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Jake's avatar

Does she? Or does she refuse to vote for the voting omnibus bill the House Democrats are pushing? I’m fine with a maximal voting rights bill but a conservative position that it’s too big is fair.

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Paul Mccrary's avatar

So, she's proposed a counter that guarantees voting rights fully as the Voting Rights Act did?

How is it "fair" to oppose guaranteed voting rights for call Americans?

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Terry Hilldale's avatar

Without getting into the specifics of any particular bill about any particular topic, voting against a bill does not necessarily mean opposing the topic of the bill.

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Paul Mccrary's avatar

So, she authored or co-sponsored which Bill to re-instate the 1965 VRA?

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Terry Hilldale's avatar

Still missing the point, huh? I am only responding to your false implication that a specific vote is equivalent to the legislator's position on the topic.

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Paul Mccrary's avatar

Provide proof Cheney supports a new version of the VRA. She voted against a new version, which you claim doesn't mean anything

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Terry Hilldale's avatar

I made no such claim. For example, in some states, citizens can write legislation and with enough signatures, get it put on the ballot. Almost without exception these propositions are so poorly written that they should be voted down even by, and maybe especially by people who avidly support the goal of the proposition. The unintended consequences of a poorly written law may be worse than no law at all. I am not talking about Cheney or VRA at all.

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Jake's avatar

Yep

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Jake's avatar

You’re proving my original point, Paul.

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Paul Mccrary's avatar

It's not a fair position to oppose the Voting Rights Act. It's a racist position

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