The Georgia House passes a sweeping bill to restrict voting, after dialing back a few measures.

[ad_1] “The bill imposes stricter voter identification requirements, limits drop boxes, strips the secretary of state of some authority, imposes new oversight of county election boards, restricts who can vote with provisional ballots, and creates criminal penalties for those who offer food or water to voters waiting in lines. “However, the bill did not include some of the harshest restrictions that had been introduced in its earlier versions, like a…

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Opinion | Republicans’ big lie about the filibuster

[ad_1] Want to find out more about the filibuster? Join our free webinar this Sunday: “The Filibuster: To keep or not to keep, that is the question”. Led by Professor Caroline Fredrickson, Professor at Georgetown Law Center and a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_57-A-kK1Q6W_zBQmYhE6mA https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/25/republicans-big-lie-about-filibuster/ Opinion | Republicans’ big lie about the filibuster [ad_2] Original Facebook Post

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Opinion | The GOP scam is getting worse — for Republican voters. A new study shows how.

[ad_1] ‘The ultimate paradox here may be this. As the analysis concludes, GOP political elites are able to continue insulating themselves from accountability for this disconnect, not just “through identity appeals rooted in racial and cultural backlash,” but also because of the bias “of the American electoral system toward nonurban areas.” ‘“Republicans enjoy a huge advantage because the Senate overweights rural areas and because Democratic voters are packed into urban…

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Biden prepared to chuck filibuster in historic push to re-engineer America, quickly

[ad_1] Want to find out more about the filibuster? Join our free webinar this Sunday: “The Filibuster: To keep or not to keep, that is the question”. Led by Professor Caroline Fredrickson, Professor at Georgetown Law Center and a Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice. Register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_57-A-kK1Q6W_zBQmYhE6mA 🚨 NEW: People close to Biden tell Axios he’s feeling bullish on what he can accomplish, and is fully prepared…

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