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Almost nonexistent or very, very minuscule voter fraud is outweighing what is, again, a constitutional right to vote. so do you need to go to court to keep polling places open? what's -- what's the horizon on that? >> you know, let's see -- let's let -- from 2013, when there was a stripping of the voting rights act when section 5 was pulled out. these are the states, georgia, is a deep-south state that has a horrendous history of really preventing the voting rights, particularly of black voters. and so when we're looking at this, there is a racial element behind this that is targeting, particu...

And we've got to deal with that problem. one, we really got to deal with the strict voter laws that are in this state. secondly, we've got to challenge these acts of voter purge -- voter purging. that's why i'm so happy that fair fight georgia is actually taken this and has taken this to court. it's because of their work and for their intervention that ultimately the judge has a -- has a hearing today around the prevention of 120,000 voters that are going to be purged that were scheduled to be purged tonight. so i think there is a couple things we really have to do. you know, i think the bigge...

Happened before. >> jeremy, you've been a very important voice for american jews who believe there should be negotiations. what is your reaction? >> i think that the threat that both trump and netanyahu posed to the underpinnings of democracy is really what unites all of this. this is a threat around the world. as we see despotism and au autocracy rearing their heads, this has to be fought by people on all sides of the political spectrum. it's not just an israel issue, it's a democracy issue. it's about where we're headed in the liberal democratic world. >> we're approaching a divide here. obv...

Head the maduro regime will understand the venezuelan people have made its days numbered. every option is on the table. we'll do the things that need to be done to make sure the venezuelan people's voice, democracy reigns and a brighter future for the people of venezuela. >> sandra: next steps in venezuela? >> continue pushing to have a democratically elected leader in venezuela as this administration continues to look at south america and say where can we put more democracies, as china continues its approach to try to do more down in south america. now we have a chinese company that runs the ...

Stage, you can't assume that he's always just talking about donald trump and the republicans. globally, authoritarian movements seem to be gaining strength. whether you're talking about putin or china or isis or some of these more right-wing populist movements in europe. you know, brexit, et cetera. movements that seem to be very authoritarian, very xenophobic, very intolerant. sometimes playing footsie with violence, are growing. and that's not a partisan issue. that's an american issue. that's a democracy issue. both republicans and democrats for most of the last hundred years have stood tog...