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Sound in the background, that's what that is. if you guys have questions for sta stacey, please jump in. i met you as a fellow guest on msnbc, on a show where you were encouraging people to vengeance t -- to register to vote. voting rights has been central to what you've been doing in public life. i'll ask the same question that i asked mayor tomlinson. have you been surprised at how aggressive and how, frankly, blatant the current secretary of state has been about removing people from the voting rolls? >> i can't say i'm surprised because i've watched him do it for eight years. it's one of th...

In and stop hiit here. it is rare for a judge to do that and say you no what i understand the president here, this time i got to get in here and fix it. that happens today in the great state of georgia. in georgia as you know they are having a rock and sock 'em robot. top of the ticket, brian kemp and stacey abrams who was the democratic leader in the state legislatures. the last few georgia races have been close and heading into this election though, brian kemp has taken a mean ax to the voter roles in georgia trying to disqualify as many voters as possible. the last were decided around 200,0...

In i don't know 40 years who got bumped off the voting rolls in massachusetts. and then when he discovered it, it was too late to register. so we do everything we can to get in your way as a voter in this country. >> right. >> and it forces the voter to take on a real job. >> and the reason why it's made hard is because those in power who are beholden to the rich, to the wealthy who control this country, who buy our politicians in our elections, the last thing that the top 1% want you to do is to show up and have your voice heard. because there's so many more of working people and poor people ...

Abrams tomorrow. the democratic candidate for governor in georgia. oprah plans to attend town halls and knocking at the door. the doorbell rings and nobody rings the doorbell. you answer it. and it's oprah. >> wow. that would be crazy. abrams is running neck and neck with republican brian kemp, georgia's current secretary of state accused of trying to suppress the black vote purging tens of thousands of people from the voting rolls and enforcing a voter i.d. law that seems a tad impractical. he says he's following the law. , i felt i couldn't be at my best for my family. in only 8 weeks with m...

Taken off. you look here at the fellon law which is unusual. felons unable to vote. there's no doubt in your mind those are -- >> absolutely. by the way, last time i counted, there were roughly 70 pieces of legislation in something like 34 states introduced by republicans to suppress the vote. >> so, mark, georgia is in the news, but there are efforts all over this country to remove people from voting rolls, disqualifying them. what's your take on this? >> well, it's not just georgia, it's vice president biden said there's 70 pieces of legislation, various states. we're focusing on florida and...