The “For the People Act”

After Daniel Ortega was elected as President of Nicaragua, legally in 2006, the Sandinista party went to work modifying election laws to secure its preeminent position in government and improve its chances for reelection. In 2016, he was reelected, along with his wife as Vice President.

After anti-government protests led to violence and crackdowns in early 2018, other legal controls were put into place to ensure the continued electoral hegemony of the party.

This is a very good thing in the view of Nicaraguans that trust and support the Sandinistas. If you ask them why, they’ll tell you that the Sandinistas are “the party of the people.”

On March 3, Democrats in the US House of Representatives passed the first Congressional Resolution of the Biden Administration. The Bill, H.R. 1, is called the “For the People Act of 2021.”

If passed by the Senate, the “For the People Act” would radically change the way federal elections take place, in a way that most Republican leaders and conservative commentators believe will solidify the current Democratic control of not just the House and the Senate, but also the Executive Office.

Judge for yourself…