and 2020. we did better than that in the post election, but you can t assume that when state after state after state throws the kitchen sink at voters and makes restricting voting rights their top priority, that the courts are going to be will to bat them all back. but the second reason goes frankly to the point you made in your destruction, and it s so important, which is that we have a culture problem in the republican party, which is that right now, rather than solving the problems of the citizenry, of a reemerging economy, they are using their precious time in state legislature after state legislature to pass voting restriction laws targeting black, brown, and young voters. if that doesn t shift, we win lawsuits and they pass new laws. at some point, this is only going to change if the republican party is able to
frankly, to the point you made in your introduction. and it is so important. which is, we have a culture problem in the republican party, which is that right now rather than solving the problems of their citizenry. rather than solving the problems of covid, a reemerging economy, they are using their precious time and state legislature after state legislature, to pass voting restriction laws targeting black, brown and young voters. and if that culture does a shift, then we win lawsuits and they passed new laws. and then we win lawsuits and, they will pass new laws. at some point, this is only going to change if the republican party is able to change. and right now, that doesn t look likely. what do you think is both doable and the best sake case scenario for trying to turn that ship around? obviously, there s things that we wish you could turn peoples hearts. you wish you could make people see the world in a different way. it s hard to do that in short
delegitimize biden s election in the eyes of his followers. and it would be one thing if all of this was only rhetoric. but as we know, it is having just enormous real world consequences. republicans voting down the january 6th commission in washington. this proliferation of laws in the states making it tougher for people to vote based on the, you know, basis allegations of fraud in 2020. the audits, if you can call it that under way in arizona and georgia and coming to other states. i mean, i think all of this is just another step in building this potential crisis of democracy that we seem to be heading for in 2022 and 2024. you wrote so what you wrote about this in your piece is so interesting, ron, and you talk about, given the sweeping voting restriction laws that we ve seen passed in states like georgia and florida and almost in texas. it s still to come there. about gop-run legislatures
with the governor threatening to defund the state legislature after democrats blocked a bill with a dramatic last-minute walkout. some texas democrats now all but begging the democrats and republicans in congress for their in their fight. but we will begin now with the latest from the white house, and joining us now, shannon pettypiece. shannon, when you look at the way the president is speaking about this issue, voting rights, access to it, what it means for members of community of color, is is he sounding an alarm here? well, you have a very pointed remark, a memorial day speech that is oftentimes more ceremonial than a president really delving into current issues that the country is grappling with. president biden has really not held his words at all when talking about how strongly he feels about some of the these voting restriction laws that are being considered in state legislature around the country. he called the texas law we re
disproportionately targeting black and brown americans. in the 21st century, we should by making it easier, not harder for every eligible voter to vote. these sentiments are similar to what president biden has expressed to other voting restriction laws that had been placed in the country. earlier in the year he so-called a georgia state law jim crow in the 21st century. the president is urging congress to pass two bills. those legislative proposals face an uphill climb up on capitol hill, as they would need 60 votes in order to pass that filibuster in the senate. at the time it does not seem there would be enough republicans or democrats on board, but the president has