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Unconstitutional efforts in our view. unconstitutional efforts on the part of the republicans to stack the election and subvert the outcome. we have begun to organize in ways that we didnt before. the communities beyond the civil rights community to make the case to the rest of the american people whats about to happen. what will happen if, in fact, these things move forward. if i had talked to you -- not you. im using -- if i talked to the public about the whole idea of subversion of elections ...

Important for a president to do, number one. i dont think, actually, the comparisons, though harsh, are not wrong on the merits of how big this is and what the stakes are and how clear the dividing line is. second point -- >> wait, i have to hold you there. thats big. who is bull connor? >> anyone who undermined american democracy, anyone for restricting voting rights in the face of big lie. he was for subversion. bills across the country. republicans trying to change the bills, anyone can be co...

Moment for us democracy. he was in georgia today, calling on the us senate to create national rules to stop what democrats have described as voter suppresion by republican states. democrats are calling for congress to restore civil rights act era federal oversight of election rules, to be applied to states with the most diverse populations. these would require federal approval for congressional boundaries, to stop alleged gerrymandering by ethnicity. they would also clamp down on measures like s...

In the senate to talk out a bill, before it can be voted on. four times, in recent months, republicans have used it. mr biden, has said in the last hour, that it should be set aside, a so—called "carve out", so that voting rights legislation can progress. jim crow 2.0 is about two insidious things. voter suppression and election subversion. it is no longer about who gets to vote, it is about making it harder to vote. it is about who gets to count the vote, and whether your vote counts at all. ...

Forward with any sort of election reform, do you think? >> look, i should hope so. i hope at some point people can take a deep breath and step back and look at where we are. were now in a situation where both sides dont have confidence in our election system. you have democrats who are concerned about voter suppression. gerrymandering and voter subversion. republicans concerned about voter fraud. thats an opportunity to come together and get something done positively. unfortunately where we are ...

The votes of nearly 5 million georgians will be up for grabs if that law holds. its not just here in georgia. last year alone, 19 states, not proposed, but enacted 34 laws attacking voting rights. there were nearly 400 additional bills republican members of state legislatures tried to pass. and now republican legislators in several states have already announced plans to escalate the onslaught this year. their end game, to turn the will of the voters into a mere suggestion. something states can r...

Immigrants during traffic stops. he has not been charged but is serving in real county. two guantanamo bay detainees have been cleared for release. it marks 20 years since it was opened under the george w. bush administration a few months after the september 11 terrorist attacks. medicare will pay for costly alzheimers drug for people enrolled in clinical trials, a move that will sharply restrict the people eligible to receive it. according to medicare, at-home benefits are in question while...

Town hall and all of the inflation worries that people have. were paying more money for everything, and yet joe biden continues to focus on voting rights trying to convince people that its the republicans that are in the wrong on voting rights. here he is in atlanta on tuesday. listen to this. >> jim crow 2.0 is about two insidious things; voter suppression and election subversion. its no longer about who gets to vote, its about making it harder to vote. its about who gets to count the vote. and...

The vote. whether your vote counts at all. its not hyperbole, this is a fact. >> voter suppression and election subversion. president biden speaking today in atlanta, trying to rally the country in support of strong, new federal protections for voting rights. for the technocratic, non partisan administration of elections. hes rallying the country, speaking to the country today, but it is 100 americans in the united states senate who will make or break this issue. who are both the intended audien...

Its also kind of thrilling because it means that we can make a difference. and i think we have to instill -- im not going to say recover, im going to say i think we have to instill and as reverend king just said, activate the sense that we have to see each other as neighbors and not as adversaries and think about how we want the future to think about us. >> you said something that was -- i wanted you to be hopeful. did you say the forces are perennial? you dont think this is an o outlier in our ...