#Congress

Everyone post more videos of tech illiterate politicians but please watch this video and just Atchison other videos in the thread if you are ever feel tempted to not be cynical about politicians. 

Also if you think we should expand the size and scope of Government than spend a few hours watching these people interview Mark Zuckerberg. And if you still feel the same way after. Avoid reproducing. 

Post clips to redpill normies ITT

Nobody can deny that the Democrats have come more than halfway on the two major bills before Congress right now.  Today is the first and largest test of Republicans willingness to actually do the job they were elected for.

Yesterday, Barack Obama threw his support behind Joe Manchin's scaled back voting rights compromise that must pass Republican filibuster today.  Following Stacey Abrams endorsement last week, Obama is giving in on two long held principled objections to National VoterID and voter roll purging.

From this point forward, the only reason that VoterID, which enjoys 80% support nationally (84% minority voter support)is not law is Republican pigheadedness and pantswetting over Trump's stranglehold on the party apparatus.  If Republicans block this bill today, Republicans will have unarguably justified the structural changes Democrats are considering to regain America's capacity to make law- first and foremost shifting the filibuster.

Here are the main points of Manchin's compromise bill:

1. Make election day a public holiday

2. Mandate at least 15 consecutive days of early voting for federal elections (include 2 weekends)

3. Ban partisan gerrymandering and use computer models.

4. Require voter ID with allowable alternatives (utility bill, etc.) to prove identity to vote

5. Automatic registration through DMV, with option to opt out.

6. Require states to promote access to voter registration and voting for persons with disabilities and older individuals.

7. Prohibit providing false information about elections to hinder or discourage voting and increases penalties for voter intimidation.

8. Require states to send absentee by mail ballots to eligible voters before an election if voter is not able to vote in person during early voting or election day due to eligible circumstance and allow civil penalty for failure.

9. Require the Election Assistance Commission to develop model training programs and award grants for training.

10.Require states to notify an individual, not later than 7 seven days before election, if his/her polling place has changed.

11. Allow for maintenance of voter rolls by utilizing information derived from state and federal documents.

12. Establish standards for election vendors based on cybersecurity concerns.

13. Allow provisional ballots to count for all eligible races regardless of precinct.