Voting bill blocked by GOP filibuster, Dems try rules change

making it more difficult for Black Americans and others to vote by consolidating polling locations, requiring certain types of identification and ordering other changes.

The Democrats’ bill, the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, would make Election Day a national holiday, ensure access to early voting and mail-in ballots — which have become especially popular during the COVID-19 pandemic — and enable the Justice Department to intervene in states with a history of voter interference, among other changes. It has passed the House.

But even that is expected to fail because Manchin and Sinema have said they are unwilling to change the rules on a party-line vote by Democrats alone.When Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., asked Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky whether he would pause for a question, McConnell left the chamber, refusing to respond.

Manchin drew a roomful of senators for his own speech, upstaging the president’s news conference and defending the filibuster. He said majority rule would only “add fuel to the fire” and it was “dysfunction that is tearing this nation apart.” Manchin did open the door to a more tailored package of voting law changes, including to the Electoral Count Act, which was tested during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol. He said senators from both parties are working on that and it could draw Republican support.

Stop saying democrats!! Start saying democracy!!

Setback for Democrats? You meant Americans and democracy, right?

Please don’t let interns write important tweets without any editing. Try this instead: Voting Rights denied by Republicans, a sharp setback for American citizens.

Should never have combined them. Democrats failed to read the room.

Bam!

The senate worked together against Biden’s agenda, isn’t that the way it should be? You know like Check and balance and all🤔🤣

Has Biden actually done anything yet? Just years of promising things & then half ass pushing for them. Worked out great for Obama, nothing bad happen after he went...

I'm not a Democrat, but I can see plain as day that this isn't just a setback for Biden & Co., it's a setback for the United States.

It’s a setback FOR ALL OF AMERICANS.

Fucking hellscape

Who writes this myopic anti-democracy shit?

What a set back for leftists n socialists..

It's a setback for voting rights not 'Democrats'.

The liberal sheep 🐑 are getting easier to spot- ' it's a setback for America' 😆 🤣

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This framing is a great example of why I uninstalled your app. You are complicit.

I don't understand how you can say that the election bill was blocked by Republicans when Democrat Schumer's vote determined that a Senate majority opposed the legislation.

I’m just here to add: AMERICANS not Democrats. You’re consistently bad at this.

Do better, AP. This is a 🗑 take.

Setback for DEMOCRACY. There. Correction. Ill send my editorial bill in the mail. You are welcome AP.

So all the elections before this weren't fair and accurate?

It’s a setback for America.The GOP knows they can’t win if we all vote. Tell it like it is. Tell the truth. They’re trying to stop us from voting. They’re suppressing the vote in Republican led states. Report that! They’re dismantling democracy. Report that! WhatDoTheyStandFor

I carefully listened to both parties speak today. Democracy is not at stake just because one repeatedly uses words like The Lie, suppression, etc.Sadly, they’ve been rendered sales talk. Voting rights should change but U.S. History won’t be kind to these heavy handed threats.

Breaking...The Republican Party just filibustered American's voice

Yes, this just hurts Democrats. Do better AP! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

New headline: gop knows they cannot win, so GOP take the freedom to vote away from Americans

Overreaching federal government blocked Fixed it

Well we are all shocked

Psstt.... 1) Democrats are in Control of both houses of Congress. 2) The voting 'rights' act would be unconstitutional if passed, because it's not actually about voting rights; but instead makes elections less safe/secure. Voter ID is common sense.

Voice of reason prevails

Breaking: we all new this was going to happen

It’s a direct attack on American democracy by those who are in the pockets of radicals.

USA is a mess.

unbelievable that it's 2022 and black people are still not allowed to vote

And the Sun is hot.

This is factually wrong. It was a bi-partisan filibuster.

It’s not a Republican filibuster if Democrats are participating also

2 Dems and most Reps refuse to pass it

JonLemire YES!👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

A setback for every American who values their right to vote and not have it thrown away by a Republican legislature

BREAKING: Senate Republicans give up on America.

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