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State Rep. Ron Reynolds and U.S. Rep. Al Green arrested while demonstrating for federal voting bill at U.S. Capitol
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August 3, 2021 8:40 pm
State Rep. Ron Reynolds, D-Missouri City, and U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Texas.
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State Rep. Ron Reynolds and U.S. Rep. Al Green were both arrested Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol while demonstrating for federal voting legislation.
The two Democratic lawmakers were at a rally organized by the National Clergy United for Justice that civil rights activists Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton also attended.
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ThyBlackMan.com) It’s been six months since the Biden-Harris administration began, ushering in an era of hope after four bitter and disheartening years. We have much to celebrate. At the same time, there are ways in which our future is wavering on a knife’s edge: will we fulfill the promise of a more inclusive
democracy, or be dragged backwards by the same forces that tried to reverse the presidential election on January 6? Will our federal government step up to protect voting rights, or will more and more states suppress them? Can we protect and expand health care?
I am proud of the commitment of advocates who are pushing the Biden-Harris administration and the new leadership in Congress to be their best. But there is another critically important step we have to take if we want voting rights, or health care, or workers’ rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, or any of the rights we are fighting for to survive. We have to fix our Supreme Court.
Area legislators show support for federal bill ensuring voting rights >Published: 8/3/2021 9:38:36 PM
Massachusetts legislators have joined a nationwide call to pass a bill intended to ensure baseline voting rights across all states.
Seventy-four state legislators, including state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, and state Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, who led the effort in Massachusetts, signed a letter urging Congress to pass the legislation, called the For the People Act.
The legislation “establishes one standard of voting rights nationally,” Comerford said, “so it doesn’t leave voting rights out of states where they are indeed under attack.”
Among numerous stipulations, the bill would create requirements to modernize the voter registration process; provide accessible voting for people with disabilities; require 15 days of early voting for federal elections; and establish penalties for people found guilty of voter suppression or intimidation a measure that Com
Area legislators show support for federal bill ensuring voting rights >Published: 8/3/2021 8:46:35 PM
Massachusetts legislators have joined a nationwide call to pass a bill intended to ensure baseline voting rights across all states.
Seventy-four state legislators, including state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton, and state Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, who led the effort in Massachusetts, signed a letter urging Congress to pass the legislation, called the For the People Act.
The legislation “establishes one standard of voting rights nationally,” Comerford said, “so it doesn’t leave voting rights out of states where they are indeed under attack.”
Among numerous stipulations, the bill would create requirements to modernize the voter registration process; provide accessible voting for people with disabilities; require 15 days of early voting for federal elections; and establish penalties for people found guilty of voter suppression or intimidation a measure that Come