Sen. Mike Lee slammed the H.R. 1 “For the People” bill introduced and passed by House Democrats that seeks to overhaul election laws.
“I think I disagree with every single word in H.R. 1, including the words ‘but,’ ‘and,’ and ‘the.’ Everything about this bill is rotten to the core,” the Utah Republican said. “This is a bill as if written in hell by the devil himself. This takes all sorts of decisions that the federal government really has no business making. It takes them away from the states, makes them right here in Washington, D.C., by Congress.”
The bill would remove several restrictions on voting, proposing expanding the right to vote to felons, allowing people to vote with a sworn affidavit in place of a valid ID, and would create a nationwide automatic voter registration system.
“Apparently, in an effort to ensure an institutionally, revolutionary Democratic Party of sorts,” Lee said. “One that can remain in power for many decades to come.”
HR 1 WOULD PUT THE WASHINGTON SWAMP IN CHARGE OF ELECTIONS
Lee also pointed out that election laws have always been decided at the state and local level, making the legislation unconstitutional.
“It does this by taking away these decisions. Elections in America have always been conducted at the state and local level,” Lee said. “They are completely flipping that principle on its head so that these things can all be micromanaged from Washington. That’s wrong. That’s really wrong, it’s bad policy. As much as anything else, it’s wildly unconstitutional.”
President Biden has thrown his support behind the sweeping legislation, calling it “urgently needed.”
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“This is a landmark piece of legislation that is urgently needed,” Biden said Sunday. “I hope the Senate does its work so I can sign it into law.”
The bill faces fierce Republican opposition, making it unlikely it will pass the Senate without changes to the legislative filibuster.
