so let me be clear. when states are engaging in lawless voter suppression, only the law can stop them. senators sinema and manchin also say if they if the bill doesn t get bipartisan support, it shouldn t pass. well, the 14th amend, which granted citizenships to slaves in 1868, that didn t have bipartisan support. should formerly enslaved people been denied citizenship, senator sinema? the 15th amend that gave formerly enslaved people the right to vote in 1870, that didn t have bipartisan vote. should former slaves be denied the right to vote? senator manchin n 1922, 23, and 24, some senators filibustered an anti-lynching bill that passed in the house. would senator manchin and
forceful speech yesterday. so i ask our colleagues in the senate respectfully for what they think the filibuster means, to compare that, to weigh the equities against our democracy because nothing less is at stake than our democracy. if you really truly want to honor dr. king, don t dishonor him by using a congressional custom as an excuse for protecting our democracy. senator bernie sanders tweeted directly at the two moderate democrats holding up the legislation, writing part, quote, will 50 democrats vote to override the filibuster, protect american democracy, and pass the bill, or will manchin and sinema vote with the gop and let the bill die? the white house didn t spare the senators either. when asked about manchin and sinema, vice president harris had this to say. as i ve said before, there are 100 members in the united
states senate, and i m not going to absolve nor should any of us absolve any member of the united states senate from taking on a responsibility to follow through on the oath that they all took to support and defend the constitution of the united states. in his address at the national action network, president biden on vote the legacy of dr. king. it s no longer about just who gets to vote. it s about who gets to count the vote and whether your vote counts at all. it s about voter suppression and election subversion. in his time through his courage, his conviction, and his commitment, dr. king held a mirror up to america and forced us to answer the question, where do we stand? whose side are we on? we re in another moment right now where the mirror s being held up to america, being held up again. the question being asked again,
republican filibuster. what happens after that, i don t know. we ve previously been told to expect a vote on that tomorrow, but that s now been pushed back. we re not sure when the vote will happen, but the debate will start tomorrow. that s going to do it for us for now though. that s going it for us tonight. way too early with jonathan lemire is up next. senate democrats are set to begin debate on new voting rights protections today, even in the face of almost certain failure. the questions are why is chuck schumer forging ahead? what s the plan here? plus, we re learning dramatic new details about the hostage standoff inside a synagogue near dallas and how the rabbi and others were able to escape from the gunman. the question is why did this happen in the first place? and former president trump was asked what republicans should do if they take back congress? it seems he had little to offer by way of specifics. the question is does he have any actual ideas?
i thought it was not only appropriate. i thought it was necessary. sir reverend al, a number of activists and a number of civilian rights groups said mlk day yesterday was the deadline to show progress on voting rights swrechl no reason to believe that that sinema and manchin will change their positions this week. if that remains the case and there is no obvious path to legislation, have the white house and democrats done enough on voting rights? well, as you know and i have covered that and i have been one for months trying to push the white house to move early on fi filibuster. i was glad to see the president come out. having said that if the vote goes down today the way we feel and will and senator schumer he gave the indication it was going to be