MaddowBlog: Despite broad support, Sen. Paul holds up anti-lynching bill
Raw feelings were evident as Sen. Rand Paul -- who is single-handedly holding up the bill despite letting it pass last year -- sought changes to the legislation as a condition of allowing it to pass.
Right off the bat, the Kentucky Republican's timing could be better. Rand Paul, at least for now, blocked the anti-lynching bill in the midst of a national outcry of racial injustices. In fact, just yesterday, as the GOP senator quarreled with Booker and Harris over the proper legal definition of"lynching," the memorial service was underway of George Floyd, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes.
Making matters just a bit worse, Rand Paul isn't the ideal messenger for the message: ahead of his Senate election in 2010, the former ophthalmologistBut the Republican senator did it anyway, apparently indifferent to appearances and unmoved by the arguments from Booker and Harris. Paul wants changes to the language of the bipartisan bill; the measure's sponsors believe the text is fine as-is.
How can one member hold up a bill that already enjoys broad support? As a procedural matter, Harris and Booker yesterday were trying to advance their bill through unanimous consent -- a common tactic for approving uncontroversial legislation with broad support. The problem, of course, is that it allows just one member to stand in the way.
In theory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , Paul's Kentucky colleague, could schedule a floor vote and pass the anti-lynching bill the usual way, but PoliticoAs for what happens now, no one's altogether sure.
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