Noah Feldman, Columnist

The Bill That Could Save America From Another Jan. 6

A Senate measure would warn future rioters that Congress and the vice president can’t overturn election results. (And, yes, Manchin is on board.)

February 10, 2022 at 12:00 PM UTC

By Noah Feldman

Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A professor of law at Harvard University, he is author, most recently, of “To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People."

What if Pence had been willing to flout the people’s will, too? — What if Pence had been willing to flout the people’s will, too?
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Democrats have been frustrated in their hopes to pass a comprehensive voting rights bill. But with Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia on board, things are looking up for the most important voting rights legislation that is actually possible right now: the Electoral Count Modernization Act.

The bill won’t do anything about partisan gerrymandering. But it just might save the republic from another Jan. 6-style attempt to subvert the legitimate outcome of a presidential election.