Despite a number of important issues facing the country, Democrats have made keeping themselves in power their #1 priority with the "Corrupt Politicians Act." Stay up to date on this partisan power grab here!
***A vote on the Corrupt Politicians Act by the complete Senate is expected the week of June 21, 2021.***
The Bill:
RNLA Blog Posts About the Bill:
HARRIS TAPPED TO LEAD BIDEN ADMIN ELECTION LAW EFFORT
FORMER FEC CHAIR: “THE FIRST AMENDMENT IS LUCKY TO HAVE MITCH MCCONNELL”
THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS ACT IS ALL ABOUT POWER FOR DEMOCRATS
SENATE DEMS DIG THEMSELVES INTO A HOLE OVER FELON VOTING RIGHTS
S.1: A POWER GRAB IN SEARCH OF A CRISIS
THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS ACT INCLUDES A SEEMINGLY UNCONSTITUTIONAL RELIGIOUS TEST
TODAY'S HEARING WAS A "DISGUSTING AND OFFENSIVE" COMPARISON TO JIM CROW BY DEMS
SENATE RULES HOLDS HEARING ON THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS ACT
THE CORRUPT POLITICIANS ACT IS A PERMANENT, PARTISAN, POWER GRAB
RAND PAUL CHAMPIONS THE INTEGRITY OF OUR ELECTIONS
PENCE: "HR 1 IS AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL, RECKLESS, AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC BILL"
OPPOSITION CONTINUES TO GROW TO HR 1
HOUSE ADMIN REPUBLICANS: H.R. 1 IS A PARTISAN AND MASSIVE CONGRESSIONAL OVERREACH
FORMER FEC COMMISSIONERS EXPRESS CONCERN OVER THE "FOR THE PEOPLE ACT"
H.R. 1 THREATENS AMERICANS' FREEDOM OF SPEECH
SENATE DEMOCRATS PRIORITIZE THEIR OWN REELECTION IN FIRST BILL
RNLA Blog Posts About Prior Versions H.R.1/S.1:
DEMOCRATS DESTROY EMERGENCY RELIEF BILL FOR POLITICS
NATIONWIDE VOTE-BY-MAIL IS NOT THE ANSWER TO CORONAVIRUS
LEADER MCCONNELL: SHIELD ACT WOULD "CHILL THE EXERCISE OF FREE SPEECH"
ON ELECTION REFORMS, GOP WANTS TO WORK, DEMOCRATS WANT TO PLAY POLITICS
HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO EFFECTIVELY REPEAL THE FIRST AMENDMENT?
MCCONNELL BLASTS WEAPONIZING FEC AND POINTS OUT THE SOURCE OF "DYSFUNCTION"
HR 1 ATTEMPTS TO NATIONALIZE THE VOTER REGISTRATION PROBLEMS OF CALIFORNIA
HOUSE ADMIN COMMITTEE DEFEATS ALL GOP AMENDMENTS TO TRY TO FIX HR 1
DEMOCRATS' HR1: AN ATTEMPT TO COMMANDEER AMERICA'S ELECTIONS - AN OVERVIEW
MCCONNELL: HR 1 WOULD "FEDERALIZE OUR NATION’S ELECTIONS" & INCREASE DC BUREAUCRATS' POWER
HOUSE DEMOCRATS' FIRST BILL IS FOR . . . HOUSE DEMOCRATS
DEMOCRATS' H.R. 1: SWEEPING EFFORTS TO MONOPOLIZE OUR ELECTIONS
John Lewis Voting Rights Act Resources
Note: Since it is unlikely that the Corrupt Politicians Act will pass in its current form, Democrats are now shifting focus to the John Lewis Voting Rights Act which has yet to be officially introduced in the 117th Congress.
Enabling Partisan Federal Bureaucrats to Control State Election Laws: The Unnecessary and Unconstitutional John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4) by Hans von Spakovsky
H.R.4 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
H.R.1799 - Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019
S.561 - Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019
S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
RNLA Blog Posts About the Filibuster:
DESPITE “120 YEARS” IN THE SENATE BIDEN SEEMS CONFUSED ON FILIBUSTER
DOES SENATOR SCHUMER WANT TO END THE SENATE?
MORE DEMOCRAT SENATORS EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT ELIMINATING FILIBUSTER
PROTECT THE LEGISLATIVE FILIBUSTER IN THE SENATE
Other Resources
Heritage Action for America Issue Toolkit: Save Our Elections