the country that pretty much means that the country s doa, it s very likely not going to go anywhere and it seems clear that congress is going to be taking a backseat on this which is perhaps why manchin isn t very popular among members of his own party. he recently told nbc news that a one party push to enact new voting legislation is a disaster waiting to happen, but based on what we re seeing in republican control legislatures across the country the well that there are passing bills with a little if any democratic support it seems like that is already unfolding. sarah, sonam beat me to it as she often does, manchin is in store insisting that as she says you have state level republican led legislature s moving full speed ahead to pass new voter restricting laws. the thing i wonder and it is perhaps impossible to answer is if that hypocrisy is getting lost in translation?
i will go further and say we need to pass hr-4, the restore the voting act. the john lewis act. i want you to look around the country including in texas where these republican control legislatures are trying to get these anti-voting bill passed and trying to get them passed before we can get hr-4 passed because they know these can stay the law indefinitely. while we re sitting around having the discussions about whether or not we re going to get rid of the filibuster or curtail it, mitch mcconnell doing everything he can to get rid of african-american voters, hispanic voters. he is doing everything to get rid of early voting centers. he is doing everything he can to make sure that our voices are not heard on capitol hill and state legislatures around the