The former vice president reemerges from a brief hiatus in the throes of Stockholm Syndrome.
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It’s been almost two months since former Vice President Mike Pence narrowly escaped a violent mob of Trump supporters in the Capitol building that wanted to lynch him for betraying the former president. Pence largely stayed quiet in the days and weeks that followed. He made an appearance at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. And then he journeyed to the Virgin Islands for a brief vacation.
What brought Pence back to public life? As it turns out, the opportunity to spread the same disinformation about American elections that endangered his life and led to the deaths of five others on January 6. In an op-ed on Tuesday in The Daily Signal, Pence adopts a mild version of the Big Lie that the 2020 election was somehow stolen from Trump. “After an election marked by significant voting irregularities and numerous instances of officials setting aside state election
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday slammed House Democrats sweeping election reform bill as exactly the wrong response to what he called the distressing lack of faith in our elections, saying Democrats want to use their temporary power to try to ensure they ll never have to relinquish it.
All House Democrats on Monday signed onto the bill H.R. 1, the For the People Act of 2021 which they claim will expand voting rights and clean up corruption in politics.
From the Senate floor Thursday, McConnell, R-Ky., hit Democrats for trying to recycle failed legislation that would have Washington Democrats grab unprecedented power over how America conducts its elections and how American citizens can engage in political speech.
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House Democrats have endorsed and co-signed a sweeping election reform bill that will expand voting rights.
Democratic Reform Task Force Chair Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., announced all House Democrats have endorsed and co-sponsored H.R. 1 or the For The People Act Of 2021.
According to House Democrats, the bill will create automatic voter registration and ensure those who have committed felony offenses have their voting rights fully restored. The bill would also expand access to early and absentee voting by simplifying voting by mail. The bill will also prevent voter purges, will end partisan gerrymandering, enhance federal support for voting system security, and will increase oversight of election system vendors.