Democrats Lacking Votes to Pass ‘For the People Act’

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Collectively, the Democrat Party has branded H.R. 1, officially known as the For the People Act, as a bill to preserve voting rights in America. Democrats, as a party, maintain that H.R. 1 will make the voting process smoother and easier.

Reviewing the For the People Act

Objectively, this is not an accurate analysis of the For the People Act. Despite the seemingly benign name, H.R. 1 is not truly for the people. If this legislation passed, several changes would ensue.

Firstly, voter ID laws in various states would be gutted; secondly, ballot harvesting would become par for the course. When Democrats put together H.R. 1, they also included a provision that would transfer taxpayer dollars into Democrats’ political campaigns for office.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the For the People Act; it also explains why not a single Republican lawmaker is supportive of H.R. 1. As it turns out, though, moderate Democrats apparently take issue with it also.

In a recent op-ed, Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin confirmed that he will be voting against H.R.1. With a 50/50 party split in the Senate, Democrats are now lacking the votes to pass the For the People Act.

Why Sen. Manchin will oppose H.R. 1

Today, the moderate Democrat explained in an article for Charleston Gazette-Mail his reasons for opposing the For the People Act.