Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford said Wednesday that there is a way for Senate Republicans to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act “without totally getting rid of the filibuster.”
Bedford said there are Republicans proposing a “talking filibuster” for this legislation, describing it as “the old-fashioned way.”
“Don’t do the ‘bring in the rule and having to get to closure to end debate,’ but force a really long debate that could take weeks even, force Democratic members to give those hours-long speeches on the Senate floor about why they don’t want a voter ID law that could drag on for a long time,” Bedford said on the Hugh Hewitt Show.
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“They could offer amendments, there could be a lot of ways that gets bogged down, but some conservatives who really want to see this passed without totally getting rid of the filibuster have sort of looked at this and suggested maybe a talking filibuster could be one way to get this through the Senate,” she said.
Bedford also said the SAVE Act being “dead on arrival” in the Senate would be “a real failure” for Senate Republican leadership. She said the legislation addresses an “80-20 issue,” and that the Republican Party’s lack of urgency to pass it is why voters are frustrated with Republican lawmakers who “don’t fight for the things they say they support.”
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has already vowed to oppose the SAVE Act, saying on X that imposing new federal requirements before Election Day this year “would negatively impact election integrity by forcing election officials to scramble to adhere to new policies.”
Meanwhile, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said in a video posted on X that his Republican colleagues should use “every procedural tool” to “nuke what’s called the zombie filibuster.” He explained that everyone is allowed “to talk as long as they want,” and Republicans should require Democrats to “talk as long as they can.”
