COLUMN: Don't believe the Democrats' Big Lie
By: Kentucky Today
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
The Democrats' political agenda is on the rocks in Washington, so they've set their sights on a new prize: the complete, partisan takeover of all fifty states' election laws. They are justifying this naked power grab by stoking fear and spreading falsehoods. Kentuckians should see through these shameless liberal lies.
Washington Democrats have desperately wanted to take over our elections for years, even though their justification seems to change every election cycle. After losing the White House in 2016, they said the takeover was necessary because our democracy was fundamentally broken. Now that they've won the White House, their story has flipped: our democracy is in perfect shape, except when Republican-controlled states dare to pass mainstream voting laws.
Across the Left, partisan operatives are breathlessly repeating newly-minted talking points to justify this political pivot. They claim that whenever a state adjusts early voting procedures or implements voter ID requirements, it somehow amounts to "Jim Crow 2.0." These claims insult the intelligence of Kentucky voters and are nothing more than a Big Lie meant to undermine faith in our democratic process.
Our democracy is not, in fact, in crisis. The 2020 elections saw the highest turnout in more than 100 years. 94% of voters in that election said the voting process was easy. In many of the Republican-led states where Democrats claim "Jim Crow 2.0" is out in force - like Mississippi, Tennessee, and Missouri - Black voter turnout routinely outpaces white voter turnout. These are signs of a healthy democracy, not one on its deathbed.
Washington Democrats are using their Big Lie to justify all sorts of insane proposals. In the Senate, they promise to abolish the legislative filibuster, claiming that destroying our institution is the only way to "restore" it. Kentucky - a smaller state with two Republican senators - needs the filibuster to have a voice in the Senate. Without it, Washington Democrats could pack the Supreme Court, give amnesty to illegal immigrants, and grant statehood to Washington, D.C., without any input from Kentucky's Senators at all.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) once said nuking filibuster rules would be "doomsday for democracy." Less than a year ago, President Biden said tearing up these long-established Senate procedures would "throw the entire Congress into chaos." Now that Democrats stand to benefit from abolishing the filibuster, though, they're happy to ignore their prior warnings.
These liberals knowingly cloak their election takeover plot in lofty rhetoric to avoid explaining what their bills actually do. But peer behind the curtain and their sweeping goal becomes obvious: they hope to give themselves an advantage in elections across the country.
Washington Democrats want to force all fifty states to legalize corrupt ballot harvesting, giving political organizers the ability to handle ballots - a responsibility generally reserved for nonpartisan election overseers. They want to require taxpayers to subsidize the political campaigns of individuals with whom they vehemently disagree. They would hand Attorney General Merrick Garland unprecedented powers to micromanage every state's election laws, giving the Department of Justice veto power over state legislators. Some of the Democrats' proposals - like same-day voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting - are so unpopular, they were even rejected in liberal New York three months ago.
In Kentucky, they would tear up the widely-praised election laws our state legislature passed last year with overwhelming, bipartisan majorities. Our Democrat Governor called these new rules "a model for the nation," but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) want to overrule the Commonwealth on every aspect of them. From ID requirements to ballot counting protocol, liberals think Somerset should work like San Francisco and Covington like Chicago. But as our Secretary of State said so well, "Kentucky knows best what's best for Kentucky."
These proposals have nothing to do with the 2020 election, the 2016 election, or any other farce Washington Democrats have invented to justify their takeover. This is not about bolstering faith in our democracy or restoring our institutions - it's just the opposite. These bills are a bald-faced attempt by liberals to rig our electoral systems in their own favor.
I've proudly stood in opposition to the Democrats' election takeover bills and encourage all Kentuckians to do the same. Don't believe their Big Lie about "Jim Crow 2.0" or any other nonsense. We must do all we can to keep the Commonwealth's elections free from liberal interference.
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Don't worry the big lie won't help them.
Who do you believe? The gop or you own lying eyes?
We'll find out in 10 months.
We for sure do not believe the Democrats. That will be proven at midterms. The clock is ticking; and Democrats are in full panic mode with the expected upcoming losses.
Don't worry, I am sure the GOP won't have any plan on what to do once they gain power. They will sit around watching Biden wreck everything, and wax poetic about what they would do if they controlled the White House. Once they regain the White House the cycle will reverse itself and Republicans will start their overreach; leading to the Democrats being brought back into power first in Congress, and then the White House. Wash rinse and repeat as often as needed; it is our broken Establishment two party system.
Didn't they tell us that Trump colluded with Russia?
This article is embarrassing to your side.
Then why is your side doing all the sweating?
All to be found at the knees of Sinema & Manchin.
This article is very weak tea. McConnell must think Kentuckians cant think for themselves.
Easier voting access applies to everyone, and in 2020 easier voting access was in effect in many states which are now rolling that access back. To say blacks voted in large numbers in 2020 in the face of current changes is just silly.
Ending the filibuster would have absolutely no effect on the influence of Kentucky's two senators. None. They would go from being a part of a majority of sixty to a majority of fifty one, or the opposition to those two numbers. The Kentucky senators would still have the same effect within those two structures as the senators from New York, California, or any other state. McConnells contention about this is absurd.
But is more important to the party with the enthusiasm problem. The states are rolling that access back to what it was before they allowed judges to overrule state election laws, which is totally fair & logical. They should have stood up for their rights in 2020.
Ending the filibuster would have absolutely no effect on the influence of Kentucky's two senators. None. They would go from being a part of a majority of sixty to a majority of fifty one, or the opposition to those two numbers. The Kentucky senators would still have the same effect within those two structures as the senators from New York, California, or any other state.
It would have the effect of ignoring the people who might disagree with democrats radical policies. What did Schumer say about it in 2005? Then he said that those looking to abolish the filibuster “ want to turn what the Founding Fathers called the ‘cooling saucer of Democracy’ into the rubber stamp of dictatorship .” Oh. that was when democrats were in the minority. Right now they are in a tie in the Senate, but they control the tie breaker and therefore they want to nationalize elections and pass radical legislation.
Changing the filibuster does not effect the individual influence of any senator from any state, large or small. His argument is nonsense. Since McConnell is not a dunce, we have to assume his claim on this is completely dishonest.
Then why didn't democrats want it changed in 2017?
Of course it does. A Senator need only be one of 41 to block legislation. That's much more power than having to be one of 51.
didn't democrats want it changed in 2017?
How does anyone take the Democratic party seriously on the filibuster? They flip flop from apocalyptic language for and against it depending on their political fortunes at that exact moment.
Just think if McConnell had listened to then President Trump. Trump kept telling him to get rid of it. He told McConnell that the dems would do it as soon as they were in power again. Think of the legislation they could have passed?
and how are Kentucky's two senators more influential than the other 98 in that regard?
That is exactly what McConnell said. It is ridiculous.
It was for the better that McConnell did what he did on the issue just like it is now that Manchin is doing the same. We need the filibuster regardless of what power combination exists between house, senate, and President. It’s a tool designed for moderation and compromise or total stalemate if both sides can’t make any kind of deal.
There is no greater defender of the filibuster than McConnell. He defended it when Republicans were in the majority and Trump kept saying the democrats will only do away with it when they have power. I can still recall him telling Trump that the filibuster was all that got him (and us) through those two first years of the Obama presidency.
The one thing McConnell deserves great credit for.
Sen. Manchin just reaffirmed that he will not change the filibuster rule. Rumors indicate that other Democrats also oppose the change.
Who would have thought that it only took Democrat failure to bring this to a crawl. It's also funny that 2 of their own Sinema & Manchin have brought so much additional trouble.
They're DINOs. Fuck them.
Democrats nonetheless. And their screwing up der Führer's plans. Must suck to have something so horrid that it only took 2 to tank it.
In Kentucky, they would tear up the widely-praised election laws our state legislature passed last year with overwhelming, bipartisan majorities. Our Democrat Governor called these new rules "a model for the nation," but Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) want to overrule the Commonwealth on every aspect of them. From ID requirements to ballot counting protocol, liberals think Somerset should work like San Francisco and Covington like Chicago. But as our Secretary of State said so well, "Kentucky knows best what's best for Kentucky."
These proposals have nothing to do with the 2020 election, the 2016 election, or any other farce Washington Democrats have invented to justify their takeover. This is not about bolstering faith in our democracy or restoring our institutions - it's just the opposite. These bills are a bald-faced attempt by liberals to rig our electoral systems in their own favor.
I've proudly stood in opposition to the Democrats' election takeover bills and encourage all Kentuckians to do the same. Don't believe their Big Lie about "Jim Crow 2.0" or any other nonsense. We must do all we can to keep the Commonwealth's elections free from liberal interference.
And let's not forget what he said about the january 7th attacks:
After the Senate voted 57-43, falling short of the 67 votes required to convict former President Donald Trump of the charge that he incited the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized Trump’s actions leading up to and following the attack. McConnell called Trump’s behavior a “disgraceful dereliction of duty,” adding that Trump is “practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day, no question about it.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., criticized Trump’s actions leading up to and following the attack. McConnell called Trump’s behavior a “disgraceful dereliction of duty,” adding that Trump is “practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day, no question about it.”
And since McConnell was brought up-- here's the video-- see what he actually said:
After voting to acquit Trump, McConnell says there’s ‘no question’ he provoked Capitol attack