Graham Calls Voting Rights Push the ‘Most Hyped, Manufactured Issue in a Long Time’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is dismissing a Democratic push to pass voting rights legislation as a response to a “manufactured issue.” During a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Graham said, “As to voting rights…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is dismissing a Democratic push to pass voting rights legislation as a response to a “manufactured issue.”
During a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, Graham said, “As to voting rights itself, I think this is the most hyped, manufactured issue in a long time. This is not a problem in search of a solution, it’s a manufactured problem.”
“There’s some efforts to change election laws throughout the country as more and more people vote by mail. I think it’s incumbent that you have same voter identification requirements voting by mail as you do in person — it’d be so easy to manipulate that system,” he continued.
Finally, Graham said, “The bottom line here is, this is an effort by the Democratic leader to basically say that Republicans, at our heart, are a bunch of racists when it comes to voting.”
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Graham’s remarks came hours ahead of a scheduled speech by President Joe Biden on voting rights in which he is expected to endorse making changes to the Senate filibuster so Democrats can pass voting rights legislation with just 51 votes.
Last week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Democrats would try to change the filibuster rules if Senate Republicans blocked voting rights legislation.
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