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Congressman Davis Defends Texas Voting Bill

Left-leaning political pundits have dubbed the Texas voting bill as suppression of voter rights for women and minorities but a central Illinois Congressman says the bill is anything but.

 

Congressman Rodney Davis says the Texas voting bill, which resulted in Texas state lawmakers leaving the state to deny the legislature a quorum so a vote could not be taken, expands access for voting in the State of Texas.

 

 

The Taylorville Republican is disappointed in the Texas Democrats that left to prevent state business from getting done. He believes lawmakers need to state their case and then allow for the vote.

 

 

Congressman Davis does not believe the bills are racist or sexist in any way. He points to a Congressman Burgess Owens who has been outspoken against the idea African-Americans cannot get an identification.

 

 

Vice President Kamala Harris also recently commented on the ability of rural Americans to confirm their identity for mail-in voting because of a lack of access to office supply stores where they can have their identifications scanned and faxed. Congressman Davis believes these are just excuses to dismiss needing an ID to vote.

 

 

Many right-leaning pundits point to the need for identification to do things like pick up event tickets at will-call or get a COVID vaccine and question why showing identification to vote is racist and sexist. 

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