Never in my wildest imagination did I think I would be called into special session over Memorial Day weekend and have to argue that military members and their spouses deserve to have their votes counted after they already cast their ballots.
But here we are.
South Carolina is trying to rush through new congressional maps while the election process is already underway. Military and overseas voters followed the rules. They requested their ballots. They voted. They sent them back.
Now, because politicians want to change the maps at the last minute, those voters could have their ballots thrown out through no fault of their own.
That is unacceptable.
I have an amendment that says if the congressional primaries are moved to August, those military and overseas voters should automatically receive a new ballot for the new primary.
That should not be controversial.
But apparently, some folks are fighting me on it.
Some days it feels like I am living in the upside down. It is Memorial Day weekend, and I am having to fight to protect the voting rights of the very people serving our country.
If we say we support our veterans, our military members, and their families, then we should start by making sure their votes count.
Standing strong. Holding the line.
We’ve now reached the “confront random Jews and berate them about how disgusting they are, and blame them for all our problems” stage of Jew derangement syndrome.
I cannot believe this is a real video.
COMMENTARY: Let’s say it plainly: There has never been a president as corrupt as Donald Trump.
There is no close second in our history.
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Alex Jones floats the absurd conspiracy that Trump is going to cancel the 2028 elections in order to remain in power.
And MTG agrees with him.
These people have gone bat shit crazy.
The vote to suspend Senate Rules to vote on the #redistricting bill early has failed. Even if they could do it tomorrow, proponents concede the time may have run out. Some discussed meeting Sunday and/or Memorial Day but there’s strong pushback from evangelicals and patriots.
Alex Jones drops a bombshell. He confirms Trump is floating the idea of canceling the 2028 elections to illegally stay in power.
Marjorie Taylor Greene warns this is a calculated operation to normalize a dictatorship. She states the administration is violating the Constitution.
The Purcell Principal can’t be overruled with the doctrine of necessity because S.C.’s maps have been declared by the courts to be constitutionally drawn.
Strong leaders listen, and I've heard you loud and clear: you want redistricting to happen now in South Carolina. It's time for the Senate to get the job done.
Our Legislature is effectively disenfranchising South Carolinians who serve in the military, by making it likely they won’t learn about and have time to request and return ballots in those postandcourier.com/opinion/editor…
this was so sweet. Stephen Colbert just ended his final episode of The Late Show while singing "Hello, Goodbye" with Paul McCartney. his family and the show's crew then joined them on stage before Paul turned off the lights to the Ed Sullivan Theater
I appreciate Trump attacking Thomas Massie
It forced me to make a decision
And I chose Massie 🇺🇸
Leaving MAGA for Massie was the best decision I’ve ever made
My thoughts go out to Tulsi Gabbard and her family, as her husband battles this serious health problem. I hope and pray that he makes a speedy and full recovery.
While the circumstances around her departure are deserving of our sympathy, let’s be clear: Tulsi Gabbard’s only positive contribution to our nation's national security is her resignation.
She politicized intelligence. She dismantled critical agencies keeping Americans safe. She weaponized the IC to pursue baseless election fraud claims. And more.
We must ensure that her tenure — marked by a devotion to the person of the president and not to the security of the country — represents a terrible exception at DNI and not the new normal.