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Activists want to save voting rights bill by killing the filibuster By Caitlin Huey-Burns and Adam Brewster
March 5, 2021 / 8:30 AM / CBS News Voting rights activists set for Senate fight
With voting rights legislation that passed the House this week marching toward a likely death in the Senate, activists are readying for a fight to save it: they re taking on the bill-slaying filibuster, the Senate rule requiring 60 votes to end debate on a measure. In an evenly split 50-50 Senate, it will always be a struggle to win over 10 senators from the other side. Those who won the election, who have the majority are going to be faced with a choice: do they protect voting rights or do they protect the filibuster rule? said Stephen Spaulding, senior counsel for public policy & senior adviser at Common Cause. I don t think saying, Oh, but the filibuster, is going to cut it.
THe U.S. House of Representatives passed the "For The People" Act aimed at protecting voters, including at the state level, from voter suppression tactics. The post The House of Representatives Passes the “For the People” Voting Rights Act first appeared on The Mary Sue.