Tag: voting rights

“This is why federal voting rights legislation is necessary.”

“Surprising advocates, legislators, and voters with a nearly 100-page bill is undemocratic and unacceptable.”

“One of the worst voter suppression bills in the country” just advanced in Georgia’s Republican-controlled legislature.

Those who were hoping for a reprieve after voting Trump out of power are beginning to see that the fight isn’t over, nor is it going to allow us to relax into “normalcy.”

Biden must wield the power of the presidency to make senators fall in line with the larger goals of the nation. Otherwise, as LBJ asked, “what the hell’s the presidency for?”

Rep. Cori Bush, the amendment’s author, noted that “97 Democrats stood up for our community members who are incarcerated” and vowed to “keep up this fight.”

They want to help the new administration put America on the path to health and shared prosperity.

Besides trusted leaders, what Americans need is greater solidarity...

“We believe that this interaction, this interference from local authorities, has obstructed our marchers from not only lifting up our First Amendment rights to protest, to speak out, but also our rights to vote.”

There’s no telling what we’ll be able to accomplish when we win the battle for voting rights.