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joining. this is big tonight. they have long argued this institution is broken, that right wingers broke it and that you can't even pretend to tackle america's tough problems if you won't clean up the system. today newly elected georgia senator raphael warnock used his first floor speech to invoke the pitched battle over americans' right to vote arguing senators' right to vote should not be vetoed by republican minority abuse of the filibuster tactic. >> we are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we have ever seen since the jim crowe ...

Power, are suspecting some kind of way. that's an impression that's fostered by the fact that we don't have a healthy balance you, or real even given take from both parties. we have in stead one favor that is favored by institutions, and another party, the democratic, that faces low odds. when it does win power, it is then threat in an attack by these accusations. propaganda, with an assist from the mythologized-ing that we do about our institutions. >> you make the point, the united states senate begins as a stacked deck with voters in the dakotas having much stronger representation, then say...

More populous states. you've got that imbalance created and on top of that, you have rules, backdoor chamber rules that have been exploited by mitch mcconnell better than any other single senator in history in the name of ensuring a super majority requirement to pass legislation and in the name of ensuring minority rule in this country. if you think about who supports all of the democrats' agenda, those democratic senators are representing 40 million more americans than are the republicans who are closing for example voting rights legislation which is popular not just in the majority of the un...

Including for two of the key negotiators, rob portman and kyrsten sinema. sinema is the strong supporter of the super majority requirement. this is her opportunity to show the senate can function with that rule and rob portman an ohio republican retiring, this is a chance for him to live up to this his reputation as a mod to bring his party along and deliver the votes. he's not got many more opportunities left and the clock is ticking. >> sahil kapur, appreciate that. former president donald trump encouraing more election audits like the controversial quote/unquote so-called in arizona. the ...

Particular. how do you articulate the problem with the filibuster which people like cinema and man chin say, it is just a rule, everybody can use the rule in the same way. your argument is that right now it is not a lull. because of things the republicans have done in the electorate, it is a way to prevent progressive legislation from going forward or guaranteeing that conservative legislation does. >> well, it is a rule, but it is a rule that can be changed. it is not in the constitution. the founders never intended for there to be a super majority requirement in the senate. the senate itself...