White House adviser Rice says voting rights a 'real concern', ballot access must be expanded

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House adviser Susan Rice said on Tuesday voting rights are a "real concern" and the United States should expand access to the ballot.

Rice also said the White House would work with Congress on legislation to address voting rights and that she expects President Joe Biden to address the matter later in the day.

"It's a matter of real concern because we ought to be in the business of encouraging and enabling all Americans who are eligible to vote, to be able to vote," Rice told a White House briefing.

Protecting voting rights has been a top prioroty for the Democratic Party for a while now. With control of Congress and the White House, there is likely to be action on the issue.

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Let's see how cooperative Congressional Republicans are.

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1. Oh my goodness! Government working to better our futures

YEAH! What a great sunny day in America again.

FU Putin!

[Stallion]

2. But if Every Eligible Voter Voted...Republicans would Never win Another Election

[cynical_idealist]

4. then their only option would be to come up with decent policies

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

3. Yay! This is so very important.

Republicans will do whatever they possibly can to prevent anyone who is not a Republican voter from voting.

We need to do whatever we possibly can to make sure that Republicans can not prevent any legal voter from voting.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Hopefully Democrats can get the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act

legislation from the previous term, updated and ready to go this year.

I think this past election, with the multi-pronged attacks, from both the state AND federal (Postal/President/loon congress members) levels with respect to voting, should provide quite a bit of illustrative documentation to establish the degree of voter suppression that has gone on since the gutting of the VRA by the SCOTUS.

62 frivolous cases that although ultimately lost in court, put a toxic narrative out there that will make it difficult for reform going forward.

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Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
Here is the GOP plan to retake the House and Senate.

We are not done fighting voter suppression in court and we are not done winning.
In wake of 2020 election, state GOP lawmakers aim to change election laws
After an election that shattered turnout records, some GOP legislators want to repeal provisions that expanded voting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
cbsnews.com
12:45 PM · Jan 25, 2021