WASHINGTON: Republicans in the US Senate mounted an aggressive case on Tuesday against sweeping election and voting-access legislation from Democrats, pushing to roll back proposals for automatic voter registration, 24-hour ballot drop boxes and other changes in an increasingly charged national debate.
With Democrats holding the White House and narrow control of Congress, they see the legislation as crucial - perhaps their best chance to counter efforts by state-level Republicans who have seized on former President Donald Trump’s false claims about the 2020 election to push ballot restrictions.Yet even as they tout the measure, Democrats find themselves playing defence, unable to push their legislative response to President Joe Biden’s desk.
The Democrats' measure would not stop every Bill being passed in Republican states across the country. But it would make it difficult, if not impossible, for states to press ahead with many of the new rules. The GOP senators cited high voter turnout in last year’s presidential election during the pandemic as proof that the system worked without the Democrats' changes and voters were not disenfranchised. But they offered little justification for GOP efforts at the state level to impose new limits on voting, particularly mail voting.
While Republicans argue the new state rules are needed to secure the vote, critics warn the states are seeking to reduce voter access, particularly for black voters, who are a crucial part of the Democratic Party base. That could usher in a new Jim Crow era for the 21st century, they warn.
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