Sen. Pat Toomey R-PA will back bill to change how Electoral College votes are counted

[FakeNoose]

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(Caption: Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, speaks with ranking member Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., during an annual Wall Street oversight hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mr. Toomey announced Thursday he will co-sponsor a bi-partisan bill to reform how Electoral College votes are counted. Photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press)

(link) https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2022/09/22/pat-toomey-pennsylvania-harrisburg-electoral-college-gop-democrats-senate-trump-biden/stories/202209220173

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., will cosponsor a bipartisan bill to reform how Electoral College votes are certified, adding more Republican weight to the push to avoid a repeat of the attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Mr. Toomey will join 10 other Republicans sponsoring or cosponsoring the Electoral Count Reform Act, giving it enough formal GOP support to clear a filibuster if at least 49 of the chamber’s 50 Democrats also support the plan. Other Republicans have also expressed openness to the plan, potentially giving it even more room to maneuver through the Senate.

His support for the legislation, reported first by The Inquirer, comes after Pennsylvania was one of two states formally targeted by dozens of congressional Republicans on Jan. 6, 2021, as they attempted to dismiss its 20 electoral votes and the will of its voters. Mr. Toomey, who supported nearly all of former President Donald Trump’s policies and voted for him twice, strongly opposed attempts to throw out Pennsylvania’s election results as Mr. Trump fueled a riot at the Capitol.

Mr. Toomey announced his backing for the Senate bill a day after the House approved a competing plan supported by the chamber’s Democrats but widely opposed by Republicans. A number of GOP lawmakers who support some reform have urged Democratic leaders to focus on the bipartisan Senate proposal.

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Complicated article here, comparing the House and Senate bills. However it seems that almost everyone in Congress recognizes weaknesses in the current Electoral College. How it will be repaired/revised is what's being discussed now. It's imperative that these important changes are made before 2024.

Despite my many criticisms of Sen. Pat Toomey, I recognize that he firmly opposed the "Big Lie/Steal" that other Repukes (including some from PA) tried to make happen after the election two years ago. Thank you Senator Toomey!

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Yep. BAD days ahead

[FakeNoose]

5. If they can pass either the House or Senate bill, it will go a long way

... to crimping the Repukes' plans. But yes, they'll still find ways to cheat and disrupt.

[Kittycatkat]

2. Let's pass a bill that says 1 person 1 vote and fuck the electoral college!

[FakeNoose]

4. That requires an Amendment to the Constitution

It will never happen in our lifetimes.

How long have we been trying to get an Equal Rights Amendment passed?

[Faux pas]

3. I

got excited for a minute thought they would just get rid of that part of the old south