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Legislation, and we need the for the people act specifically. and we need the president to make the case to the country, to the whole countryt that we need to make an exception in the filibuster rule for voting rights legislation. we made exceptions for supreme court justices, federal judges, budget reconciliation issues. it can pass on a simple majority. let us make an exception for democracy. thats all were asking for. not for democrats, not for republicans but for america in this 245-year and...

To give us voting rights, if youre not going to give us police reform, if youre not going to even do something you can do with the stroke of a pen, which is reschedule marijuana, literally why are you there? so thats the question. so today the oratory was great, but i think were at a point in time where were beyond oratory. weve been debating, don, voting rights since my father was literally a child. were talking about generations of african-americans in this country specifically who have watche...

Worst. something darker and more sinister. in america, if you lose, you accept the results. you follow the constitution. you try again. you dont call facts fake and then try to bring down the american experiment just because youre unhappy. thats not statesmanship. [ cheers and applause ] thats not statesmanship. thats selfishness. thats not democracy. its the denial of the right to vote. it suppresses, it sub ju gates. the most un-american thing we can imagine, most undemocratic, most unpatrioti...

Sponsored voting rights bill passed in the senate. nor are there enough votes to eliminate the filibuster. so all of this talk about how texas legislators are depending on federal lawmakers to save the day, in what scenario is that actually likely? >> you know, in 1964, in the beginning of 1965 there were not enough votes to pass the voting rights act. and allegedly president johnson told dr. king and andrew young, he just didnt have the power to compel congress to pass something especially if h...

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Center for participation. she can also add to this conversation. thank you so much. you had an event after the presidents speech with other influential black female leaders and civil rights activists. what was everybodys reaction to bidens message? was it motivating? do you think somethings going to happen? talk to me. >> don, first of all, you know, i love -- im a fan. i stay up every night watching you, so just know that. >> thank you. >> i was listening to the conversation right before, and w...

This thing, as much as we disliked him, as much as we oppose him, we still see him as a politician trying to accomplish specific goals. he is not doing that. or his entire goal is to court the attention of his fan base, which he has successfully done and he does. i mean, this is one of the big mystery, the ongoing mysteries is how has he so consimately channeled this. the language hes speaking is not the language of politics. >> you write the outdoor speech january 6th, you talk about walking to...

Christmas parties, which let me in the east wing. i didnt even get in the west wing. so what would you all do in this situation because this isnt something that lacks consequence. were talking about voting rights and democracy, and you know youre not going to get 60 votes. so whats next? whats the purpose of this? >> let me tell you something. let me tell you something. you know, i lived through these frustrations when i was in the white house. you know, you were with us from the beginning. i li...

Something similar to arizona. youve had some choice words about this aemt itted move. but regardless of whether it happens or not or moves ahead at all, do you worry this still works to undermine the confidence of voters in the commonwealth? >> as ive said, my choice words, like, this is the very back of the gop bench. again, this is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier that is behind this. the bottom line is that the main line republicans dont want to talk about this any more. they dont wan...

Election next year and so if these people want to be hanging out wherever theyre hanging out on this taxpayer paid junket, theyll have to be prepared to do it for well over a year. and as soon as they come back into the state of texas, they will be arrested and cabined inside the texas capitol until they get their job done. >> what do you say to that? >> yeah, i think first of all, the governor is not the king. we live in a democracy. and so he cant just make those types of statements and second...