as the first anniversary of the january 6th capitol attack approaches, president biden is being urged to use the powers of his office to advance voting rights legislation. there's been a lot of internal debate in the white house and biden has spoken out. biden is trying to offer america's allies assurances that he will fight to save democracy, but he's only occasionally emphasized the gravity of the threat to the constitution posed by the january 6th insurrection. the president is expected to deliver a speech on thursday, focused on sustaining democracy, but the "associated press" reports the white house is saying that voting rights won't be part of those remarks. meanwhile senate majority leader chuck schumer is also calling for another push to pass voting rights. in a letter to senators, schumer said the legislation is necessary, to, quote, save our democracy. he writes in part this. january 6th was a symptom of a broader illness, an effort to