House passes voting rights package, setting up Senate filibuster showdown

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House passes voting rights package, setting up Senate filibuster showdown
By Cristina Marcos - 01/13/22 11:29 AM EST

The House passed voting rights legislation on Thursday in a way that is intended to set up a battle in the Senate over that issue as well as the filibuster.

The measure passed in a 220-203 party-line vote.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to put the measure to a vote in the coming days before the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in a bid to highlight state laws approved by GOP-dominated state governments that Democrats say will make it more difficult for their supporters — including minority voters — to vote.

“Nothing less is at stake than our democracy,” said Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

The manner in which the legislation was approved allows Schumer to bring it straight to the floor. But Democrats would need 60 votes — including 10 GOP votes — to get it to President Biden's desk given the filibuster.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/house/589577-house-passes-voting-rights-package-setting-up-senate-filibuster-showdown

[Kamaji]

So, the democrats really do want to permanently enshrine voting fraud in our electoral system.

[Killer Clouds]

States can just ignore these bills if they pass into law. They are unconstitutional.

[Smokin Joe]

These aren't rights, they're wrongs.