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House passes SAVE America Act anti-voting measures in budget reconciliation, stock trading bills (www.democracydocket.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49776822

The House voted 216-214 on a budget reconciliation framework that includes $10 billion worth of election-related grants over a 10-year period for coaxing states into adopting anti-voting measures like those in Trump’s pet proposal. The $95 billion package also includes funding for the Iran war and bailouts for farmers hurt by Trump’s tariffs.

It’s still unclear what will be in the final reconciliation bill; now that the budget resolution has been approved, individual House committees will go about drafting the legislation. The reconciliation process allows Senate Republicans to bypass the filibuster’s 60-vote threshold and pass legislation with a simple majority.

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[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (3 children)

So if we can't vote, does that mean we don't have to pay taxes?

[–] CubitOom@infosec.pub 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

If you don't pay your taxes, you go to a jail and all your shit is confiscated

[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Also, slavery has always been legal in the US if you're convicted of a bad enough crime. Once they make poverty illegal, boom! Cheap labor

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 5 days ago

wage slaves is just, outright slavery with extra steps.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

or go to jury duty, Voter rolls is one of the places they try to drag people to JD, i thinks thier primary source, followed by DMV driver/STATE ID.

[–] 007ace@lemmy.ca 3 points 5 days ago

i think thats the ol' no taxation without representation language. But Im Canadian so I only know bits and pieces.