Rep. Dan Bishop | Facebook
Rep. Dan Bishop | Facebook
The For the People Act, is not for the people according to Congressman Dan Bishop (NC-09).
“HR 1 isn't "For the People" it's "For the Politicians" & it's written to ensure your vote will never matter again,” Bishop posted on Twitter following State Rep. Mike Johnson’s (LA-04) post.
“Last week, Pelosi, Schumer and the Democrats passed their pet transit projects under the label of “COVID Relief,” Johnson said. “This week, they are planning to pass a bill that will fund THEIR political campaigns with YOUR tax money. You can’t make this stuff up.”
In opposition to the bill, Bishop explained that it will significantly change America’s electoral system, a Democrat’s way to keep their tabs on and protect their majority seat.
“Speaker Pelosi is looking to ram through this partisan bill to silence her opponents and ensure Democrats will retain a permanent governing majority,” Bishop said in a statement. “Securing free and fair elections is the last thing this legislation is intended to do.”
He offered an amendment to the legislation to protect states’ Voter ID laws but, “Pelosi refused to grant floor consideration of this commonsense amendment,” Bishop said.
Bishop reiterated in a press release that “the For the People Act should be properly dubbed the For the Politicians Act. This insidious attack on our Constitution will effectively ensure that your vote will never matter again. The bill also repurposes Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars to fund Democratic politicians’ campaigns and outlaws states’ duly-enacted voter ID laws.”
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