Lose their right to vote you see felony convictions in tennessee and in many other states across the country often result in the revoke ation of a persons most basic right here in the United States of america and that is our right to vote to take part in our government in response to this new law the tennessee executive director of the a. C. L. U. Heavy weinberg said quote we are very disappointed in governor lees decision to sign this bill which chills free speech undermines criminal Justice Reform and fails to address the very issues of Racial Justice and Police Violence raised by the protesters who are now being targeted. And that my of rens is the real truth we are seeing across this land rather than take responsibility and fix a system of institutionalized racism and wealth inequality our politicians are quick to take the old easy way out with empty court corporate gestures of equality and outright criminalization of protest unless of course your protest is sponsored by you know c
Protest and while any schmoe with the dollar knowledge of Human History and Group Psychology will rightfully acknowledge that without injustice there would be no protest do not do not tell that to the State Government of tennessee who apparently believe that the only way to stop protesting is to make it a felony yes under a new law signed into being by governor believe the 1st amendment. Assembly is now a bellamy of benson the ball and tear state the Associated Press reports that in a direct response to black lives matter protesters who took up camp and part of the states Capitol Building over the summer tennessees new law are now states that those who illegally camp on state property would now base a class felony punishable by up to 6 years in prison rather. Or than a misdemeanor and as a cherry on top right in time for this years controversial lections an important elections and any protester convicted of this new felony crime would effectively lose their right to vote you see felony
Returning to the table. Norton smith, and karl anthony. Tonight, we will start our program with some film. This is the first time that a president and first lady have ever been captured on film in the United States. This rare footage is of president mckinley and mrs. Mckinley arriving on stage at the pan American Exposition in buffalo new york on september 5th, 1901. The data significant because the very next day, the president would be killed by an assassins bullet. Lets look at the footage. What was it about this exhibition that attracted the president want to go in the first place . It was the worlds fair that cannot have been better time. It was a celebration and some waves of americas new place in the world. And the mckinley presidency was surprising in many ways. Mckinley had been identified throughout his political career through protectionism. He would be the president who took the country on to the world stage next to hawaii in 1898. Fought the spanish american war. From a rep
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