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The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a major decision on voting rights — rejecting claims by Democrats that Republicans in Arizona engaged in voter suppression — that will have significant implications for the debate over access to the ballot box. The Justice Department announced Friday it is suing the state of Georgia over a voting law passed in March, alleging that the Republican-controlled state legislature intended to make it harder for minority voters to cast ballots in future elections.
Republican opposition, the filibuster and division among Senate Democrats have created steep hurdles that any new election laws would need to clear. Ben Rhodes, the former deputy national security advisor to Barack Obama, co-host of the "Pod Save the World" podcast, and author of the new book "After the Fall," joins Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman and Victoria Bassetti on this episode to discuss many aspects of domestic and foreign policy, including the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, the global influence of presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, and several of the sweeping legislative proposals before Congress today.
Conspiracies about the election have become a litmus test for Republican lawmakers. Will the power of the "Big Lie" diminish over time or will it only grow stronger? Shortly before its passage, Pelosi said on the House floor that the bill would honor Lewis' legacy. It is unpatriotic to undermine the ability of people who have a right to vote, who have access to the polls," she said. It isn't the first time House Democrats have tackled election law.
In March, House Democrats passed the For the People Act, a sweeping bill that seeks to change campaign finance, voting and ethics laws. The bill would expand access to the ballot box by creating automatic voter registration across the country by registering eligible voters whenever they interact with government agencies, restoring the voting rights of the formerly incarcerated, expanding early voting and modernizing the country's voting systems.
However, Senate Republicans filibustered the voting rights legislation in June, and the vote to advance an amended version of the For the People Act split along party lines , short of the 60 votes needed.
All Democratic-aligned senators voted to begin debate, and Republicans unanimously voted to block the bill. Passage of the voting measure was the final vote of the week for the House, whose members are leaving Washington and won't return until Sept.
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