops-monster-voter-suppression-bill-is-dead-on-arrival/

[Buddyzbuddy]

1. The closer we get to November, the more desperate they become.

[otchmoson]

2. My e-mail/phone call to my red, retiring, republican representative

Good morning, Congressman Dunn,
Are you ready to switch parties before the end of your term so you can help correct the crimes currently being committed by your party? You COULD make a difference. Besides permitting corruption, propaganda and crime, your party continues to assault our right to vote. One of your colleagues has introduced yet another bill designed to rig elections, disenfranchise voters, and usurp states’ constitutional authority to administer elections. Don’t you ever feel the need to say “ENOUGH”? If you feel inclined to support the MEGA Act, I would ask you to consider constituent concerns. If you truly believe photo ID is mandatory, the federal government must shoulder the costs of obtaining such an ID. Demand an amendment to the bill that requires all expenses that such a bill would mandate will be borne by the federal government.

[RobertDevereaux]

3. Call it the SMEGMA Act.

[LymphocyteLover]

4. DAMN!!! Republicans REALLY HATE Democracy! Evil fascists!