Republicans Vote Contrary To ‘The People’

One of the most-glaring examples of current Republican malfeasance occurred yesterday in the US Senate — Dana Milbank at The Washington Post correctly summed it up: ‘Senate Republicans voted in lockstep on Tuesday to block the landmark voting rights bill, in effect embracing the disenfranchisement of non-White voters under the “big lie” justification that widespread…

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Manchin Mangles Democracy — Part Deux: ‘Walter Mitty’ In The Senate

A sort of update/continuance of my post this morning on the action of one asshole, Joe Manchin, in proclaiming despite a shitload of evidence to the contrary, he’s not going to vote for the ‘For The People Act,’ because the voting-reform bill is too ‘partisan’ and would destroy the country. Bullshit — as I noted…

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Joe Manchin Should Get The Shit Out Of The Way!

Two of the biggest cogs in opposing Republicans’ war on voting/democracy are Democrats — Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, with Manchin being the greater asshole. Manchin is the obstacle in the way of the Senate passing the For The People Act, the real-only course of action to stem GQPers voting suppression bills/laws sprouting-up all over…

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The American Rescue Plan Is Passed, So Now To Save Democracy, For The People Act Needs To Also Happen — And Way-Soon

Now that the American Rescue Plan has passed both Houses of Congress and heading for Joe Biden;s signature to combat the wide effects of the COVID pandemic, it’s way-time for passage of For the People Act H.R. 1, which will protect our democracy: This historic legislation responds to twin crises facing our country: the attack…

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