By rejecting Democrats’ election overhaul bill, Joe Manchin may have saved America | TheHill
On Sunday, the Charleston Gazette-Mail published an op-ed by Sen. Joe Manchin in which the West Virginia Democrat announced his opposition of the For the People Act, a bill that aims to impose a variety of election-related laws on states across the country.
Without Manchin s support, the odds that the For the People Act will become law any time soon have effectively sunk to zero.
According to Manchin, the primary reason he is not willing to vote for the legislation is that he believes the For the People Act poses a serious danger to the future of the country.
I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening blinds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For The People Act, Manchin wrote in his article.
It might sound like hyperbole to some, but Manchin s concern about the threat posed by the partisan nature of the bill is absolutely right. The For the People Act is truly one of the most troubling pieces of legislation proposed in recent memory. Should it ever become law, voters faith in elections would be eroded, regardless of whether widespread voter fraud actually occurs.
Among the many worrisome provisions included in the For the People Act are a ban on state voter ID laws, a mandate requiring all states to allow mail-in voting and prohibitions on any attempt by states to require a witness signature or notarization when casting absentee ballots.
In other words, the For the People Act would effectively make it impossible for states to guard against even the most basic forms of voter fraud.
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I think this captures it very well. Manchin may very well have saved the country, or at least as much of it as is left and for the time being.