with her defense of the senate filibuster. however, democratic leaders, like south carolina congressman jim clyburn, not giving up hope. he sent this message to senators this afternoon on msnbc. we re going to be steadfast here in this. this is worth doing. not just for african-american voting rights but hispanic american voting rights. i don t understand how any senators can look at what s going on in georgia and florida and texas and 16 other states, and not know that this fragile democracy of ours is teetering on collapse if we do not stop this foolishness. meantime, in a column for the washington post, former-vice president mike pence accuses democrats of attempting a, quote, federal power grab over state elections. the truth is the real power grab
and texas and 16 other states and not know that this fragile democracy of ours is teetering on collapse if we do not stop this foolishness. meantime, in a column for the washington post, former vice president mike pence accuses democrats of attempting a, quote, federal power grab over state elections. truth is the real power grab is coming from republicans at the state level, and it s not just ballot access. gop-led states have passed new laws to control the process of counting and certifying votes. republicans are also proving unfair district maps to dilute voters of color. mother jones writes it is part of a national strategy that goes far beyond previous efforts to undermine democratic influence. fueled by the big lie, this