Bipartisan group of senators announce compromise on voting rights bill

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Axios

A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday announced a compromise on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Why it matters: The proposal comes after several months of bipartisan negotiation that aimed to build "broader support" for the bill in the Senate, where Republicans have blocked previous House-passed voting measures.

The House passed the voting rights bill in August in an effort to restore portions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and combat a wave of new voting restrictions in Republican states.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who negotiated for the compromise, reiterated the need for the measure to get passed, saying, "We must put aside our differences and come together."

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/bipartisan-group-senators-revise-voting-215827733.html

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We'll see

[PoliticAverse]

1. Are there more than 9 republicans in the "bipartisan group"? n/t

[LonePirate]

2. Repubs will never approve if the bill contains anti-gerrymandering provisions unless...

gerrymanders enacted before the law is signed are grandfathered into the system. Repubs are never going to support a bill that threatens their grasp on power.

[Dystopian Optimist]

3. Bipartisan?

Tread carefully, Dems. Tread very carefully.

[ColinC]

4. This only matters if whatever republican supports it, also votes for an exception to the fillibuster

If Murkowski is serious, she would also announce her support for a fillibuster exception.

[MarcA]

5. Interesting there has been movement on things in DC

on Election Day for many.

[angrychair]

6. The article is literally fact free

Anytime i read "bipartisan" all I hear is "toothless nonsense that actually does nothing"
Especially if it has republican support. McConnell isn't going to allow a single Republican to vote for anything that actually supports voting rights.

[rickyhall]

7. It's just repug shell game, a waste of time.

[ColinC]

8. It's just Murkowski, who if she agrees to a fillibuster exception

is a huge deal, and might even help get Manchin and Sinema on board.