Stacey Abrams: ‘I don’t think it is necessary to completely eliminate the obstruction’

Stacey Abrams: ‘I don’t think it is necessary to completely eliminate the obstruction’

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Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams said on Sunday that she does not believe it is necessary to “eliminate obstruction entirely” to pass bills backed by Senate Democrats.

“I do not believe that it is necessary to completely eliminate the obstruction to fulfill the purpose of approving these projects,” Abrams told the CNN presenter. Jake TapperJacob (Jake) CNN’s Paul Tapper Tapper fights with the Republican Senator for malicious tweets All eyes are on Manchin after COVID-19 aid is approved in the Senate. on “State of the Union”.

“The Constitution’s Electoral Clause guarantees that only Congress has the power to regulate the time, form and location of elections. This is sacrosanct power, ”said Abrams. “We are watching across the country as individual lawmakers try to use the big lie to restrict access to the right to vote.”

Abrams argued that bills regarding voting rights should be free from obstruction.

Abrams received credit for playing a huge role in turning Georgia blue in the 2020 election, increasing voter turnout through his organization Fair Fight.

During the interview, Abrams also said that he agreed with the Senate majority leader Charles SchumerChuck SchumerCuomo biographer: ‘Predatory behavior’ has been ‘evident for years’ Lawmakers call for action on the first anniversary of Breonna Taylor Schumer’s death, Gillibrand ask Cuomo to step down MORE (DN.Y.), who said Georgia Republicans’ efforts to restrict voter access were racist.

“First of all, I totally agree that he is racist. He is a Jim Crow redux in a suit and tie,” said Abrams. “It is not that there was a security issue. In fact, the Secretary of State and the Governor made a great effort to assure the United States that Georgia’s elections were secure and therefore the only connection we can find is that more people black women voted, and shifted the election results to a direction that Republicans don’t like. “

The Georgia legislature considered a number of bills, including those that restrict voting by post and early voting that Democrats say would restrict access to voting. The measures are supported by Republicans who want to impose new voting restrictions after President bidenJoe BidenPompeo: Re-entering the deal with Iran would make the Middle East “less secure”. won the state.

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