This is pure BS.

McQonnell and the same republicans who put SCOTUS in place that all but eliminated voting rights, invented Citizens United, and endorsed all of the negative voter nullification changes at the state level are now willing to "negotiate?"
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They knew that changes were needed for years because THEY BROKE THE SYSTEM.

That the republicans hang out a fake white flag of surrender when they get cornered then they ambush the democrats by reneging - and the democrats bit on it every time - has really gotten old.
Here's the thing: "negotiated" partial voting rights are not voting rights at all. They are crumbs that the republicans are willing to concede and that the democrats are always willing to accept.
I, for one, am good and tired of seeing the last folks with the fewest rights get them negotiated away in order to pander to and placate the people who will never have any intentions of making other full members of society.

Change the damn filibuster and screw McQonnell already.

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