Arizona Democrats censured Kyrsten Sinema this past weekend for her failure to agree to a temporary change to the filibuster in order to protect voting rights — which she said she supported. I’m not a big fan of “censure” generally speaking — I prefer voting people out of office to send that message. But it’s hard to feel that she deserved some immediate sanction by her own constituents when you see something like this:
Arizona Republicans have put forth two dozen bills this month that would significantly change the state’s electoral processes after the GOP’s unorthodox review of millions of ballots affirmed President Joe Biden’s victory and turned up no proof of fraud.
Proposals introduced in the state House or the Senate would add an additional layer to the state’s voter ID requirement, such as fingerprints, and stipulate the hand counting of all ballots by default. Other legislation would require that paper ballots be printed with holograms and watermarks.
Republican legislators argue that the proposals, part an ongoing surge of GOP-led election changes enacted or under consideration across the country, are necessary to enhance election security and prevent fraud.
Official counts, audits and accuracy tests have confirmed the election results in Arizona and elsewhere without finding evidence of widespread fraud, and states with Republican and Democratic leaders have certified the results as accurate. Former President Donald Trump, who continues to promote the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, was unable to prove any of the claims in court.
They want to fingerprint voters now? Why not require a DNA test?
Thanks Kyrsten. I can only hope that your constituents give you a proper thank you in 2024.