"The For the People Act -Elections Reform Bill
blocked by Sen. Roy Blunt!
Merkley argued that the bill was crucial "because everything else we care about ... is going to fail if we let this chamber be controlled by powerful special interests through this corrupted system."
blocked by Sen. Roy Blunt!
Merkley argued that the bill was crucial "because everything else we care about ... is going to fail if we let this chamber be controlled by powerful special interests through this corrupted system."
"The For the People Act repairs our broken campaign finance system, opens up the ballot box to all Americans [and] lays waste to the corruption in Washington," Udall said. "We must unite in defense of our electoral system and in defense of the sanctity of our democracy."
Roy Blunt chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, objected to the bill's passage, arguing that the legislation would "give the federal government unprecedented control over elections in this country."
Isn't that what our government supposed to be doing, protecting our democracy?
Isn't that what our government supposed to be doing, protecting our democracy?
