Collins Argued that Voting Rights Legislation Is a Federal Overstep and People Immediately Brought Receipts

Note that by this logic Congress was wrong to pass the Voting Rights Act. Or, for that matter, to propose the 14th and 15th Amendmentshttps://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Scott Lemieux (@Scott Lemieux) 1624396305

Wasn\u2019t that the whole point of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?\n\nYes, it was.\n\nDidn\u2019t Susan Collins\u2019s political hero, Republican Senator Margaret Chase Smith, help pass the Voting Rights Act?\n\nYes, she did.\n\nSo isn\u2019t Susan Collins a scorchingly dishonest hypocrite?\n\nYes, she is.https://twitter.com/craigcaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— John Nichols (@John Nichols) 1624411085

Could someone please introduce Susan Collins to the U.S. Constitution, which gives Congress the authority and the duty to set uniform federal election rules for all 50 states?\n\nArticle 1, Section 4\n15th Amendment\n19th Amendment\n24th Amendment\n26th Amendmenthttps://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Keith Boykin (@Keith Boykin) 1624457938

Wait until Susan Collins finds out about the 15th Amendment or the Voting Rights Act of 1965. \n\nSeriously, stop trying to compromise with these people.https://twitter.com/craigcaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Mondaire Jones (@Mondaire Jones) 1624456167

Collins' argument against S.1 would also apply to the 15th amendment, the 19th, the 24th, the 26th and the VRA. Perhaps she wants to repeal those measures too and return to the mid-19th century.https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Alex Keyssar (@Alex Keyssar) 1624466394

What the Senator from the whitest state in the union really means is \u201cit would take away the right of white people in each of the 50 states to determine which citizens should have to work harder to vote\u201dhttps://twitter.com/craigcaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Walter Shaub (@Walter Shaub) 1624443800

States rights. Jim Crow America. We see you @SenSusanCollinshttps://twitter.com/craigcaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Tera Hunter (@Tera Hunter) 1624456808

which "people," what does "work best" mean, and which "citizens" are we talking about herehttps://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Jay Willis (@Jay Willis) 1624396181

As soon as Republicans are using "states' rights" to defend something, you should know it's bad. Slavery, banning same-sex marriage... it's never an argument you hear in favor of something good.https://twitter.com/CraigCaplan/status/1407439558195699717\u00a0\u2026

— Zack Ford (@Zack Ford) 1624450869