The World Is on Fire. Gas Prices Are Rising. Republicans Are Trying to Make it Harder to Vote. |
The world is on fire. Gas prices are rising. The US economy is in shambles. President Trump has bulldozed through his promise of “no new wars” and 6 in 10 Americans believe the country is worse off than it was a year ago.
But instead of addressing the issues that Americans actually care about, Senate Republicans are spending the next week or more attempting to further what has become the central organizing principle of Trump’s presidency: making it harder to vote.
On Tuesday afternoon the Senate began debating the Save America Act, which voting rights advocates describe as the worst voter suppression bill that Congress has seriously considered passing.
At its core, the bill is a solution in search of a problem, predicated on the lie that non-citizens are systematically voting in American elections.
“Americans are watching in horror as Donald Trump bumbles this country into war,” Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said at a press conference on Tuesday. “He’s tanking our economy and driving up costs for families. But what are Republicans prioritizing in the Senate this week? They’re conspiring with Donald Trump to undermine democracy and disenfranchise millions of Americans.”
Trump calls the bill his “No. 1 priority” and claims it will........