>> absolutely. this carries over from what we saw even last week before president biden spoke. the agitation about not wanting to just have empty words and empty promises and a lot of rhetoric to talk about what you wanted to do. it reminds you of that quote from james baldwin. i can't believe what you say because i see what you do. and so everyone's watching to figure out if america on paper will actually match what it will be in terms of the promises of democracy. and the constant clawing back of voting rights in this country is an obvious concern, but it did not just begin with the big lie as you well know. it began when the supreme court took away the pre-clearance provision, rendered anemic back last july section 2 of the voting rights act. it continues today at the state level and a patchwork of pr promises in our democracy. there has to be collective action to feel those promises will actually be realized. if voting is the predicate for