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Writes about passed by one. >> its an excellent point, the 15th amendment -- 14th as well we should note. in fact, big part of the countrys under military role but it was a strange time anyways. but the deeper question some here congressman is is this idea the sort of specter, and to me kind of the code of federalizing elections when weve been fighting on that turf forever about who controls elections and this is not a new argument. >> no its not. and it is never gonna be a problem. as you know,...

Which by the way you need didnt 6 # ovotes to pass. theyll pass things that democrats abhor. but right now they kind of -- they cant pass their agenda except for the financial stuff, which is what they really care about the most, the financial stuff and judges. they cant pass the stuff that they promise to their base but that most of the country would reject. if there was no filibuster, they would actually also have to make good on some of their campaign promises, and the american people could j...

Federal government maintains control must maintain control if you look at the federal history papers. its right there, spoken very eloquently. three pages there, he says that federal elections must remain with the federal government. what we see here is republicans trying to turn over from elections to states. that is exactly what is happening. and for mitch mcconnell say that this is a take over on our part, it is just the opposite. how many democrats in georgia voted for that deal that they pa...

Attention to the structure of the 14th and 15th amendment, both of which include enforcement clauses that give congress the power to enforce the provisions of the amendment. why did they do that, chris? they did it because they knew -- the framers of the 14th and 15th amendments knew very well that white supremacists at the state level would continue to try to subvert the full citizenship of black people. so, they gave congress the power to enforce the 14th amendment, which ensures that black pe...

Crow and massive resistance after brown is exactly with the framers of the 14th and 15th amendment contemplated. that congress would step in to protect black people as citizens from what they knew would be the actions of white supremacists in the states. >> in fact, when white supremacist terrorists under the klan were terrorizing black voters, the act passed to basically bring in the heel which is likely the enforcement act, precisely drawing on the -- >> also known as the ku klux klan -- >> ex...

Conversations, and i have been very clear. and thats why people should not, you know, panic about today. this is a first step. and i have said theres no excuse not to come to the table and hammer something out. its called legislation. nobody gets everything they want. but there are some things that have to happen, that have to happen given what is happening in the states. we know we need clearance provisions, so we know we need the voting rights advancement act. but we know we need protections f...

In the courts. and she filed an amicus brief before the supreme court in january concerning the voting rights act. that case has yet to be decided. and she joins me now. i wanted to start with the history here which bennet alluded to and chuck schumer alluded to. but it seems people dont know this history, and none of it stands unless you do, unless you understand this core fight that congressman clyburn referred to in the 15th amendment that has been bringing about multiracial democracy for the...

They did it because they knew that framers of the 14th and 15th amendment knew very well that fight white supremacists at the state level would continue to try to subvert the full citizenship of black people so they give congress the power to enforce the 14th amendment, which ensures that black people were citizens and entitled to equal protection to the laws and for him is denial of the right to vote based on race and its on that power that of course congress has the power to pass something lik...

Of citizenship by dred scott, would be full citizens. the idea that the federal government is stepping in in some inappropriate way, the old saw from jim crow, the old saw from massive resistance after brown, that is exactly what the framers of the 14th and 15th amendments contemplated, that congress would step in to protect black people as citizens from what they knew would be the actions of white supremacists in the states. >> in fact when white supremacist terrorists under the klan were terro...

President harris met with them, they have told them that they can only go so far in their states. this federal legislation would help with these sham audits, with these ridiculous state laws that are coming. and they need the federal legislation to protect their voting. >> absolutely. once again, the 1965 voting rights act, at the time of the passing of that act in alabama, only 2% -- 2% -- of blacks in alabama at the time, 40% of the population, and only 2% of them were registered to vote. so t...