House GOP refuses to renew election security funding as Democrats fume over Russian interference

[neohippie]

Source: Washington Post

House Republicans plan to vote Thursday on a spending bill that excludes new money for election security grants to states, provoking a furious reaction from Democrats amid a national controversy over Russian election interference.

At issue is a grants program overseen by the federal Election Assistance Commission and aimed at helping states administer their elections and improve voting systems; Democrats want to continue grant funding through 2019, while Republicans say the program already has been fully funded.

Republicans argued strenuously in floor debate Wednesday that states had plenty of money from prior congressional allocations to spend on election improvements. But Democrats accused the Republicans of abetting President Trump in his refusal to take a hard line against Russian President Vladi­mir Putin at this week’s summit in Helsinki.

“The American people should be very worried about the commitment of this president and his Republican allies in Congress to securing our elections,” said Rep. David N. Cicilline (D-R.I.). “This is a party that has worked with this administration to undermine and minimize the investigation surrounding Russian interference in our presidential election.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-gop-refuses-to-renew-election-security-funding-as-democrats-fume-over-russian-meddling/2018/07/18/20761f88-8abb-11e8-8aea-86e88ae760d8_story.html?__twitter_impression=true&utm_term=.8bc137cba3e0

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Treason weasels?

[neohippie]

1. How do you justify

being willing to spend money on border security, but not being willing to secure our elections, what could be more important than the integrity of our voting process?

[Fred Sanders]

4. Election security IS border security...have any of our leaders said that?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. How do you justify spending $12 million for Trump's "It's All About ME!" parade

but not a dollar on securing elections? Oh, that's right, you don't. You just do it.

The worst part is once he gets this year's parade, Donnie Two Scoops is going to want another one next year -- only bigger!

[pandr32]

10. Excellent point

[Stonepounder]

11. What's more important? Keeping your cushy job!

The Republican Party is totally and completely corrupt. The only thing they care about is keeping their cushy jobs (and their majority) with its free money spigot. They don't give a damn about the country, their constituents, or their country. They have learned that elections are basically irrelevant, since the big donors will outspent their opponents 2 or 3 to 1 and voters vote for whoever shouts the loudest.

If keeping their luxurious life style and their hands on the levers of power means installing a Putin puppet in the White House, well so what? Their attitude when told that there are more and more folks who work two or three jobs and who can't buy bread for their kids is "let them eat cake". They don't remember what happened the last time that happened.

Sooner or later if they keep this up, the torches and the pitchforks will come out and they will be the first ones up against the wall. Janis Joplin said it best, "...freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose". And we are rapidly approaching that point.

[Botany]

2. 1 reason

Their only hope this fall is a dirty election.

[heaven05]

3. the GOP/NPA

is up to their eyeballs in this attempt to transition from this experiment in democracy known as the United States of America to their fascist dictatorship where they RULE all and never relinquish power. When orange turd little hands is gone, they will have another and another. We are seeing them trying to establish a GOP/NPA dictatorship. period

[Achilleaze]

5. Wow - republicans are going full-on Treason-Weasel

as if Putin gave them a direct order.

Sick.

[EleanorR]

6. they've never cared about free and fair elections

Gerrymandering, tossing people off voter rolls, intimidation, propaganda, anything to stay in power. And now if it takes the assistance of an enemy government to keep hold of the reins, then that's what they'll do. Fascists through and through.

[Mc Mike]

7. Yes. They're nazi traitors. Today's repug party.

[Bayard]

8. I just called my Congressman about this

It may be spitting in the wind, but you have to try. Especially when you can get a live person on the line.

I also lined out why tRump has to be impeached. IMPEACH!