Kamala is on the case. California's former district attorney is now tasked not only with being VP, but also with keeping up the pressure for fair voting laws in every state.
While the US Senate squelched the John Lewis Voting Rights Act last year, the House has already passed its replacement, called the ‘For the People Act.’ Some of its good ideas include automatic voter registration, voting rights restoration for the formerly imprisoned, and expanded early voting. The bill also calls for election day to be a holiday.
"I will work with voting rights organizations, community organizations, and the private sector to help strengthen and uplift efforts on voting rights nationwide," Harris said. "Our Administration will not stand by when confronted with any effort that keeps Americans from voting."
Meanwhile, Republican states are doing all they can to resurrect Jim Crow polling conditions. In Texas, the state's House Democrats walked out on a voter suppression bill Sunday night, effectively running out the clock to defeat the bill. That's the kind of ballsy move we've only seen in Republican lawmaking in recent years.
The Texas bill really had to be stopped. Can you believe that the bill would have made it illegal for voters who weren't family members to carpool to the polls? The driver would have had to fill out and sign an affidavit! Worse yet, the bill would have made it easier for judges to overturn the results of an election.
It doesn't pay to turn your back on a Republican politician in Texas. But you already knew that.
What do you think of Texas Republicans for trying to limit voting that way?
Where do you think Harris should start fighting for voting rights -- in the statehouses? With turnout-boosting systems? With multiple lawsuits challenging voter-suppression state laws in progress? All of the above?
What would you do to open up voting rights to every citizen?
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/biden-taps-harris-lead-administration-s-effort-protect-voting-rights-n1269273?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_np&fbclid=IwAR0Wyk0a048Q2dFYxdN_EWY-ilV8N3sM42bgTOyx9l4Z2TQydcot7svWhyA
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