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Will create standards that do not vary from state to state, and i think will ensure that every american has improved access to the right to vote, despite the onslaught of state legislations seeking to restrict access to the right to vote. >> joe mentions changes to the bill include making election day public holidays, automatic voter registration, spending by partisan gerrymandering, and requiring some form of voter i.d. with a range of possibilities that could include, for example, a utility bill. democrats have opposed voter i.d. provisions that could exclude many voters, if it's limited to ...

Support? >> absolutely. what senator manchin is putting forward are some basic building blocks we need to ensure that democracy is accessible no matter your geography. and those provisions that he is setting forth are strong ones that will create level playing field, create standards that do not vary from state to state and i think will ensure that every american has improved access to the right to vote despite the onslaught of state legislations seeking to restrict access to the right to vote. >> you could accept this compromise, what joe manchin laid out, even if voter i.d. was part of it. >...

Are doing. of course i'm really excited that jamie harrison and others in the democratic party are making a massive push. stacy abrams and others, to register voters. at the end of the day, in 2022, we all have to come out and vote and in greater numbers than 2020 to remove these legislators from these state legislations which are able to do some of the real damage that they're doing to voting rights and to overturn many of these laws. >> you know, one thing with all of this politics going on, we don't get enough time to talk about policy, you and i. >> i know. >> there's been a budget that's ...

>> david: it's great to put ideas out there and have a discussion that is more than the typical debate, which marie's side will immediately say ban guns. republicans will say there is no need to ban guns because the way we are secure is by being able to protect ourselves. the president says let's talk about some other ideas, let's have a discussion. one part of the discussion that is not happening and an organization that focuses on state-level governance and what's happening, is what is happening at the state level. you have dramatically different directions, you got the governor of the state...

Washington, connecticut. and this gives the ability to law enforcement when they find somebody who is clearly dangerous for some mental health issues to be able to make sure they can't buy a gun or don't own a gun at least temporarily. it would be a great step for florida and in this situation, it could have changed things. >> are those the sort of so-called red flag laws. >> i don't know if red flag is the best term for it. not what it is called in other states. but that is the concept it gives law enforcement the stools. f -- the tools. and we are constantly pushing for these things. the pol...