Republicans block $250 million to beef up election security

[Raidyr]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/01/republicans-block-money-election-security/884438002/

The money would have been doled out in grants through the Federal Election Assistance Commission and helped, among other things, replace outdated voting equipment and increase cybersecurity efforts.

[MR-X]

At this point it should really show that they are just a bunch of corrupt profiteers, they vote for a stupid military spending bill which will likely line their own pockets. Then turn around and block a bill which is drops in a bucket to current spending amounts. A bill which can be argued to be a very American thing....you know...to protect your own countries sovereignty and democratic process.

This is the second block they did.

[GrizzlyBear]

American democracy is in grave danger.

Fascism is a vile, vile ideology and the fact it's consuming the world's sole superpower is scary as hell.

[That Deer]

Of course they do, how else can Russia get into our machines if we try to make our network harder to access?!

[Deathtrooper]

Treasonous cunts.

[Borealis]

"Isn't treason if it's not wartime, or if the ruling party's doing it ;)"

[Zakk]

remember this.

When all of this bullshit comes to light, remember that the GOP was complicit.

[ASparkle]

Forget complicit, they're active accomplices

[elix]

"This is how we know we're a family" indeed.

[Borealis]

The party that controls all levels of federal government and a majority of state governments is colluding with a hostile nation.

[Alice]

It's hard to get worked up about stuff like this sometimes. I read the headline and all I can think is "of course they did" and sigh in disappointment at this point.