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Doing? >> thats absolutely right, nicole. the republican party has had a single minded focus over the last year of instituting an insurrection through other means, and people understand the insurrection on january 6th. what they dont understand as well is how the voter suppression, how the gerrymandering, how the election subversion is a continuation of the insurrection, to try to achieve the goals in 2021 and 2022 they couldnt achieve in 2020, and thats why its so important that voter suppressi...

Subversion? yes or no? will you stand for democracy, yes or no? heres one thing that every senator, every american should remember, history has never been kind to those who have sided with voter suppression over voters rights. and it will even be last kind for those who signed with election subversion. >> finally today, president biden, the 36 year veteran of the united states senate said this. >> i believe that the threat to our democracy is so grave, that we must find a way to pass these votin...

Been onboard for a rules change, and maybe among the most effective people lobbying these two hold-outs. and to see that jon tester is in that room, tim kaine, angus king, thats a very important part of that dynamic, along with elizabeth warren and others. >> oh, yeah. even just look at maggie hassan. sort of the prototypical moderate senate democratic and she is up for re-election, she is incredibly practical, she is a low-profile workhorse senator who concentrates on getting things done in new...

60s, some who had supported the filibuster initially voted for the voting rights act. i mean, this is outrageous. but, you know, i was pleased because ive been very much part of the crowd that was trying to push joe biden as president to address the filibuster months ago, but i was pleased to be there and see him not mince his words at all in laying out how much of our national condition at donald trumps feet he laid it. im referring, again, of course, to his speech this week in atlanta. and he ...

Heart, not just of the civil rights that my grandparents and so many others fought for but at the heart of our democracy. >> the fact is that the -- well, joe biden has a candidate made voting right as a key promise n just because republicans are opposed to that legislation but members of his own party are putting the filibuster ahead of protecting the vote. >> where do we stand? whose side are we on? will we stand against voter suppression? yes or no? will we stand against election subversion? ...

Theres been a lot of attention given to voter suppression bills, election subversion efforts. they are serious. they are real. but this effort in individual states to close open primaries, thats almost as dangerous and cynical because its another attempt to suppress it. it states that independent voters can vote for the candidate of their choice, the one they like best, whether theyre running as a democrat or republican, which has the same calming effect on politics. the desire to close those pr...

Suppression over voters rights. and less kind for those who side with election subversion. so i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? consequential moments in history that present a choice. do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the side of jon lewis or bull connor? do you want to be on the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? this is the moment to decide to defend our elections, to defend our democracy. and if ...

Look, i think we believe in a participatory democracy or we dont. its as simple as that. and the idea of making in convenient voting, or inaccessible to people on purpose to can gain advantage, its completely antithetical to a functioning democracy. its not new, its not new. but it is a problem whose ugly undersides, i think, are apparent for everybody to see right now. we have real reform legislation that has moved through the house, it has the support of the american people, and its stuck in t...

Dont know whether we can get this done. is this mic on? i guess. anyway. and im not sure. i hope we can get this done. but im not sure. but one thing for certain, one thing for certain. like every other major civil rights bill that came along, if we miss the first time, we can come back and try it a second time. we miss this time, we miss this time, and the state legislative bodies continue to change the law, not as to who can vote but who gets to count the vote, count the vote, count the vote. ...

Blocked, we have no option but to change the senate rules, including getting rid of the filibuster for this. >> rachel: biden is willing to eliminate the filibuster just to push his far left agenda. its all part of the democrats plan to federalize our elections. and they will let nothing stand in their way. including the united states senate. they are trying to convince you that your right to vote is under assault. >> jim crow 2.0 is about two insidious things. voter suppression and the election...