Because there has been a long history of it but it is a different scenario now. We all want fair am a secure, timely elections, but we have three essential problems facing this upcoming president ial election. First, the Global Pandemic, which none of us have ever seen, throughrough, or voted before. Second, the emerging tactics of a white house that is moving to very broadly and very clearly suppress the vote and third, the impact of both the white house strategy and the Global Pandemic on marginalized groups. That included black, brown, native, or those with differing disabilities, etc. In the past, in different administrations when the question of suppression came up, it could be put squarely on how the state treated black folks. It lost drew lines, how ballots, and that sort of thing. How they had been targeted by state policy but it is more complicated now. Moment where the administrations tactic is bolder, broader, and in some levels, it is extremely transparent and that tactic i
Panels focus is going to be on Voter Suppression, Election Integrity and security and maybe even gerrymandering if we can get to it and normally we would know what those things mean because its been a long history but its a different scenario now, we all want fair, secure, timely elections but we have three essential problems that are facing this upcoming president ial election, first the Global Pandemic which none of us have ever seen, live through or voted through before, second the emerging tactics of the white house that is moving very broadly and very clearly to suppress the vote and third, the impact of the white house strategy in the Global Pandemic on march penalize groups that include black, brown or those with different abilities, et cetera, and the passenger this administration were Voter Suppression came out, they be put squarely, how it lies, how it lost the ballot and that sort of thing, having been targeted and disenfranchised by the state and federal policy, its a bit m
We feel incredibly lucky were able to offer virtual events, and we wouldnt be able to do that and gather and hear about the king of confidence if it wasnt for you all showing up. So thank you for doing that. Id like to quickly go over our zoom policies for tonights event. We do ask that you keep your video feed disabled for the duration of the event. If you do enable it, well kindly disable it for you. If you enable it a second time, we will regretfully have to disconnect. We appreciate your cooperation. Were going to have a reading by both miles and donovan to start us off. After miles reads from the king of confidence which was actually published this past tuesday and donovan reads from the inner coast which was published early last month, in june, were going to hear an extended conversation between the two of them for about 3035 minutes, and were also going to have a few slides here and there if needed to add some supplemental images, and once were done with that, were going to wrap
Long. Well, he fixed that and then headed off to iowa and to arizona. In iowa President Trump offering the nations support for those who have been hit hard by the deadly storm that rolled through the state last week. President trump is right now in yuma, arizona, surveying there the construction of the border wall. He will also be accepting the endorsement from the National Border Patrol Council which is the union of Border Patrol agents. He will also be giving a speech comparing his stance on all Legal Immigration and Border Security with the open border and amnesty policies of one joe biden. President trumps speech comes ahead of the beginning of the second night of the radical dems virtual convention. Former First Lady Michelle Obama headlined day one, and she gave a ripsnorting, divisive, prerecorded speech that included lies about President Trump throwing kids in cages. It was a lie that even the leftwing National Media couldnt defend. The Associated Press pointed out the cages th
The committee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have the subcommittee will come to order. Good morning thank you to the witnesses for participating in todays hearing we all have a stake to ensure a safe and secure election in november. This hearing comes one week after we lay to rest a giant in Voting Rights. Before he died, congressman lewis reminded us the vote is the most powerful nonviolent change agent in a Democratic Society and use it because its not guaranteed we must vigorously defend our right to vote with access to the ballot box and in less than 90 days americans across the country box and in less than 90 days americans across the country will participate in an election unlike any other in history that pandemic for state and local Election Officials to rapidly expand votes by mail and early voting and other policies so no voter has to choose between their life and their health. With the states primary elec