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Draconian new Voting Restrictions. At least for now. They could have gone anywhere outside of texas. They chose to come to washington d. C. Specifically to ask for federal help. To ask for new federal protections that could set a floor on Voting Rights that no state thats the idea behind the for the people act. The for the people act is busy not passing the united States Senate right now basically because of one democratic senator named Joe Manchin. The texas democrats have met with him directly. They have met with other senators as well. Theyve met with White House officials up to and including the Vice President , kamala harris. These texas democrats are away from their families and away from their jobs and businesses. Away from beloved theyre likely to be staying away for weeks to continue to press this case and to make sure that theres no quorum at home. Like i said, they are literally facing arrests when they do go back to texas. And now six of these texas democrats have tested po
Capitol, by leaving the state, so theyre beyond the reach of texas Law Enforcement, these democrats are preventing a quorum in the State Legislature back home, which means that in very practical terms theyre preventing texas republicans from passing draconian new Voting Restrictions. At least for now. They could have gone anywhere outside of texas. They chose to come to washington, d. C. Specifically to ask for federal help, to ask for new federal protections that could set a floor on Voting Rights that no state can fall below. That of course is the idea behind the for the people act. The for the people act is busy not passing the united States Senate right now. Basically because of one conservative democratic senator named Joe Manchin. The texas democrats have met with him directly. They have met with other senators as well. Theyve met with White House officials up to and include the Vice President kamala harris. These texas democrats are away from their families, away from their jobs
In May 2024, the Senate Rules and Administration Committee advanced three bills sponsored by Chair Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on elections and AI out of committee.
Senate Rules and Administration Committee advanced three bills sponsored by Chair Amy Klobuchar on elections and artificial intelligence AI out of committee.