Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it

[Dulcinea]

(NBC News) WASHINGTON — The SAVE America Act to require proof of citizenship nationwide to register to vote and overhaul voting laws has now topped 50 votes in the Republican-controlled Senate.

The bill is supported by President Donald Trump and passed the House last week, meaning the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster rule is the only thing standing in the way of it becoming law.

The tally guarantees a battle over the bill on the Senate floor as Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has promised a vote. But he warned last week that there are “not even close” to enough votes for getting rid of the filibuster, despite Trump's calls to do so. If the filibuster remains intact, the legislation will still fail as Democrats are certain to use every tool to block it.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the chief sponsor of the bill, is pushing Republicans to use existing rules to force Democrats to engage in a “talking filibuster” on the floor of the Senate. The idea is to tire out opposing Democrats and pass it. But the tactic is a long shot, viewed by previous Senate majorities as doomed to fail if attempted. The rules make it considerably easier for a filibustering minority to sustain the 60-vote threshold than for a majority to break their will and advance a bill with 51 votes.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trumps-election-bill-tops-50-210950640.html

[Lovie777]

1. Don't they need 60?......................

[Johonny]

2. I assume it goes right to the courts

If passed. It could be the end of democracy in America. Whole states where they simply don't let Blacks, women, Latinos, ... vote ever again. It's Jim Crow on steroids.

[Clouds Passing]

3. The Dems better block it