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Liz Cheney Just Weighed in on Republican Voter Suppression Laws—and Yeah, It's Clear Whose Side She's on

Liz Cheney Just Weighed in on Republican Voter Suppression Laws—and Yeah, It's Clear Whose Side She's on
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Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) has had an eventful year.

She was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump after his election lies prompted a mob of pro-Trump extremists to storm the United States Capitol in a deadly failed insurrection. Cheney issued a scathing statement blaming Trump for the riots at the time.


This prompted a wave of interparty opposition against her, but ultimately House Republicans voted to keep Cheney in her leadership position as GOP Conference Chair.

But after Cheney repeatedly refused to endorse Trump's lie that the 2020 election was "stolen" by Democrats engaging in widespread fraud, the party wasn't forgiving. House Republicans revoked her leadership position earlier this month and voted to replace her with pro-Trump Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), who was willing to amplify Trump's conspiracy theories.

In a swan song of a House floor speech, Cheney vowed to lead the small faction of anti-Trump Republicans and wrestle the party from his influence.

While some praised Cheney for being one of the "good" Republicans, her allegiance to the party's goals have been steadfast. She voted in line with Trump's goals at least 92 percent of the time while he was President.

A new interview from Jonathan Swan of Axios is reminding Americans where Cheney's loyalties remain.

Axios On HBO: Rep Liz Cheney (R-WY) on Restrictive Voter Laws (Clip) | HBOwww.youtube.com

Using Trump's baseless aspersions against the integrity of U.S. elections as cover, Republican legislatures across dozens of states have introduced a wave of voter suppression laws designed to keep likely-Democratic voters from the ballot box.

In the interview with Swan, Cheney minimized the connections between Trump's election fantasies and the voter suppression laws sprouting up across the nation.

She then defended the laws designed to make voting more difficult:

"Everybody should want a situation and system where people who ought to be able to vote and have the right to vote can vote, and people who don't, shouldn't."

Cheney's response left a lot to be desired.






Voter suppression is a key tenet of the Republican party platform—and Liz Cheney is certainly a Republican.



Voter suppression laws have already passed in Georgia, Florida, and other states.

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