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u.s. capitol. so why did you decide to march to the capitol? well, basically, you know, the president got everybody riled up, told everybody head on down. so we were basically just following what he said. after the president s speech as you are marching to the capitol, how did you feel? i was you know, i m angry. you know, after everything that was basically said in the speech, you know, a lot of the stuff he said he already put out in tweets. i ve heard it and seen it before. so i was already worked up and so were most of the people there. thursday a federal judge sentenced him to two years of probation for disorderly and disruptive conduct. he said now that i ve been sentenced, i want to again say that it was wrong for me to be inside the u.s. capitol and that i m sorry. like so many others, i hung on to every word donald trump said and he took advantage of us. my family and i have suffered, first for my bad judgment and then for speaking out. but if it he ....
i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. this week, as voters in five states cast their primary ballots for upcoming midterms, the message from republican voters was really loud and clear. election denialism is alive and well. in north carolina, republicans chose ted budd as their candidate for the senate. last year, budd voted against certifying the 2020 election results. as recently as this week, he refused to say that president biden is the legitimate president of the united states. for the record, in case there is anyone out there who doubts it, joe biden is the legitimate president of united states. in pennsylvania, far-right state senator, doug mastriano, won the republican nomination for governor in a landslide. of course, mastriano attended the rally before the capitol riot on january the sixth. he was actually subpoenaed by the january 6th committee to provide testimony. you guessed it, he has ignored those requests. here is why this is a story of national impor ....
Important to americans, understand the republican party went to court in arizona to abolish no excuse vote by mail. that s right in, a state where 85% of the voters vote by mail, the republican party sought to abolish it. and so we we are seeing these k very, very dramatic efforts in court and in legislation. right now my team is in court challenging a law that would allow people who move from other states into arizona to be denied the right to vote if they didn t call the state that they left and cancel their voter registration. think about that. you move from wisconsin or new york or california to arizona, and if you don t know to call to cancel your prior registration, republicans passed a law that could make it impossible for you to vote in arizona. so it is very, very serious in arizona. it is the second most-litigated state right now is in wisconsin. ....
Riot on january the sixth. he was actually subpoenaed by the january 6th committee to provide testimony. you guessed it, he has ignored those requests. here is why this is a story of national importance and not local races. pennsylvania is one of the most politically competitive states in the country. in 2024, it will be crucial for whichever party wants to win the white house. pennsylvania is one of the few states where the governor has the power to appoint the secretary of state. it is something that doug mastriano actually bragged about on the campaign trail. watch. as you re governor, i get to appoint the secretary of state. guess who oversees elections, i do the secretary of state. yeah, if elected in november, doug mastriano pledged to end no excuse vote by mail. he also said he would force millions of registered voters to register again. what s more, as governor, ....
What this bill does do is say for states that choose a voter i.d., has to be expansive and inclusive of many types of identification, not just concealed weapons permit or something limited that leaves out seniors, students, et cetera. states that don t have voter i.d. are not required to adopt it. second, a lot of the reforms here that are not just ideas that we hope work, but tonight there s a recall election in california for a special standalone election in an odd year. we are seeing pretty damn good participation rates because of reforms called for in the freedoms to vote act have been implemented in california. automatic registration, same-day registration, no excuse vote by mail. look at the facts. if you look at the statistics, these reforms are great for participation and transparency and security of elections. the point you made about your ....