House majority whip James Clyburn (DS.C.) said in a new interview that allowing the filibuster to deny voting rights would be ‘catastrophic’ as a comprehensive Senate bill is being considered.
‘There is no way in 2021 to allow the filibuster to be used to deny voting rights. It’s just not going to happen. That would be catastrophic, ‘Clyburn told The Guardian in an interview published Sunday, a few days after the House largely voted according to the party to pass The For The People Act, also known as HR 1.
While Clyburn explained that he was not ‘going to say you should get rid of the filibuster,’ he said that the party would ‘do well to develop a Manchin-Cinema rule to circumvent the filibuster, as it concerns it on race and civil rights. ”
The comment comes after Sens. Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) ManchinShow preview Sunday: Manchin rounds out crucial role in coronavirus relief debate Biden takes victory after Senate passes coronavirus aid package, Schumer insists Democrats unite after chaotic coronavirus debate MORE (DW.Va.) and Kyrsten Cinema (D-Ariz.) Have been criticized by liberals for their opposition to certain issues supported by some on the left, including the elimination of the filibuster. Lawmakers were also among the seven Democrats last week who voted against a proposal to raise the federal minimum hourly wage to $ 15.
“If Manchin and Cinema like to be in the majority, they better find a way around the filibuster when it comes to suffrage and civil rights,” Clyburn told The Guardian.
HR 1, backed by Democrats and the White House, contains a number of provisions aimed, according to proponents, at protecting voting rights and the integrity of the election after President Trump
Donald TrumpBiden to sign executive order aimed at increasing access to suffrage. The editors of the Albany Times Union are asking for Cuomo’s resignation. Advocates warn that limited voting bills could MORE put an end to Georgia’s record turnout. has pushed unproven demands for the presidential election for months in an effort to thwart the results of the November race.
The provisions include that election day should become a federal holiday, requiring states to provide voters with ballot papers and at least 15 days of early voting. Another section in the bill aimed at tackling partisan gerrymandering will give independent commissions the task of drawing up congressional districts.
However, members of the IDP have largely criticized the legislation and viewed it as a coup by Democrats. Former Vice President Mike Pence
Michael (Mike) Richard Pence shows preview on Sunday: Manchin rounds out crucial role in DeSantis coronavirus relief debate, Pence fixed in 2024 Republican poll Pence to tell Limbaugh documentary series for Fox Nation MORE last week described the measure as ‘unconstitutional, reckless and anti-democratic’.
Advocates for the right to vote also called on Congress to take action on the John Lewis
John Lewis Advocates warns that restrictive bills could put an end to Georgia’s record-breaking ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemorating for the first time without John Lewis Democrats worrying that the Senate is more cemetery for the Biden agenda Voting Promotion Act, which requires states that have had repeated violations of voting rights in recent history to receive federal approval in order to make voting changes. The legislation would restore a significant provision of the Voting Rights Act that was overturned by the Supreme Court years ago.
President Biden
Joe BidenBiden to sign executive order aimed at increasing access to the right to vote. Myanmar army conducts violent checkpoints. Confidence in coronavirus vaccines has grown by the majority and now they say they want more is also expected to make comments on Sunday urging the measure.
The push comes because a number of state legislators across the country have enacted legislation that would restrict access to voters, including a series of bills backed by Republicans in Georgia.