Tim Scott, not Ted Cruz, has the right election commission idea
Amid shameful behavior by President Trump and his supporters in trying to subvert duly certified election results and intimidate lawmakers in protest of phantom claims of fraud, South Carolina Republican Sen. Tim Scott has the far more constructive approach.
Scott is introducing legislation to create a bipartisan, 18-member Election Integrity Commission to study the merits and administration of the November 2020 election and make recommendations to State legislatures to improve the security, integrity, and administration of federal elections. Crucially, this commission would operate apart from the current dispute about the recently concluded presidential race. It would thus be free of immediate political pressures and outlandish demands to overturn election results.
This proposal is thus completely unlike that of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, which would have created a 10-day commission in hopes of delaying or blocking Joe Biden s timely inauguration. Instead, Scott s plan would provide time and a broader, more legitimate mandate for a commission that looks forward productively.