senators blocking the legislation by refusing senate rule changes. biden was part of the opposition in the past. as a senator. he has to figure out how to use the bully pulpit of the presidency to localize his base. a political science professor at the university of san francisco says the presidents fight within his own party is an uphill battle. he will have to prove to himself and his voters that he has the capacity to get two people who are physical philosophically on his team to vote in support of his agenda. if he can t, it will weaken him significantly. if dr. king was tired of having to struggle for justice in 1968, he certainly would be tired and frustrated by the fact that we still have so many challenges. a scholar of mlk s teachings, life and legacy sees the parallels between mlk s fight to secure the civil rights act passage in 1964, and the voting rights act of 1965, with today s bitter battle. king would call us to work for economic and social just