Joe Biden Blames Capitol ‘Insurrection’ for Executive Order Expanding Federal RegistrationCharlie Spiering 7 Mar 2021
President Joe Biden Sunday released an executive order to expand the federal government’s role in voter registration, citing the “insurrection†on Capitol Hill as motivation.
“[W]e have seen an unprecedented insurrection in our Capitol and a brutal attack on our democracy on January 6th,†Biden said in a prerecorded video address released on Sunday. “A never before seen effort to ignore, undermine, and undo the will of the people,†Biden commented.
Biden celebrated the historic number of voters who registered and voted in the 2020 election.
“In 2020, our very democracy on the line, even in the midst of a pandemic, more Americans voted than ever before,†he said.
Biden’s video recording aired at the Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast on the commemoration of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
He warned that Republicans were preparing an “all-out assault†on the right to vote across the country, and more than 250 bills focus on securing future elections. Many of the proposed laws include voter ID, the right for electoral observers to be physically present during ballot counting, and requiring a judge to be assigned promptly to election lawsuits.
Biden said the proposed measures would make it harder for Americans to vote.
“We cannot let them succeed,†he said.
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