Introducing our Commencement Speaker. We are honored to welcome the 46th president of the United States, the honorable, joseph r. Biden junior as our Commencement Speaker this morning. [applause] they say when you find a job that you love, it is not work at all. That can be said for joseph biden junior, who has spent his entire life in public service. His career began in 1970 in his hometown of delaware. When he was elected to the New Castle County council, a post he sought after graduating from syracuse law school. Two years later, at 29, biden was one of the youngest people ever elected to the u. S. Senate. Where he remained for 36 years. During that time, he served 16 years as chairman, a Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary committee, and while there, is much debate in the news about u. S. Foreign relations. President biden served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, where he was at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and
States, the honorable, joseph r. Biden junior as our Commencement Speaker this morning. [applause] they say when you find a job that you love, it is not work at all. That can be said for joseph biden junior, who has spent his entire life in public service. His career began in 1970 in his hometown of delaware. When he was elected to the New Castle County council, a post he sought after graduating from syracuse law school. Two years later, at 29, biden was one of the youngest people ever elected to the u. S. Senate. Where he remained for 36 years. During that time, he served 16 years as chairman, a Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary committee, and while there, is much debate in the news about u. S. Foreign relations. President biden served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for 12 years, where he was at the forefront of the fight against terrorism and weapons of mass distraction. Destruction. In his speech a few years ago, President Biden reminded
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Harass, you cannot intimidate. And before you make any changes in election laws dealing with registration, changing a precinct, local lines for any political position, you have to get preclearance from the department of justice or the Federal District court in washington, d. C. So, the state of florida, for an example, never sought to get clearance to purge. And theyre hiding behind there may be fraud. Thats their own. Amy goodman you were on that selma to montgomery march. This. Can you explain what happened, as we go back, what, almost half a century now . Rep. John lewis on march 7, 1965, a group of us attempted to march from selma to montgomery, alabama, to dramatize to the nation that people wanted to register to vote. One young africanamerican man had been shot and killed a few days earlier, in an adjoining county called perry countythis is in the black belt of alabamathe home county of mrs. Martin luther king jr. , the home county of mrs. Ralph abernathy, the home county of mrs.
Struggle to obtainand protect Voting Rights in this country. Our guest is the former chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Now 13 term congressman john lewis. It is so important for people to understand, to know that people are suffering, struggling. Some have died for the right to participate. The boat is the most powerful nonviolent tool that we have a democratic society. Across that bridge, life lessons for change. With Congress Member john lewis. All that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Amy goodman we spend todays hour looking at the bloody struggle to obtainand protect Voting Rights in this country. Since 2010, at least 10 states have passed laws that require people to show a government issued photo id when they go to the polls. While supporters say the laws protect against voter fraud, others argue theyre more likely to suppress voter turnout among people of color, the poor and proper id an