Senate Republicans Block Plans to Secure Elections from Foreign Interference

Senate Republicans have Blocked the Passage of Several Election Security Measures that would require Campaigns to Alert Federal Authorities about Foreign Influence and Ban Voting Machines from Connecting to the Internet.

As part of the Senate's Procedure, Democrats sought "unanimous consent" to bring the Measures to the body, meaning any One Opponent could effectively End the Bills' Passage just Nine Months from 2020 Federal Elections.

On Tuesday, Senator Marsha Blackburn (TN) Opposed the Requests, accusing Democrats of using the Measures as a Fundraising Effort to attack Republicans knowing that they would Prevent their Passage.

The move follows Trump's apparent Intervention in the Sentencing of Former Adviser Roger Stone and the Resignation of Four Federal Prosecutors from the Case after the Justice Department Reversed Course, which Democrats say was at the Urging of the President.

Recently Emboldened by his Acquittal in the Senate Impeachment Trial after being Charged with Pressuring Ukraine to Collect Politically Damaging Information on his Opponent Joe Biden, the President Congratulated his Attorney General, William Barr, for "taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought".

Two of the latest Bills to Face a Roadblock by Senate Republicans would Require Campaigns to Report Offers of Foreign Assistance to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the FBI, while the SAFE Act proposes Prohibiting Voting Machines from being Connected to the Internet or being Produced in Foreign Countries.

Their Introduction to the Upper Chamber of Congress follows a Senate Intelligence Committee Report Investigating 2016 Election Interference, revealing how Poorly Postured U.S. Elections are against Russian-backed Manipulation, Warning that have Largely been Ignored by Republicans.

Democrats have Accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) of Burying Democrat-backed Bills in his "legislative graveyard" and "refusing to take action on critical legislation that already has bipartisan support" last fall.

A Stack of 250 Bills languished on McConnell's Desk since late last year, including Nine Election Security Bills.










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