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Aggregate, all these places did something praiseworthy and novel. They took steps to make it easier to vote. They did this by expanding eligibility for mailin voting and early voting and adding drop boxes for ballots right . Theres Public Health concern. You dont want everyone crowding in on election day so people found ways to just make it easier to vote so you wouldnt have that. And the results are clear. It worked. Turnout was the highest it had been in 120 years. Nearly 67 of eligible voters...

Federal -- i think its alexander hamilton talked cogently about this, and he says that these federal elections cannot be left up to the states, should not be left up to the statements. thats why -- states. thats why states were not allowed to put term limits on federal officials. is so the elections or not solely conducted by the states, thats why the 1965 voting rights act was necessary, and that is why the 15th amendment to the united states constitution was necessary. thats why the 18th amend...

Just remember that history and remember that there is a requirement of you today as we march off in your future together because this is a different country than it was back during the 18th amendment and the 15th amendment. >> the honorable james clyburn, always an honor to have you join us. really appreciate it. >> thank you very much for having me. >> thank you. and coming up, georgia congresswoman williams, who now holds the house seat that john lewis held for 34 years, flew home to her dis...

Legislation. we have to have federal legislation to try and protect the right to vote for all americans. this is a struggle that weve had really since the passage of the 15th amendment. the idea that some votes dont count as much as others. the idea that if youre in certain areas, your vote is probably inherently fraudulent. or that if you have to overcome certain things, you know, to be able to vote, that your vote shouldnt count the same as someone elses. thats not how it works in this country...

March off into the future together. because this is a different country. then it was back during the 18th amendment. and the 15th amendment. >> the honorable james clyburn, always an honor to have you join us really appreciate it. >> thank you very much for having me. coming up, -- now holds the house seat that john lewis held for 34 years flew home to her district with the president and vice president on air force one tonight. just arrived back in washington and will join us next. ed back in wa...

Federal -- i think its alexander hamilton talked cogently about this, and he says that these federal elections cannot be left up to the states, should not be left up to the statements. thats why -- states. thats why states were not allowed to put term limits on federal officials. is so the elections or not solely conducted by the states, thats why the 1965 voting rights act was necessary, and that is why the 15th amendment to the united states constitution was necessary. thats why the 18th amend...

Unless they win the elections. all of this is about some votes, jonathan. we know what that mean. this dates back to the passage of the 15th amendment. the voting rights act, we tried to address this. weve gone backwards and im extremely worried, if we dont pass federal regs this year, that well see the collections of this deck-the elections of this decade impact this. >> let me get your retook what new york magazine is reporting. redistricting is looking for favorable for democrats than most an...

That? >> well, you know, senator manchin has on occasion said that in order for the thing to work right it needs to be bipartisan. i will remind him that the 15th amendment to the united states constitution, the amendment that gives the former slaves the right to vote, my forebearers, that was a straight party line vote. it was not bipartisan. so this notion that it has to be bipartisan in order to be good or, lets just say, put into law, that is poppycock. and so we need to move forward with th...

>> but me be clear, when states are engaging in voter suppression, only the law can stop them. senator cinema and manchin also say, if the bill doesnt get bipartisan support it shouldnt pass. the 14th amendment with -- granting citizenship in 1868, thats in there with bipartisan support. should formerly enslaved people have been denied citizenship? the 15th amendment that gave formally enslaved people the right to vote in 1870, that didnt have bipartisan support. should former slaves have been d...

Theyre going to be very inauspicious for the democrats. it has to do with gerrymandering and a combination of voter suppression. one thing historically, weve faced this before as a democracy. in the 19th century during reconstruction, the parties were realigned in that historical context. the republican party was the party of civil rights. democratic party was the party of the racial status quo. what we did in that context, we really faltered. we allowed voter suppression to be the law of the la...