President Biden threw his weight behind voting rights today in Philadelphia. And Texas state Democrats are in Washington D.C. pressuring Senate to pass federal voting […]
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Beto O’Rourke: Filibuster Exception On Voting Rights Needed To Save Democracy
Fmr. Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) says President Biden’s remarks on protecting voting rights was “a speech the country needed to hear,” but says it lacked […]
Continue readingJulián Castro Hopes Dems Protesting Voter Suppression Inspire ‘Folks In D.C.’
Texas legislature Democrats leaving state to protest Texas GOP voter suppression bills is discussed by MSNBC analyst Julián Castro, and Texas St. Rep. John Bucy, […]
Continue readingHarris Co. Judge: GOP Is ‘Trying To Create Fear’ To Suppress Voting
Judge Lina Hidalgo says GOP are manufacturing a myth about widespread voter fraud and passing laws that threaten democracy in support of Trump’s big lie: […]
Continue readingTexas Democrats Ramp Up Fight Against New GOP Suppression Attempt
"This is the suppression session": Democratic Texas State Representatives Trey Martinez Fischer and Jessica González explain to Lawrence O'Donnell how they plan to stop Republicans […]
Continue readingNothing Will Matter If We Don’t Win Voting Rights Fight Says Kurt Bardella
President Biden’s new voting rights initiatives vs. the many GOP voter suppression laws are analyzed by activists and politics experts who emphasize that this is […]
Continue readingTX Dems Force GOP To Walk Back ‘Horrendous’ Provision To Overturn Elections
Texas GOP claim they don’t know who added what they now denounce as a “horrendous” provision making it easier to overturn elections. Texas State Rep. […]
Continue readingBeto On Voting Rights Activism: ‘No More Tweeting And Facebook’
“We need to get out there in person and in public—no more tweeting and Facebook and calling folks. We have got to show up and […]
Continue readingTexas State Rep.: ‘We Need To Find A Federal Solution’ To Voter Suppression
Fmr. Rep. Beto O’Rourke and Texas State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer join Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss why federal action is needed in the form of […]
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