lewis. in their lifetimes, time stopped when a bomb blew up the 16th ban baptist church in birmingham. they stopped when many were beaten and bloodied while crossing the bridge al selma named after the grand dragon of the ku klux klan. they stopped, time stopped, they forced the country to confront the hard truths and to act, to act to keep the promise of america alive. the promise that holds that we re all created equal and more importantly we deserve to be created equally. from the moment of darkness and despair came light and hope. democrats and republicans and independents work to pass the
of america alive. the promise is at risk, targeted by the forces that value brute strength over the sanctity of democracy. fear over hope, personal gain over public good. make no mistake about it, we re living at an inflection point in history both at home and abroad. we re engaged anew in a struggle between democracy and ought october rasy, between aspirations of the many and the greed of the few. between the people s right of self-determination and self-seeking autocrat. when china, russia and beyond are betting democracy s days are numbered. they told me democracy is too slow, too bogged down by
not in service of america, but rather in service of one man. those who incited the mob, the real plotters who were desperate to deny the certification of this election, defy the will of the voters, but their plot was foiled. congressmen, democrats and republicans stayed. senators, representatives, staff, they finished their work the constitution demanded. they honored their oath to defend the constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. look, folks, now it s up to all of us, to we the people, to stand for the rule of law, to preserve the flame of democracy, to keep the promise of america
0 it s impossible to deny that. as president biden will discuss this morning january 6th represents an ongoing threat to our democracy. in the year since nearly 20 states have passed laws to restrict voting and in many republican circles trump s big lie about the 2020 election still goes unchallenged. bottom line, january 6 has become a stark testament to the fractured nation we ve become and warning sign for what is coming next. with us throughout the hour, nbc s monica alba, she covers the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, ellison barber outside the capitol, katie benner covers the justice department for the new york times , phil rucker senior washington correspondent for the washington post, eugene daniels co-author of the politico playbook and peter baker, chief white house correspondent for the new york times. monica, let s start with the president. how is he going to approach this one? he s going to mark, of course, the solemn anniversary, steph, but instead
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