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unconscionable we would be still fighting for the rights to vote to expand voting in what we call a democracy. we go all of the world talking about democracy. at home, some are unfortunately trying to reduce and restrict democracy. in this vain, march on along with our organization along with the black network and future coalition sciu and over 160 organizations are planning major demonstrations all across this country on next saturday, where we expect to convene and say to our senators that now is the time to protect and preserve and expand rights, not reduce rights. if we allow the states to do what they are doing, then many people, particularly in the black and brown community, will have real challenges voting. it's just undemocratic. and so, by this coalition which is vast and of course alejandro
late civil rights icon son and other civil rights leaders will march on for voting rights icross the country. marches are planned in washington, miami, houston, a host of other cities to protest the gop's sustained attack on bake rights. joining me, two civil rights he os, martin luther king, ii, the son of dr. martin luther and chavez is a civil rights leader and organizers of march on. thank you for being with us. martin talk about this nation wide vote. it comes 15 years to the day after the historic march on walk. tell us about what you have planned, why you were doing this, if it was fathomable to you that this many years after your father's march, we are still having these fights. >> let me answer ter first question, the last question first. it's unfortunate, it is really
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oversight so that no one's rights can be trampd on and reduced. everyone's rights if my judgment should be expanded. it's going to take the united states senate. the house has already passed it. the senate, the house will pass the john lewis bill this week. the senate must take action. we need them to move right now. we don't have the luxury of waiting. >> and that does seem to be alejandro a very open question. they will be back. we know they will talk about legislation, go after infrastructure. what i keep hearing when lawmakers do interviews and something on voting rights dot dot dot, is there in your opinion a sense on their part of the urgency with which there needs to be action? >> well, how about this, i think we need to put more pressure on them. look, one thing we learned from dr. king and my grandfather cesar chavez, have you to have
constantly. and even though i have all kinds of security systems tied into the police station, and motion detector lights, i was still at the mercy of them. >> and now, the lawyer, historically, why has it taken 230 years for the supreme court to say that the second amendment means what it says? it is an individual personal right, and no government, federal, state or local, can significantly interfere with it. >> well, for much of our history we have not had too much gun regulation. everyone understood that the second amendment meant and people had the right to bear arms and states and jurisdictions did not interfere with this. if recent years different officials thought they could experiment with our bake rights and that necessity litigation. i am happy we prevailed. >> the city of chicago which was
constantly. and even though i have all kinds of security systems tied into the police station, and motion detector lights, i was still at the mercy of them. >> and now, the lawyer, historically, why has it taken 230 years for the supreme court to say that the second amendment means what it says? it is an individual personal right, and no government, federal, state or local, can significantly interfere with it. >> well, for much of our history we have not had too much gun regulation. everyone understood that the second amendment meant and people had the right to bear arms and states and jurisdictions did not interfere with this. if recent years different officials thought they could experiment with our bake rights and that necessity litigation. i am happy we prevailed. >> the city of chicago which was