we know we must get the votes in congress to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. and, the freedom to vote act. i made it clear, i will not let a filibuster obstruct the sacred right to vote, or any other right to vote from there. biden crossed the bridge with civil rights leaders, local politicians, and residents of salma, some old enough to remember the original match 58 years ago. more of the mehdi hasan show right after this break. that s why visionworks gives you 100 days to change your mind. it s simple. anything else i can help you with? like what? visionworks. see the difference. we all have a purpose in life - a “why.” no matter your purpose, at pnc private bank we will work with you every step of the way to help you achieve it. so let us focus on the how.
biden this week urging him to take action amid a severe surge of violence and the israeli occupied west bank. first, richard with had lines. mehdi, good evening. stalled voting rights registration selma, alabama earlier today. that event honored the 1965 voting rights demonstration where white patrol officers violently attacked activists who are crossing the edmund pettus bridge. we know we must get the votes in congress to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. and, the freedom to vote act. i made it clear, i will not let a filibuster obstruct the sacred right to vote, or any other right to vote from there. biden crossed the bridge with civil rights leaders, local politicians, and residents of salma, some old enough to remember the original match 58 years ago. more of the mehdi hasan show right after this break.
the first amendment. this judge, michael liberty, you will be shocked to hear, is a hard-core republican. a trump appointee and former general counsel to none other than arizona republican doug doocy. he is basically saying these ballot watches actions are covered under the constitution. how convenient. this is where we are today. with close elections in swing states and folks being intimidated at drop boxes. how does that equal a free and fair election? joining me now on the ground in arizona s representative mondaire jones of new york. congressman, thank you for coming back on the show. you called for the freedom to vote act, the john lewis voting rights act, the two voting rights acts which has been stalled in congress. you mentioned it included a provision to criminalize intimidation of people at the polls.
a trump appointee and former general counsel to none other than arizona republican doug doocy. he is basically saying these ballot watches actions are covered under the constitution. how convenient. this is where we are today. with close elections in swing states and folks being intimidated at drop boxes. how does that equal a free and fair election? joining me now on the ground in arizona s representative mondaire jones of new york. congressman, thank you for coming back on the show. you called for the freedom to vote act, the john lewis voting rights act, the two voting rights acts which has been stalled in congress. you mentioned it included a provision to criminalize intimidation of people at the polls. talk to us about the urgency of this moment with what we are seeing out of arizona. it s good to be with you as always. i m in arizona, as you mentioned. when i speak to voters on the ground here, they are fearful. the fear is palpable. let me tell, you it s not a
about the ability to have the vote counted, but it s the ability to have an accurate certification of the election. and we can t lose sight of that last piece of the puzzle. because, if at the end of the day, after 2022, a democrat wins a senate race in the state, but the certificate of election is not signed by the governor and counter signed by the secretary of state, that senator does not get seated in the house. that is also true i m sorry, in the senate. in the house. and if the governor and the secretary of state don t sign and counters sign their certificate of ascertainment, then presidential electors do not go to congress to be counted. so these roles that people have not paid a lot of attention to, about how votes are counted and then the certification process leading up to the secretary of state s where the action is. a lot of people in your audience are hearing a lot of things about the electoral