American Democrats under the President Joe Biden He suffered a severe setback from Republican resistance with a legislative proposal for a far-reaching reform of the electoral law. And Republicans blocked Tuesday night in the US Senate through a rule of procedure that can be voted on at all. All 50 Democrats were in favour, and all 50 Republicans opposed it—and it had to be 60 out of 100 votes.
Democrats wanted to use the law to counter restrictions on the right to vote in many Republican-dominated states. Not long ago, the White House once again explicitly endorsed the project. “Democracy is at risk here in America,” a statement on Tuesday said. “The right to vote – a sacred right in this country – is under attack with intensity and aggression not seen in a long time.” Biden himself was at the beginning of the month He spoke of an “unprecedented attack on our democracy.”. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced after Tuesday’s vote that his party would continue the project. “We will not let her die.”
Change of privilege in republican rule Texas For example, limit options for voting by mail, shorter opening times for polling stations, and ban so-called direct voting. Georgia And the Florida Similar steps are offered. Supporters of the changes argue that it will make voting safer. On the other hand, critics of the project see it as an attempt to make voting more difficult for non-whites, who are often close to the Democratic Party.
Past presidential elections as a reason for voting rights restrictions
Shadow lies over operations Presidential elections last November. Democrats accuse Republicans of using baseless allegations of election fraud as an excuse to restrict the right to vote. Former Republican President Donald TrumpWhoever lost the election to Biden claims to this day that he was fraudulently denied his victory. The Trump camp has failed with dozens of lawsuits against the results and has yet to provide any evidence of fraud.
Biden’s Democrats control 50 Senate seats, or exactly half. In the event of a stalemate, the vice president can Kamala Harris, who is also ex officio speaker of the Senate, helps the Democrats win. The so-called stall procedure enables a minority in the Senate to block many bills proposed by the majority. This rule, which has been in effect for over 100 years in principle, states that on most bills, 60 of the 100 senators must agree to end the debate in order for the actual vote to take place.
