In the days ahead, Americans can expect two things from the Senate’s debate on the SAVE America Act: Wall-to-wall Democrat lying and RINOs squirming in their seats at the thought of working more than two days a week.
What isn’t likely is passage of an election integrity bill that most Americans support. But there is hope.
Cue Dumb and Dumber’s Lloyd Christmas optimism here.
While even the most sanguine supporters of the SAVE America Act concede that there’s little chance the bill will survive the 60-vote minimum required to end debate and move it to President Donald Trump’s desk, the Senate is at least talking. And that’s a March Madness miracle in and of itself.
'Make This a Fistfight'
Democratic senators droning on for days seems more agony than miracle, but SAVE America Act warriors say getting to the debate stage is a step in the right direction. And extending the debate as long as possible allows for deal-making as Democrats exposed as lying obstructionists feel the heat under the spotlight.
“The reality is, it has been a very long time since the Senate has worked as a deliberative body to pass legislation,” said Rachel Bovard, vice president of programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute. And the problem with newer members of the Senate GOP conference, Bovard said, is that they really haven’t seen the Senate work.
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