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In a furious address, Biden calls for a reform of US election rules.

by Shruti Kandwal
January 12, 2022
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In a furious address, Biden calls for a reform of US election rules.

ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 11: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd at the Atlanta University Center Consortium, part of both Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University on January 11, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered remarks on voting rights legislation. Georgia has been a focus point for voting legislation after the state voted Democratic for the first time in almost 30 years in the 2020 election. As a result, the Georgia House passed House Bill 531 to limit voting hours, drop boxes, and require a government ID when voting by mail. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)

As part of his effort to revamp the country’s election procedures, US President Joe Biden has called for a historic change to Senate rules.

He stated he backed adjustments that would allow his voting reforms to succeed without the cooperation of opposition Republicans in an emotional address.

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His initiatives are being hampered by reservations from two senators in his own party, and no Republicans have endorsed them. In order to approve most bills in the Senate, a 60 percent majority is required. And, with the upper body of Congress divided 50-50 between the two parties, Mr Biden’s comprehensive election legislation is nearly certain to fail unless that provision is changed.

Analysts think such a shift is improbable since it would require the approval of every Democrat in the Senate, as well as the vice president’s tie-breaking vote. Last year, the lower house, the House of Representatives, enacted the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

The former would replace the existing patchwork of state-by-state voting regulations with a set of national voting standards. Meanwhile, the John Lewis Act would force certain states to get approval from the federal government before making any changes to election laws.

“To protect our democracy,” Trump said in a speech in Georgia on Tuesday, “I support changing the Senate rules, in whatever way they need to be changed, to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights.”

“For the past two months, I’ve been having these private discussions with members of Congress. I’m sick of being silent, “he added, his fist slamming on the lectern.

Mr. Biden called the effort to enact the bill a “battle for the soul of America” claiming that the Senate’s 60-vote limit, known as the filibuster, had reduced it to “a shell of its former self” For most of the Senate’s history, unfettered discussion was permitted, allowing opponents to prevent legislation from being passed.

Forecasts for this year’s midterm elections have instilled in Democrats a feeling of urgency. Political observers believe the GOP is on the verge of losing control of Congress, and proponents of voting reform have voiced disappointment that the White House has not moved sooner.

Mr. Biden described himself as a “institutionalist” who had been “honored to serve in the Senate” for years, but claimed that “the threat to our democracy is so grave” that he believed rule changes were required.

However, in 2019, Mr. Biden warned that repealing the filibuster would be “very dangerous” pointing out that his Democratic colleagues had frequently used the rule to obstruct Republican legislation. Mr. Biden remarked in 2005 that any attempt to abolish the filibuster was “an example of the arrogance of power”

When his fellow Republicans controlled the Senate, former President Donald Trump asked for the filibuster to be abolished, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declined to take “the nuclear option” as it is known on Capitol Hill. Republicans have complained that Mr. Biden’s voting proposal would impose national standards on local elections that are problematic.

Republican Senator Mike Capo, speaking after the president’s address, called the two proposals a “partisan, political power grab” and expressed resistance to modifying Senate rules.

The filibuster will be abolished in the Senate next week, according to Senate Democrats. However, two moderate Democrats, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema, have stated that they would not support the bill. Other Senate Democrats, such as Mark Kelly of Arizona, Jon Tester of Montana, and Chris Coons of Delaware, have stated that they are undecided. Since the 2020 election, Republican-controlled states have imposed access and verification limitations. They claim rampant voting fraud, despite the lack of specific evidence.

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