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Be very clear, they will overthrow another election in the future if our election system can't stop them from doing it. it's the highest threat to american democracy. with this infrastructure week i don't know, but once it passed, there can't be higher priority for democrats and people whether you are republican or democrat, believe in democracy, there is no higher priority than supporting and strengthening our election infrastructure so they can't take democracy away from us. >> stewart, as you take the lay of the land, do you think the filibuster is the only option left to get something done...

Because it is in a way that it hasn't been since 1860. >> so, cornell, there's a top election law maker and he had this to say to the new yorker on the voting rights. i am scared nonetheless how worried should we be with this. scared nonetheless how worried should we be with this. >> i agree. i am scared out of my mind that we are watching democracy slip away. this is i would lose democracy, and it is done in the state levels without a need for the majority. look, i think pushes like my mom would say push has got to come to shove over the filibuster and i know the president is reluctant to cha...

Here's the step that i saw tonight they are pushing for change in 39 states and it's what qualifies as how to vote. 18 have passed new laws already. that's in the last six months. >> yeah, the question is would this be the same if donald trump won, the answer is no. there is no good debate here this is not to protect democracy, it's an effort to subvert democracy. people are hindered here by the way to match what is going on. the people who i have a right to do this understand what they are going through and those of us who support this pluralistic democracy and want to expand voting rights, w...

Language. this is encouraging violence. this is sending part of a larger message to encourage those who want to intimidate people who support democracy. it's really not complicated and we are to just call it out for what it is. it's intimidation by violence by a leader in a major party of the united states. >> but he's not going to pay a price for it by his party. >> of course he won't. he does it because he gets applauded that's with the entire infrastructure in both the party was behind and january 6th. the president in his way out staff, the senators in the congressman and their staff. dono...

Mccarthy getting the speaker or the gavel getting hit with it, or you see what happened on january 6th, there is a violent undercurrent to this that we can't ignore. why is it that republicans don't want to talk about january 6th? because they know that it will come through the election system they're going about it now in quiet ways hoping people won't notice, underneath it is the same instinct and its with isolation go away and sees pain and it is about violence and threat to democracy. >> cornell stewart, stay with us. one one republican is saying about subpoenas for other republicans in ...