Vice-President of the United States Kamala Harris stated that the country needs to make a reform of electoral law, otherwise the United States will cease to be an example of democracy for the whole world. Reports about it TASS.
In an interview with CBS television company, Harris expressed the view that people around the world are watching the United States, because they “showed themselves as a sample of democracy’s ability to coexist with economic strength and power.” However, she warned if the Congress would not accept a bill aimed at changing the country’s electoral right, then the United States can “erase themselves from [World] card as an example for imitation”, if “will allow people to destroy one of the most important pillars of democracy.”
At the same time, Harris recognized that this problem is not a major concern for many Americans, but emphasized that it should be so.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden criticized the Republican senators blocking the bill on the reform of electoral law in the country, and called for a vote. He pointed out that the provisions of the draft law were passed five times through the Senate with the overwhelming bipartisan support.
Republican Senators have already blocked three times the consideration of the draft law developed by democrats on changes in the electoral system, including the expansion of the possibilities for the registration of voters, the voting by mail and early.