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GOP again rejects election security bill

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For the third time this year, GOP rejects election-security bill

The Senate GOP is holding the door wide open for 2020 Russian election interference.

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12/12/19
Over the summer, a pair of senators – one Democrat and one Republican – partnered on a new election-security proposal called the Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines (DETER Act). The idea behind Sens. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) and Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) bill was pretty straightforward: if U.S. intelligence agencies were to determine that Russia interfered in another federal election, new sanctions would kick in targeting Russia’s finance, defense and energy sectors. The point, obviously, would be to create a disincentive, letting the Kremlin know in advance that Russia would face significant economic consequences if Moscow once again attacked our democratic institutions. The bill picked up a bipartisan group of co-sponsors, and it seemed like the sort of proposal that might even have a chance in the Republican-led Senate. At least that was the hope before it was blocked yesterday on the Senate floor. Axios reported: A Republican senator is blocking bipartisan legislation meant to counter foreign election interference, saying it is more anti-Trump than anti-Russia. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) objected Tuesday when Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) sought consent to pass the DETER bill, as reported by The Hill…. The stalled legislation comes as U.S. intelligence agencies predict Russia and other foreign countries will attempt to interfere in the 2020 election.

What’s more, if these circumstances seem familiar, it’s because the DETER Act isn’t the only election-security measure to be rejected by Senate Republicans. As regular readers may recall, the Democratic-led House passed the “Securing America’s Federal Elections Act” (SAFE Act), which would, among other things, require voting systems to use backup paper ballots, mandate tech safeguards, and provide resources to states to improve their election-security measures. In October, however, when Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) tried to pass a package of election-related measures – including a Senate companion to the SHIELD Act – Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) blocked the effort. Soon after, the House also passed the Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, which would, among other things, require candidates to notify law enforcement authorities in the event of a foreign power offering campaign assistance. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) – who picked up the “Moscow Mitch” moniker after balking at other bills on election security – said his GOP-led chamber would ignore this bill, too.
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To date, GOP Senate Majority Leader "Moscow" Mitch McConnell has numerous times blocked a Senate vote on the bi-partisan sponsored DETER Act which would serve to help protect the US from Russian election meddling in the 2020 election, has numerous times blocked the SAFE Act of 2019 which awards to states federal grants to strengthen voting systems and paper ballots, and McConnell refuses to allow a Senate vote on the SHIELD Act which would require election candidates to report any offers of campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents and close loopholes that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to spend in U.S. elections. McConnell typically designates a different Republican Senator to object to a Senate vote when they are re-introduced. McConnell also blocked another bi-partisan bill that designates the Armenian Genocide as an officially US recognized genocide. This McConnell blockage was accomplished at the request of Turkey's authoritarian dictator Recep Tayyyip Erdogan.

Reading the above, one comes to the logical conclusion that Moscow Mitch and his Senate GOP are purposefully holding the door wide open for Russian election interference in the 2020 election.

Related: GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling | The Hill

Comrade Crapo?
 
I applaud the Senate's decision to block this bill.

The bill is more anti-Trump than anti-Russia.
 
SkyChief said:
I applaud the Senate's decision to block this bill.

The bill is more anti-Trump than anti-Russia.
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The only way this bill is more anti-Trump is if you are admitting Trump is getting campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents. Otherwise, why would you oppose it?
 
Praxas said:
The only way this bill is more anti-Trump is if you are admitting Trump is getting campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents. Otherwise, why would you oppose it?
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ouch.
 
Rogue Valley said:
For the third time this year, GOP rejects election-security bill

The Senate GOP is holding the door wide open for 2020 Russian election interference.

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To date, GOP Senate Majority Leader "Moscow" Mitch McConnell has numerous times blocked a Senate vote on the bi-partisan sponsored DETER Act which would serve to help protect the US from Russian election meddling in the 2020 election, has numerous times blocked the SAFE Act of 2019 which awards to states federal grants to strengthen voting systems and paper ballots, and McConnell refuses to allow a Senate vote on the SHIELD Act which would require election candidates to report any offers of campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents and close loopholes that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to spend in U.S. elections. McConnell typically designates a different Republican Senator to object to a Senate vote when they are re-introduced. McConnell also blocked another bi-partisan bill that designates the Armenian Genocide as an officially US recognized genocide. This McConnell blockage was accomplished at the request of Turkey's authoritarian dictator Recep Tayyyip Erdogan.

Reading the above, one comes to the logical conclusion that Moscow Mitch and his Senate GOP are purposefully holding the door wide open for Russian election interference in the 2020 election.

Related: GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling | The Hill

Comrade Crapo?
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So much for the Republican party being the party in favor of national security.
 
Why does one person hold this much power in Congress? There are over 500 members of Congress for a reason...
 
Phys251 said:
So much for the Republican party being the party in favor of national security.
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The rabid, insane right wing is nothing but a bunch of arsonist cannibals. They hate this country, and everyone who doesn't speak their groupthink nonsense.
 
Binary_Digit said:
Why does one person hold this much power in Congress? There are over 500 members of Congress for a reason...
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He's abusing that power. The provision is there to prevent useless bills from wasting the Senate's time. Mitch is simply using and abusing his leadership for purely political reasons.

Then again, the rubes keep voting them in because the arsonist GOP is so good at commandeering the conversation around social issues and inflaming tensions among their constituency, and the dems are not.
 
Cheating to win re-election was the main reason the founders wrote the impeachment clause.

I never thought it would be so easy to destroy the United States and without a single shot fired.
 
Praxas said:
The only way this bill is more anti-Trump is if you are admitting Trump is getting campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents. Otherwise, why would you oppose it?
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Does it require state or federal picture ID's to vote? Does it require voting in person? If no, then the bill is useless.
 
Binary_Digit said:
Why does one person hold this much power in Congress? There are over 500 members of Congress for a reason...
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Senate rules. McConnell is a pro in Senate rule minutia like Pelosi is in House rule minutia.
 
How's Putin supposed to help Trump out if we start implementing increased security measures for our elections?
 
Rogue Valley said:
For the third time this year, GOP rejects election-security bill

The Senate GOP is holding the door wide open for 2020 Russian election interference.

1327274_18879760.jpg




To date, GOP Senate Majority Leader "Moscow" Mitch McConnell has numerous times blocked a Senate vote on the bi-partisan sponsored DETER Act which would serve to help protect the US from Russian election meddling in the 2020 election, has numerous times blocked the SAFE Act of 2019 which awards to states federal grants to strengthen voting systems and paper ballots, and McConnell refuses to allow a Senate vote on the SHIELD Act which would require election candidates to report any offers of campaign assistance from foreign governments and their agents and close loopholes that allow foreign nationals and foreign governments to spend in U.S. elections. McConnell typically designates a different Republican Senator to object to a Senate vote when they are re-introduced. McConnell also blocked another bi-partisan bill that designates the Armenian Genocide as an officially US recognized genocide. This McConnell blockage was accomplished at the request of Turkey's authoritarian dictator Recep Tayyyip Erdogan.

Reading the above, one comes to the logical conclusion that Moscow Mitch and his Senate GOP are purposefully holding the door wide open for Russian election interference in the 2020 election.

Related: GOP senator blocks bill aimed at preventing Russia election meddling | The Hill

Comrade Crapo?
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Just read it. Doesn't sound anti-Trump at all. :shrug:
Text - S.1328 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): DETER Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
 
PirateMk1 said:
Does it require state or federal picture ID's to vote? Does it require voting in person? If no, then the bill is useless.
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Baloney. I'd lay odds that you've never even read the bill. Why would Senator Marco Rubio sponsor a useless bill? Why would Senators Lindsey Graham and Chuck Grassley co-sponsor a useless bill?

Geezus. Stop drinking the Hannity Kool-Aid. Not everything in America is a plot to remove Trump.
 
PirateMk1 said:
Does it require state or federal picture ID's to vote? Does it require voting in person? If no, then the bill is useless.
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Then have the senate add that instead of just Not taking it up for a vote like the spoiled children you support them being.

Nice try defending your hero Moscow Mitch but like all your other posts you failed again.
 
They know Russia will interfere again to try to help Trump, so naturally they won't pass a bill.
 
SkyChief said:
I applaud the Senate's decision to block this bill.

The bill is more anti-Trump than anti-Russia.
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It is not possible to be anti one without being anti the other...

And that is just admitting that Russia did indeed fix the 2016 election...
 
Moot said:
Cheating to win re-election was the main reason the founders wrote the impeachment clause.

I never thought it would be so easy to destroy the United States and without a single shot fired.
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Nikita Kruschev could finally realize his dream from the grave.
 
Phys251 said:
So much for the Republican party being the party in favor of national security.
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They never have been.

They are the party of bait and switch, tell you whatever you want to hear and then get down on their knees for their big donors...
 
Obscurity said:
He's abusing that power. The provision is there to prevent useless bills from wasting the Senate's time. Mitch is simply using and abusing his leadership for purely political reasons.

Then again, the rubes keep voting them in because the arsonist GOP is so good at commandeering the conversation around social issues and inflaming tensions among their constituency, and the dems are not.
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Possibly this bill is one of those useless bills wasting the Senate's time.

As the saying goes, elections have consequences. One of which is that Mitch, not you, gets to decide what wastes the Senate's time.
 
GDViking said:
They never have been.
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I disagree. Back in the days of Eisenhower, they cared about national security. Then they used it as a weapon against us in the days of Bush Jr.

Now they actively attack it.

They are the party of bait and switch, tell you whatever you want to hear and then get down on their knees for their big donors...
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Yes. They want you to forget that they are not just the party of Trump but of Dick Cheney, the vice president that began our infinity war.
 
Phys251 said:
I disagree. Back in the days of Eisenhower, they cared about national security. Then they used it as a weapon against us in the days of Bush Jr.

Now they actively attack it.



Yes. They want you to forget that they are not just the party of Trump but of Dick Cheney, the vice president that began our infinity war.
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And infinite profits for halliburton...
 
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