GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party

[RandySF]

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski became the first Republican senator to speak out against the SAVE Act, a sweeping election bill backed by President Donald Trump that would require proof of citizenship to vote nationwide.

In doing so, the Alaskan reminded her colleagues on Tuesday that they roundly claimed to oppose new federal election laws as recently as Joe Biden’s presidency.

“When Democrats attempted to advance sweeping election reform legislation in 2021, Republicans were unanimous in opposition because it would have federalized elections, something we have long opposed,” Murkowski said in a statement. “Now, I’m seeing proposals such as the SAVE Act and MEGA that would effectively do just that. Once again, I do not support these efforts.”

“Not only does the U.S. Constitution clearly provide states the authority to regulate the ‘times, places, and manner’ of holding federal elections, but one-size-fits-all mandates from Washington, D.C., seldom work in places like Alaska,” she added.





https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/gop-sen-lisa-murkowski-comes-trumps-election-bill-warning-party-rcna258353

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. I don't recall Biden trying to federalize elections in 2021. Nt

[dweller]

2. Executive Order 14019

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_14019

Repug opposition , of course

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[Fiendish Thingy]

4. So, Murkowski was lying.

That EO doesn’t remove state control from administration, tallying or certifying of elections.

[dweller]

5. Of course she was

Unless she was referring to For the People Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_People_Act


And then the repugs filibustered it in the senate

So it’s just another lie


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[hatrack]

3. "Concerned" or GTFO, Lisa.