John Avlon on GOP Voting Bills: ‘This Is a Sustained Assault on Our Democracy’

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AVLON: “That raises the question of filibuster reform, not ending it, but mending it, and whether senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin in particular might be persuaded that filibuster reform is appropriate. Because whether it's H.R. 1, the For the People Act, or the John Lewis Voting Rights Act which is more targeted and tailored, there is no question we are witnessing a sustained assault on our democracy, on voting rights in many states, Texas just being the latest example. You are seeing right here the efforts. And they are Republican states. This Texas bill was crafted in secret. In Iowa, conservative outside groups bragged about effectively writing the legislation. So this is a sustained assault on our democracy that's going on right now, and it demands defense of our democracy at this time. So Democrats have to figure a way to get this through. They won’t be able to jam it through by executive order, but this is an urgent crisis for our country right now."