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Biden backs controversial maneuver to push voting reforms past Republicans

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 11 Jan 2022 15:26
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Amid a split between Democrats and Republicans, President Joe Biden aims to endorse a controversial change in Senate rules that will allow voting reforms to be pushed past the Republicans.

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  • Biden backs controversial Senate maneuver to push voting reforms past Republicans
    Biden supports "changing the Senate rules"

According to a White House official, US President Joe Biden will use a major speech on Tuesday to endorse a controversial change in Senate rules that will allow sweeping voting law reform to be pushed past the Republicans.

The official said on condition of anonymity that Biden, who is giving the speech in Atlanta, Georgia, supports "changing the Senate rules" to require a simple majority for most votes, so that "this basic right is defended."

Republicans are unanimously opposed to the reforms, which Biden describes as "critical to US democracy," and would normally be able to thwart a Democratic supermajority. Biden now supports suspending the filibuster rule, which would allow Democrats to pass bills with a simple majority.

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The author contends that the United States is once again on the verge of civil war, citing how its political system has become engulfed in rage, the legal system has become increasingly untrustworthy, and Congress approval rates are at 20%. He observes that militias within the country are training and arming themselves for the nation's demise.

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