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‘For the People Act’ will make voting easier, more secure for ALL

MARY BRUCE SERENE

State College

The “For the People Act,” also known as H.R 1, is a bill now in Congress waiting for Senate action.

This bill would make voting easier and more secure for every American, change campaign finance laws to reduce the influence of money in politics, limit partisan gerrymandering, and create new ethics rules for federal office holders.

For more details, you can look up “For the People Act” online. Who could possibly be against this sweeping act to provide uniformity, security, democracy, and fairness in elections?

Republicans, that’s who. The bill passed the US House of Representatives on a near party-line vote with almost every Democrat voting for, and almost all Republicans voting against.

Our Republican U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson and Fred Keller voted against this landmark bill–against making it easier for every citizen to vote, against making it more difficult for voter fraud to happen. Why on earth would anyone who stands for a government run “for the people” oppose this bill?

Voter suppression is their real plan.

If Thompson and Keller ever held an open public Town Hall meeting, where “we the people” could ask questions it would be fun to hear them try to explain why they voted against expanding and guaranteeing fair elections to every American.

Thompson and Keller proudly salute our flag, but they have clearly shown that they do not stand up for the rights of the people of their districts and are not worthy of representing Central Pennsylvania in Congress. They should resign immediately.

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