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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 that republican as of state legislators tried to pass. now, republican legislators in states have given plans to escalate the onslaught this year. the endgame, turn the world of voters into a mere suggestion. something states can respect, or ignore. jim crow two point oh is about to insidious ...

His focus on the idea of subversion of the vote, not just suppression, which democrats have made clear they believe state legislatures, led by republicans, have been doing now over the course of the last several months but sun subversion as well. and while the white house has been careful not to separate the two because they dont want to take any momentum or any possibility of moving the broader voting bill forward. there are efforts under way, including a bipartisan effort inside the senate, to...

The constitutional order, which is really in a fragile state if you look at what happened on january 6 of 2021. the bipartisan push to reform the electoral count act would prevent what happened on january 6. it does not get at what kind of subversion could happen in the states before electoral slates are certified, but it certainly is one step. it would be bipartisan and it would eliminate the huge liability. so i think democrats once this fails on the floor of the senate this week need to move ...

The civil rights legend who led the right to end racial segregation in america with rallies and church services across the country. >> president biden: on this federal holiday that honors him, its not just enough to praise him. we must commit to his unfinished work, to deliver jobs and justice to protect the sacred right to vote, the right from which all other rights flow. the question being asked again, where do we stand. whose side are we on? will we stand against voter suppression, yes or no?...

And voting by mail, and to restore state voting laws meant to prevent discrimination. 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 whether your vote counts at all. its not hyperbole, this is a fact. look, this matters to all of us. the goal of the former presidents allies is to disenfranchise anyone who votes against them. simple as t...

Even though we know fraud doesnt exist in this election system and i dont think for the people act or the john lewis voting rights act is an over reach. i think our democracy is in crisis and that if real people were in leadership right now, meaning the republicans elected now and joe manchin and krysten sinema we would get this bill passed but we play politics and not put our democracy first. >> yeah. charlie, there should be more people like you there because when you were there, voting rights...

Its more than just one or two senators because people like ron johnson have been no partner in this court to help save our democracy. thats why one of his first plans was a call for ending the filibuster, that calls for an end to election subversion and bans members of congress from trading individual stocks. now people are looking for these sorts of reforms. thats why theres such a frustration because, again, politicians have been incredibly self-serving in washington, d.c., leave working famil...

Supporters of the big lie install more and more loyalists, more and more post-fact republicans into positions of power and enact new laws that facilitate the subversion of elections. what happens to the candidates who dont accept their defeat? the "boston globe" contemplates that question. they write this. quote, while few would suggest that mariner would be in congress in this year, his refusal to concede and decision to file a lawsuit raises an interesting question about the boundaries of amer...

But with this new law in georgia, his loyalists will be placed in charge of state elections. what is that going to mean? well, the chances for chaos and subversion are even greater, as partisans seek the results they want no matter what the voters have said. no matter what the count. the votes of nearly 5 million georgians will be up for grabs if that law holds. its not just in georgia. last year alone, 19 states, not proposed, but enacted 34 laws attacking voting rights. there were nearly 400 a...

Is about two insidious things, voter suppression and election subversion. get rid of the filibuster for this. do you want to be the side of aberaham lincoln or jefferson, this is time to defend democrats. >> todd: president biden taking aim at republicans in the name of voting rights pushing to change the rules overhauling u.s. elections. >> carley: joining us is dana harshbarger. congresswoman, good morning. what did you make of the presidents big speech yesterday? >> dana: well, it was a big s...