Schumer Hints at Filibuster Workaround If Republicans Stonewall Voting Rights

[Judi Lynn]

BY
Sharon Zhang, Truthout
PUBLISHED
September 22, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) warned Republicans on Tuesday that if they unite against an upcoming voting rights bill and reject its passage, he and the chamber will explore a workaround to the filibuster to pass the bill through a simple majority.

“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, per Reuters.

Earlier this month, a group of Democratic senators released the Freedom to Vote Act, a modified version of the For the People Act, which the House passed in March. Though the new voting rights bill is weaker in some ways than the For the People Act, the compromise bill still contains many of the pillars of the For the People Act — and crucially, has the support of conservative Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

Manchin has been trying to whip up at least 10 Republican votes for the bill so that it can pass under the 60-vote filibuster rule. But it’s incredibly unlikely that any Republicans would be swayed to support voting rights legislation that would allow more people to vote, which they believe puts them at a disadvantage.

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[PoliticAverse]

1. Vote to pass the bill you don't want or we'll pass the bill you don't want.

Not sure what kind of incentive that's suppose to provide.

[Pas-de-Calais]

2. Stop the effin hints and bring the hammer!

I’m tired of this nicey nice crap

[Blue Owl]

3. Imagine McConnell's head as a watermelon

[Judi Lynn]

4. We stand in dire need of the Sledge-o-matic. Thanks for the reminder.

Oh, Great Gallagher, hear our plea!