Growing chatter that -at McConnell's behest- a bipart gp of Senators will propose Electoral Count Act (ECA) reform
Giving Manchin cover
& avoiding filibuster reform & passage of actual voting rights
ECA is *very* narrow
It won't fix what GOP are doing in states
Not good
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ECA is a relatively arcane 19th Century law that governs how Electoral College votes are tabulated & certified
-which is what Trump tried to get Pence to corrupt on 1/6
Has *nothing* to do with state level issues at the core of voter suppression & a lot more that vrl covers
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Make no mistake:
Manchin said yesterday he is only in favor of making minor filibuster change
And he wants 2/3 (GOP) agreement to make the change
He's obfuscating again
This ECA thing is McConnell throwing Manchin a bone
And it's very, VERY dangerous
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Schumer said publicly yesterday he's not in favor of this move, that the ECA is too narrow and doesn't deal with most of the actual issues at hand
"It makes no sense to pass ECA reform absent a package of voting rights and election law changes"
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I hope I'm dead wrong
But per his pattern and what he's now saying re "no nuclear option" on filibuster reform
I'm expecting Manchin to now say he's in favor of ECA reform and that's it ..
We'll see

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