Marjorie Taylor Greene complains extra security at Capitol is “the real voter suppression” – By Jon Skolnik (Salon) / Mar 3 2021
Republicans wage a misinformation campaign against H.R. 1 as the House vote approaches
On Wednesday, the House is set to vote on H.R. 1, the so-called “For the People Act,” a Democratic-backed reform bill that promises to overhaul voting rights, election security, Congressional ethics, and more. Democrats have hailed the bill as a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that would rectify the dearth of accountability and transparency within the electoral process, while Republicans have protested it as an “unraveling of our Democracy.”
Already-infamous freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., was particularly outspoken about what she thought was at stake.
Greene argued in a floor speech on Tuesday that “the real voter suppression” does not take place at the polls, but rather, in the halls of Congress, where she thought members are “treated very disrespectfully” by having to accord with coronavirus restrictions and pass through metal detectors.
“Standing in line to vote is not voter suppression,” she added, “It’s just part of the voting process, just like people stand in line to buy groceries.”
