♪ ♪ >> it was very important that we highlight in the real sense what it takes for somebody to come and vote. voting shouldn't take all day and you shouldn't have to jump over hoops and hurdles just to exercise your right to vote. unfortunately, in the state of ohio this has become the pre-civil rights remix and it's not a good one. this is not right and so to put ourselves -- today what we were able to do is to try for a little while to put ourselves in the shoes of someone who would have to make this journey just to vote in person. this is unconscionable. it is undemocratic and un-american and we stand here both elected and non-elected to say that this is not right and as one reporter asked us, you know, whether or not this starts today or two years from now, it doesn't matter. the house is burning. it is on fire and we are sounding the alarm that nobody