Legislatures all over. So what do we know about this particular announcement and can you walk us through what georgias restrictions are that are being challenged . They have water for people in line, for how the voting operates, and im curious about whether or not they go after the punishments as mark said in the last hour. The sort of restrictions they have on county and state officials. They use this law to pun issue them for standing up for the States Election system. And it will be really telling here and how will they use this fight that is now in the courts . And it looks like this News Conference is going to start in just a moment. I want to bring in i apologize in advance if i have to interrupt to go to the Attorney General. What are you listening for today . What do you want to hear from the Attorney General e when he starts speaking . Im looking for bold, sweeping and an acknowledgment they understand this is unconstitutional. And i ham hoping that the doj response is equal i
Favor of even allowing debate on the legislation. Put another way, all 50 republican senators voted no. While states are back home working hard to suppress the vote or certain votes, should we say, theres not a republican in the senate who wants to even allow a debate on this topic. An angry Majority Leader spoke moments after the vote was announced. Senate republicans have signed their names in the ledger of history alongside donald trump, the big lie, and Voter Suppression. Today, every single democratic senator stood together in the fight to protect the right to vote in america. The republican leader uses the language and the logic of the southern senators in the 60s who defended states rights. This vote, im ashamed to say, is evidence that Voter Suppression has become part of the official platform of the republican party. In an unusual move, Vice President harris presided over the senate during tonights vote. Afterwards, she vowed democrats will continue pushing for federal Voting
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