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Of senator manchin coming out, declaring what he is and is not willing to vote for, that he is not for any changes to the filibuster. what then becomes the role of states in making sure that voting rights are protected at the state level? >> the states have always been the battlegrounds, from when my great grandfather had to take a literacy test just to register to vote, that was a state law that required that. until we can get leadership at the federal level we have got to move those battles to the states. >> coronavirus of course exposed deep inequities in our health care system. a lot of th...

What he is and isn't willing to vote for, declaring he will not be voting for changes to the filibuster. what then becomes the role of states in making sure that voting rights are protected at the state level? >> the states have always been the battlegrounds, from when my great grandfather had to take a literacy test in 1901 and find three white people to vouch for him to register to vote. that was a state law that required that. until we can get leadership at the federal level, we have to move those battles to the states. >> coronavirus, of course, exposed deep inequities in our health care s...

All of those are against the law. we didn't reveal anything. we just stop someone from breaking the law, but we have added hours to early voting. >> emily: dan patrick defending the republican backed election bill after democrats have staged walkouts to block its passage over the weekend, being compared to the georgia election law battle. as texas democrats step up their protest playlist. >> from 100 years ago, it was somewhat innocuous sounding. the literacy test, counting the number of jelly beans in the jar, but in every instance, they were used to try to block african-americans throughout ...

An election even if there's not evidence of widespread voting fraud that changes the outcome of the election. like georgia who made some of these challenges, here you have texas trying to do the same thing. >> that's absolutely right. and it's worth remembering that our democracy is the rule, not the exception. and as hard fought as this democracy was won, we can so easily lose it with provisions like this one. but i also want to call attention to some of these seemingly innoculous provisios like closing apology places in texas, or quote/unquote standardizing elections. the poll tax 100 years ...

The province is waiving a Literacy Test as a requirement for high school students graduating from Grade 12 for the next two years.