House To Vote On Bipartisan Elections Bill To Prevent Another Jan. 6

The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to overhaul the Electoral Count Act in hopes to prevent future attempts to overturn elections. NBC's Sahil Kapur reports from Capitol Hill.


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#January6 #CapitolRiot #Trump

[rebeccanorris]

I am so proud of Liz Chaney, it doesn't matter if she's a democratic or republican, she's after the truth. thank you Liz Chaney for your hard work. I'm signing this ... a democratic in Kentucky who believes in her country's democracy

[Blayze]

Its amazing that we even have to pass a bill for this

[terrencekane]

This bill will level the playing field. It will make elections more fair for all Americans. Republicans will vote it down. They will not stand for this "fairness" thing.

[jassewalton]

In Australia, we have a completely independent body, the Australian Electoral Commission, who are tasked with holding and presenting election results, for Federal, State and Local Government (Council) elections. They are public servants, but totally independent of political parties. This is the way to go.

[RM_VFX]

The fact that we have to call a provision of a bill "no backsies" shows how ridiculous it's gotten. Even children understand you can't change the rules of a game after you've lost.

[Oatmeal-Savage]

That you even need to make a law to prevent some wanna-be petty dictator from overthrowing the government is crazy.

[maggiemims]

Let me guess the rethuglicans will be a no show!!

[therealone]

Where is the the bill that says if it's no peaceful transfer of power that person goes straight to prison

[joeh]

Good start but we also need our DOJ to enforce existing laws. MAGA has gotten away with crime after crime against our democracy.

[votedemocracyvotedemocrat]

Pass the voting rights bill stalled by republican senate

[chilibeans]

So glad we have a President that supports Democracy and doesn't bow down to Putin.

[meangene]

I guess we’ll soon find out which members of Congress still believe in democracy, and more importantly, which one’s don’t.

[JamesSmith-rhis]

There is absolutely no doubt whatsoever that the American people and the American economy are actually doing very well and are actually prospering with Joe Biden as our current president right now.

[MMPuppyDog]

The amount of "never before has this happened" instances after Trump first threw his hat in the ring is staggering!!!!

[agolftwittler]

Inmate 45, stand back and stand by.
The cell doors will be closed now.

[Seattle]

As long as Trump is free, Jan 6 will happen again.

[mikekelley]

Just do this without republican support, we all know they won't go along with it, because it helps America and that's what republicans strongly oppose.

[philipwilliams]

bring on the trolls and their maga tears

[jockyoung]

Let's see how many Republicans vote against a bill that simply says the people's votes should be respected.

[Scarter]

If America votes in more Democrats for the Senate, then we won't need so many Republicans.