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Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, a leading Democratic contender in the state’s Senate race, went after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), saying it was “naive” of him to think Republicans will cooperate with Democrats in Congress.
Fetterman specifically targeted Manchin over his opposition to the For the People Act, a sprawling voting rights bill that has the support of the remaining 49 Democrats in the Senate. Manchin said he opposes it because it lacks bipartisan support.
“Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin is wrong to choose to vote against the For the People Act, a bill that would increase election security and access to voting and reduce the influence of big money in politics. To pretend that former President Donald Trump's Republican Party will act in good faith to preserve democracy is naive,” Fetterman wrote in a CNN op-ed.
From Fetterman’s op-ed:
Look at the facts. Look at the math. Voter fraud is not widespread. Voter suppression is.
But still, Pennsylvania Republicans
have even gone to Arizona to visit the unfounded and pointless audit there. And now they're
calling for their own pointless audit right here in Pennsylvania. This is not only ludicrous, it's dangerous.
The preservation of our democracy has become an everyday fight. The For the People Act would make our elections fairer and make our democracy stronger.
The US Senate needs to pass it and send it to President Joe Biden's desk. And when Senate Republicans attempt to tank the bill by using the filibuster -- a racist mechanism so often deployed to suppress voting rights -- then the Democrats must take action and abolish the filibuster to make sure it is passed. Some Democrats, like Manchin, who are refusing to reform the filibuster are telling us that allegiance to a flawed Senate rule is more important to them than democracy itself. They're wrong.
The Senate needs to act now. It is time to abolish the filibuster and pass the For the People Act. Our democracy depends on it.
Couldn’t agree more. Click here to contact your Democratic Senator to let them know you favor abolishing the filibuster to pass voting rights.
Click here to donate and get involved with Fetterman’s campaign.