Good evening. No president should have to do what this president did today when he spoke up in defense of the right to vote and the Obligation Elected Officials have to graciously leave office when the voters say its time to go. After nearly 2 1 2 centuries as a Functioning Democracy that should obviously be a given. Sadly its not, which is what made president Bidens Speech Today in philadelphia so significant, the fact it was even necessary. And sadly, it is. Whatever else you might think of his specific legislative agenda on Voting Rights, the filibuster, even who youd prefer to see in office. After four years that tested nearly every Pillar Of American Electoral Politics and after Month And Month of lies that have corroded public faith in elections themselves, it has become clear that the institutions and traditions of democracy are in need of defending. Traditions, for one, such as not concocting a convoluted Conspiracy Theory to explain away the simple fact of losing an election.
All right well, it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times. The United States today, its watergate, 9 11, the civil war, the potato famine, and the cancellation of sex and the city, all rolled into one. Thank god, due to time and change, the world is supposed to end in a year. That reminds me, i have to pick up my shirts at the cleaners. So why is a reading so bad . Because we live in the age of hyperbole. In fact, some say we are living in the greatest, most incredible era of hyperbole since the beginning of time. Using extreme rhetoric to scare you into submission. If you do not wear a mask outside while jogging you have blood on your hands. If you support the cops that you are a racist with blood on your hands. If you cut your fingers slicing tomatoes, that would be righ, you would have blood on your hands. Even more, if you disagree with joe, you might as well be Jefferson Davis himself. The assault on free and fair elections is just such a threat, literally. Ive said it
Filibuster, even who youd prefer to see in office. After 40 years, after Month And Month of lies that have corroded public faith in elections themselves its become clear that the institutions and traditions of democracy are in need of defending. Traditions, for one, such as not concocting a convoluted Conspiracy Theory to explain away the simple fact of losing an election. A Big Lie is just that, a Big Lie. [ applause ] the 2020 election is not hyperbole suggest the most examined and fullest expression of the will of the people in theistry of this nation. This should be celebrated. If that werent clear enough the president said this followed by a warning about the wave of State Voter Restriction laws based on that Big Lie. In america if you lose, you accept the results, you follow the constitution, you try again. You dont call facts fake and then try to bring down the american experiment just because youre unhappy. Thats not statesmanship. Thats not statesmanship. Thats selfishness. So