posed from election day to today in terms of trying to overturn the results of the election. you look at people like liz cheney and romney, toomey, kinzinger, is there not a more basic bipartisan bill that could be fashioned to at least provide the minimal attempt to protect voters from another attempt to overthrow the election? i understand the democrats want a far-reaching voting rights bill. but the house and senate are composed as they are. is there not a more bipartisan way this could be done? if they are willing, they have not shown it yet. we ve not had one vote for any election reform or voter protection legislation yet. but they ll get another chance because you ll have a john lewis voting rights act extension coming up in the senate. if they are truly serious about protecting the sacred right to vote they ll get the chance to sign onto that legislation so we can pass it and get ready for
john-lewis voting rights act extension. update it so we can enforce it. if republicans are not going to do what they did, unanimously in 2005 or 2006, they re not going to do the right thing here. they re not going to pay their their own debt. basically cleaning up the republicans mess. don t be shocked. all right, steve, thank you so much for being on this morning. great to see you. coming up, after weeks of graphic evidence and emotional testimonies. singer r. kelly has been found guilty on nine federal charges. we ll have the latest on that verdict. and what comes next in this high-profile case. morning joe is coming right back. morning joe is coming right back
majority vote, which has happened. i want to say this, jeff, and this is important, because you just shared with us what mitch mcconnell said this morning. this is a betrayal and reversal by mitch mcconnell who has supported the extension of the voting rights act in the past. he has prided himself in conversations with me that he s never cast a vote against a major civil rights bill. now, this is an important development and i believe your reporter should ask senator mcconnell why is it now in this stage of his career with the challenges in the country that he would reverse course having supported the voting rights act extension the last time it came up, why he would change course and not support it now? you see, this is what is important. he is sending a signal that he s not interested in bipartisanship. he s not interested in working, if you will, to find solutions to difficult problems.