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Re recall. >> they say that states need to be in charge of the electoral process, so this is a philosophical disagreement as to how elections should be run. one of the things in the voting act is rewrite what they consider the torting over the other. republicans are opposed to having any sort standard to that, sort of a vacation of electoral votes on january 6, that we saw happen last january 6 when we saw pence throw out

Vote, and we are righting that wrong now. pence needs to stand on the side of what is fair left and right. i stood in the seat of what was once held by john lewis, and you have a moral obligation to stand up and say something, to do something when you see something not fair, and it's time to pass the freedom to vote act and the john lewis act. >> how concerned are you it appears republicans and former president trump are determined to make it on the local level, including electing officials that would not have certified the elections. >> i have been working with

President is unable to deliver so far. >> joyce white vance, and as you said, we understand that 19 states have so far enacted laws that restrict voting access. talk to me about what the justice department can do about this? in theory, the justice department can enforce laws that actually exists. but part of the complete among democrats is that some of these laws have been gutted. >> and that is exactly right. the problem that doj faces, and doj has been aggressive despite the legal limitations that have been placed on them with lawsuits most recently in texas and in georgia, challenging restr...

Party release a message about all sacrifices. you can't celebrate dr. king in your rearview mirror, you've got to center voting rights right now. first they'll get everybody to stand up and be counted on this bill, and then after the majority of democrats -- because it will only be democrats vote in support of these bills, they'll then try to reform senate rules to overcome the filibuster. that's where the real challenge stands with senator sinema's statement, and they're going to press on and try to negotiate with her and senator manchin. >> what's the point of negotiating? they're absolutely...

Threatens and intimidates election workers will face a stricter penalty. the bill also targets dark money and promotes transparency and campaign fund-raising. then there's the john lewis voting rights advancement act which is a version of the voting act of 1965. this one is all about making sure every american no matter your race, religion, economic class or political parity has equal access to voting. here's what this bill would ensure. it would adversely affect voters without giving them warning six months in advance. any states that have blatantly violated voting rights in the last several ...