Biden Issues Voting Rights Executive Order on 'Bloody Sunday,' 56th Commemoration of Selma

President Joe Biden issued an executive order mandating federal departments and agencies increase efforts to help Americans register to vote, as the White House looks for ways to offset Republican efforts to toughen voting standards. His plan was announced during a recorded address on the 56th commemoration of "Bloody Sunday," the 1965 incident in which some 600 civil rights activists were viciously beaten by state troopers as they tried to march for voting rights in Selma, Alabama.

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[chrisfoxwell]

Is he still pushing the idea that certain people in the US don't have the capacity to do simple things like use the internet and register to vote?

[mattd]

Remember when he said using executive orders are what dictators do??

[petergerace]

No ID, no signature match . Somehow all of a sudden Democrat turnout is gonna go up by millions. Just like 2020 . What a turnout !!

[tachiroakisu]

Has NO ONE take Civics 101 or AP Government?
The Legislative branch sets Election Law, not the Executive

[jasonluera]

When did it become difficut to register to vote? You do it literally anywhere....even by mail. It doesnt get much easier other than someone else doing it for you. Good grief.

[waltermoody]

You should show a valid driver's license to vote you have to show them for a lot less important things

[robertjohnston]

Dude I never had a problem to register to vote. I walked in the voter register office signed up and the rest is History.
So Joe Come man you dont know what you are talking about

[thepervertedmonk]

So no ID or social to vote, but a social and ID needed to have basic living needs met? Some hypocrisy

[Juiczey]

Describe to me what "eligible" means? Basically felons, illegals, anyone they deem eligible.

[Scootphoria]

I wish they'd stop making it easier to vote. It has already caused my father and I to stop speaking after he recently changed parties. And he's been dead for 28 years.

[THEVIKING]

We the people cannot let this stand! No one can save us but WE THE PEOPLE! Be BRAVE and stand tall! NO MORE STAYING QUIET!

[gaylecrawford]

We need honesty in voting, not ease of cheating.

[obi-wankenobi]

It’s easy enough for eligible voters to register and vote. We all know why they are doing this.

[benscampers]

I've never seen a president who has to try and convince the people that he's legitimate. We're in startling new territory here folks.

[gunslinger]

"Ruling by executive order, that's what dictators do"
- The man who signed a record- breaking number of executive orders his first month

[thecentralscrutinizerr]

And if you're using Dominion, that vote should be .85 for one candidate, 1.15 for the other.
Oh, and Joe, Executive Orders are not law.
Have your lawyers explain it to you with crayons and pictures.

[GDPops]

*See Joe…*
*See Joe read…*
*Read Joe read…*
*See Joe read…*

[Auldus]

It's right in front of all of our faces... I literally have no words for how brazen they have become...

[flstffatboy]

Everybody in the world is eligible to vote for our president doesn’t matter where you’re from so I don’t know what he’s talking about eligible voters that’s everybody the entire global population

[andi]

Potato Brain trying to legalize how he infiltrated a govt office. Fabulous. 🤦