Thread by @donmoyn

One of the most bizarre aspects of the “Biden wants unity but...” schtick is that the GOP continues its decade-long process of suppressing voters to maximize partisan advantage, and we now treat this as a normal part of US politics.
Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act now.

https://twitter.com/politicswolf/status/1356295961715204097

To recap:
*the US had extraordinary turnout
*Trump declared it was a fraud, offering zero evidence and inspiring insurrection
*"moderate" Republicans are using the fake fraud claims to push another wave of voter suppression
nytimes.com/2021/01/30/us/…

Violent insurrections and the wave of 106 GOP state voter suppression bills are different. But both are fruit of the poisonous and false claim that election fraud is rife, and indicative of a support for democracy contingent on one side winning rather than the will of voters.

To sum up: If Biden pushed to ignore a legislative tactic used primarily to suppress civil rights in order to block a new wave of attacks on voting rights, he would draw more criticism as a divisive attacker of norms than the politicians trying to make it harder to vote.

Put it another way: the 2020 election was the most scrutinized and contested in our history. The evidence-free Big Lie of voter fraud was not justification for overturning the election, and its not justification for voter suppression for future elections.

Lots of corporations wanted to burnish their democratic credentials by not providing financial support for politicians who voted to overturn the 2020 election. Great!

But shouldn't they also stop supporting politicians that pursue voter suppression? washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…