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Given what joe manchin said immediately afterwards. he said, i'm not for changing the rules. i don't know how many times you want me to say it. here's what president biden said in atlanta yesterday that joe is referring to. >> what do we choose, democracy over autocracy, light over shadows, justice over injustice? i know where i stand. i will not yield. i will not flinch. i will defend the right to vote. our democracy against all enemies, foreign and, yes, domestic. do you want to be the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the side of john lewis or bull connor? do you want...

Cornerstone of american democracy, and, yet, republican governors and state legislatures across the country have spent the last year curbing it, from limiting how you can register to vote and where and when you can vote, to instituting changes that could result in your vote either not being counted or the will of the people being overruled. compounding the precarious state of our democracy is that fewer americans trust the electoral system, and a sizeable majority believes the nation's democracy is in danger of collapse. with voting rights on the line, president biden laid out in stark words t...

Sadly, the united states senate designed to be the world's greatest deliberative body has been rendered a shell of its former self. i've never seen a circumstance where not one single republican has a voice that's ready to speak for justice. >> so i ask every elected official in america, how do you want to be remembered? the consequential moments in history, they present a choice. do you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? we will choose, the issue is, will we choose democracy autocracy, light over shadows, justice over injustice? i know where i stand. i will not yield. i wil...

Peter alexander is at the white house. peter, the president's call to action could be tested very soon. walk us through it >> reporter: lester, that's right the top senate democrat says he'll call a critical vote on this as soon as tomorrow president biden needs democrats to be united, but even before he left washington today, he was dealt a major blow by a member of his own party. president biden tonight casting this new voting rights push as a critical turning point for america. >> will we choose democracy over autocracy, light over shadows, justice over injustice? i know where i stand. >> r...

Ebenezer baptist church where king was minister, arguing that ending the current gop filibuster against voting rights is not just about procedure or one more washington skirmish, but rather it connects with today's tests of our democracy itself. >> will we choose democracy over atocricit, light over shadows, justice over injustice. i know where i stand. i will not yield, i will defend the right to vote our democracy against all enemies, foreign and, yes, domestic. if you want to be on the side of dr. king or george wallace? do you want to be on the side of john lewis or bull conner? do you wan...