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Should remember. history has never been kind to those that have sided with voter suppression over voters rights. and it will be less kind for those that side with election subversion. so i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? a consequential moments in history, they present a choice. do you want to be the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be the side of john lewis or bull connor? do you want to be the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis...

To say yay or nay on the senate floor, might just, might be the only way to in the end, get those two votes. for voting right. i have seen this play work in the senate. and ive seen this play not work. but with the vote will do, is clearly identify the problem. the bill doesnt pass, you will know exactly who blocked it. who block voting rights legislation. we already know that all 50 republicans will block it, and now joe biden instructors, plan to give united states senators nowhere to hide on ...

Point saying oh, its not us. were shifting that on to senate democrats to come here, but we dont know if thats a distinction that voters really make. it was joe biden in south carolina saying that he would do everything that he could for black voters, and so i do not -- i do not know if people are going to hold this white house to the same standard that the white house is imposing for themselves, but we do know that voting rights has been a top priority. the republicans are pushing on it, and fr...

And that has an incredibly divisive effect on our politics and it doesnt necessarily represent who we are. >> and so i know youve also noticed that there is this effort, this new effort to close open primaries where, you know, if youre a democrat, you can vote for whoever. the closing primary voting to only registered members of that party, democrat or republican, how does that add to polarization? >> this is key. we havent been paying that much attention to this effort by trump supporters in in...

Changing senate rules to make that happen. >> we must stand strong and stand together to make sure january 6th marks not the end of democracy but the beginning. freedom to vote act takes on election subversion to protect nonpartisan electors, officials, who are doing their job, from intimidation and interference, its also time to pass the john lewis voting rights act. ive been having quiet conversations with members of congress for the last two months, im tired of being quiet. the threat to our ...

With republicans passing new laws. >> the bill passes. >> that tighten their grip on how elections are run and who counts the votes. they have also been removing, replacing, or demoting election officials who would not endorse donald trumps false allegations of fraud. a dozen states enacted 17 laws last year that paved the way for future election subversion. at least 19 have passed laws that simply make it harder to vote. republicans argue that the bills are necessary to restore what they call e...

Over shadows, justice over injustice? i know where i stand. i will not yield. i will not flinch. i will defend the right to vote. our democracy against all enemies, foreign and, yes, domestic. [ applause ] the question is, where will the institution of the united states senate stand? every senator, democrat, republican and independent will have to declare where they stand. not just for the moment but for the ages. will you stand against voter suppression? yes or no? thats the question theyll ans...

History has never been kind to those who vote sided with voter suppression over voters rights and it will be less kind for those who side with election subversion. i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? consequential moments in history, they present a choice. do you want to be -- on the side of dr. wking or george wallace? the side of john lewis or bull connor? the side of abraham lincoln or jefferson davis? this is the moment to decide to defend our elections...

Would clarify how votes are counted and certified even at the state level. this is a significant effort to try to prevent election subversion. joe manchin, one of the democrats in the group, told me yesterday that they will be on zooms all week to try to figure this out. another democrat involved is jeanne shaheen of new hampshire, the republicans involved include mitt romney of utah and susan collins of maine. now that the previous effort is out of the way they believe that there is an opening ...

Bridge in this nation that can hold the weight of that failure. >> bidens message echoing his controversial georgia speech framing opponents of the legislation as aligned with segregationists although this time slightly softer rhetoric. >> the question being asked then, where do we stand? whose side are we on? will we stand against voter suppression yes or no? will we stand against election subversion? yes or no? >> the president did not call out those blocking the effort. senators manchin and s...