Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said on Sunday she did not believe it was necessary to “eliminate the filibuster completely” in order to pass bills backed by Senate Democrats.
“I don’t believe it is necessary to completely eliminate the filibuster to achieve the purposes of passing these accounts,” Abrams told CNN host Jake Tapper
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“The election clause in the constitution ensures that only Congress has the authority to regulate the time, manner and place of elections. That is a power that is sacred, ”said Abrams. “We watch in this country as individual lawmakers try to use the big lie to limit access to voting rights.”
Abrams argued that bills regarding voting rights should be exempt from the filibuster.
Abrams has been credited with playing a huge role in turning Georgia blue in the 2020 election, driving voter turnout through her organization Fair Fight.
During the interview, Abrams also said she agreed with the Senate majority leader Charles Schumer
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“First of all, I absolutely agree that it’s racist. It’s a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie,” Abrams said. “It’s not that there was a security issue. In fact, the Secretary of State and the Governor went to great lengths to assure America that the Georgia elections were safe, and so the only connection we can find is that more people of color voted, and it changed the outcome of elections in a direction Republicans dislike. “
Stacey Abrams says she agrees with the Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer
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The Georgia legislature has considered a large number of bills, including bills that restrict postal and early voting that Democrats say would limit access to votes. The measures are supported by Republicans who want to impose new voting restrictions afterwards President Biden
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