Today it was revealed that Mitch McConnell is backing the Electoral Count Reform Act which increases the chances it gets passed and signed into law:
*MCCONNELL SAYS HE BACKS THE ELECTORAL COUNT ACT LEGISLATION
— Erik Wasson (@elwasson) September 27, 2022
Today Ted Cruz explained why all Republicans should oppose the legislation.
Here’s the shorter version:
And the longer version:
Here’s the important excerpts from Cruz…
“We also know that Democrats are hell-bent on federalizing elections, and this bill takes a significant step down that road of putting the federal government in charge of elections…
But the biggest reason this bill is problematic is it intended to decrease the ability of the United States Congress to address the very real problem of voter fraud…
And yet unfortunately today’s Democrats have made I think a very cynical political decision, that voter fraud, they believe, helps elect more Democrats and so the more fraud the better.
What this bill does is decreases the ability of Congress to address instances of fraud when it occurs, and I believe Congress has a responsibility to do that….
I understand why Democrats are supporting this bill. What I don’t understand is why Republicans are…
Watch the rest of the videos above for more, including some juicy tidbits that I didn’t transcribe where Cruz calls out Democrats for their blatant and obvious hypocrisy in crafting this bill, which Cruz says is all about President Trump.