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THENATIONALPULSE (William Upton) - Desperate Cornyn Now Claims He Supports Nuking the Filibuster to Pass SAVE Act.

PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has reversed his position on the Senate filibuster rule, advocating for its removal to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, which mandates voter ID for federal elections.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sen. Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Donald J. Trump, and Senate Democrats.WHEN & WHERE: […] The post Desperate Cornyn Now Claims He Supports Nuking the Filibuster to Pass SAVE Act. appeared first on The National Pulse .

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has reversed his position on the Senate filibuster rule, advocating for its removal to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, which mandates voter ID for federal elections . WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sen. Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, President Donald J. Trump , and Senate Democrats. WHEN & WHERE: Cornyn announced his U-turn in an op-ed published on Wednesday in the New York Post. KEY QUOTE: “We can either unilaterally disarm, or we can stand and fight,” Cornyn wrote regarding the filibuster and the SAVE Act. IMPACT: Cornyn’s shift comes as polls show Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a longtime supporter of the SAVE Act, is beating him in the…Open