.MaddowBlog: The good news is, there's an ongoing effort to reform the Electoral Count Act. The better news is, it's not necessarily doomed to fail.
In the Senate, Minnesota's Amy Klobuchar, the Democratic chair of the Rules Committee, recently,"The antiquated law governing the Electoral College vote count is too vague and ripe for abuse, and it resulted in baseless objections that delayed the democratic process. It's time to update this law to safeguard our democracy."
The fact that Thune, the #2 Republican in the Senate, is at least somewhat sympathetic to reforms, suggests the door to progress is open.First, a lot of members are going to need to be educated. Republican Sen.
As a substantive matter, that really didn't make sense, and it was a reminder that many senators may not know what the Electoral Count Act even is. Second, it's important to separate reforming the Electoral Count Act and the Democrats' voting rights efforts, including the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The conservative editorial board of The Wall Street Journalsome kind of deal in which the parties reach a compromise on the Electoral Count Act and then discount the other elections-related legislation.
I fear a couple of conservative Senate Democrats may find such an approach appealing, but reforming the Electoral Count Act won't make the other bills any less necessary.
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