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Georgia Democrat Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol police Thursday while protesting Senate inaction on voting legislation and filibuster reform. In the spirit of my dear friend and mentor – the late Congressman John Lewis – I was getting in #goodtrouble, Johnson said in a tweet with a video of himself in handcuffs.
The 66-year-old Georgia congressman was surrounded by other protestors detained by Capitol police who chanted, Whose street? Our street. Whose house? Our house.
Johnson gave a speech at the voting rights rally in front of the Supreme Court, where he was joined by other members of the Congressional Black Caucus including Democratic Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York, Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri, Troy Carter of Louisiana, Jackson Lee of Texas, and Al Green of Texas.
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Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia is arrested by US Capitol Police during a protest outside Hart Senate Office Building on July 22.
By Ali Zaslav, Paul LeBlanc and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN
Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested by Capitol Police on Thursday during a protest on “Senate inaction on voting rights legislation,” according to a video posted on Twitter.
Johnson can be seen in the video with his hands restrained behind his back while still participating in a chant with other protesters yelling, “Whose streets? Our streets. Whose House? Our House.” He is one of 10 people whom the Capitol Police arrested for “unlawfully demonstrating” outside the Hart Senate Office Building and charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding.
Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was arrested for participating in a voting rights demonstration Thursday.
Johnson is the second House Democrat to be arrested for participating in a demonstration advocating for voter rights in the last week.
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Thursday for participating in a voting rights demonstration near the U.S. Capitol, his office confirmed.
The 66-year-old Georgia congressman is the second House Democrat taken into custody for participating in a voting rights protest in the past week.
Johnson spoke at a rally organized by the group Black Voters Matter and aimed at pressuring Congress to pass two federal voting-rights bills, the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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Replay Video UP NEXT Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., was among 10 demonstrators arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Thursday in an orchestrated act of civil disobedience outside the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill. Johnson and voting rights advocates participating in Black Voters Matter Fund s Brothers Day of Action, a protest led by Black men to advocate for voting rights, called on Congress to end the filibuster and pass the For the People Act. While the voting rights debate remains largely partisan in Congress, the majority of Americans believe that people who are legally qualified to vote should be able to, according to a survey from Pew Research Center. Data released on Thursday revealed that 57% of Americans view voting more as a fundamental right for all eligible U.S. citizens and should not be restricted in an
Rep. Hank Johnson is arrested on Capitol Hill during protest over voting rights - one week after detention of fellow Black Caucus member Joyce Beatty
The Democratic congressman, 66, was cuffed with zip ties by Capitol cops outside the Hart Senate Office Building Thursday
Johnson was taking part in Black Voters Matter s Brothers Day of Action
Police said 10 people were arrested for unlawfully demonstrating outside the Senate office and were charged with crowding, obstructing or incommoding
Johnson tweeted that he was channeling the spirit of late Congressman John Lewis by getting into good trouble
On July 15 Rep. Joyce Beatty was arrested during a black women-led voting rights protest when she led activists inside the Senate Hart Office Building