the 1965 voting rights act. in two rulings since then the supreme court has taken a sledgehammer to the landmark legislation and has called on congress to fix the law. congress has done nothing. the for the people act passed the house in march but failed to break the senate filibuster in june because not one republican voted to allow debate on the bill. and when chuck schumer asked for unanimous consent last week for three separate voting rights bills including the for the people act, ted cruz objected to each of them. the john lewis voting rights advancement act was finally introduced in the house this week, but its prospects in the senate are dim. which brings me to mitch mcconnell. during a floor speech in march he warned of a, quote, scorched earth senate where, quote, as soon as republicans wound up back in the saddle we wouldn't just erase every liberal change that hurt the country. we'd strengthen america with all kinds of conservative policies