And a key Group Booze Jd Vance as he tries to rewrite trumps labor record. Joining me live, lets do it. When 87yearold Lydia Martinez woke up before 6 a. M. To a sound of a knock on her door last week, she assumed it was perhaps a neighbor who needed milk or eggs. But, to her surprise, it wasnt a neighbor. Rather, nine officers. Most of the men, came to her front door. Some of them had Riot Shields or guns in their holsters. The officers presented a Search Warrant and question her for three hours. At one point they even had the greatgrandmother stand outside in her nightgown. According to their warrants, officers were looking for records including applications for ballot by mail, a list of voter banks, and documents about elected officials and candidates. Martinez said the officers told her they were there because she had filled out a report saying that older residents were not getting mail ballots. That is quite an aggressive response to that report, but she confirms she actually did
Front door. Some had riot shields and guns in their holsters. The officers presented a search warrant and questioned her for three hours. At one point they had the great grandmother stand outside in her nightgown. According to their warrant, officers were looking for records including applications for ballot by mail, a list of voter banks and documents about elected officials and candidates. Martina said the officers told her they were there because she filled out a report saying older residents were not getting mail ballots. That is quite an aggressive response to that report, which she confirms she did file. Martinez is a retired educator in san antonio who spent 35 years as a member and volunteer with lulac, the civil rights group in america. Part of her work with the organization includes helping older residents and veterans registered to vote and that is what made her suspicious to republican texas attorney general ken paxton. Martinez and other leaders heldn a news conference out
a problem in our american story. we have seen it from the civil war to the civil rights movement. from the red summer of a hundred years ago to charlottesville. from the lynching of people of mexican descent in texas 101 years ago to the massacre targeting latinex people in el paso, texas, this saturday. to say this is to speak the truth plainly. because without the truth there can be no reconciliation. james baldwin wrote that it is the innocence which constitutes the crime. silence in the face of these injustice is a choice. to be passive is to be complicit.
native-americans in our declaration of independence referred to as savages. in our constitution black people are fractions of human beings. white supremacy has always been a problem in our american story. we have seen it from the civil war to the civil rights movement. from the red summer of a hundred years ago to charlottesville. from the lynching of people of mexican descent in texas 101 years ago to the massacre targeting latinex people in el paso, texas, this saturday. to say this is to speak the truth plainly. because without the truth there can be no reconciliation. james baldwin wrote that it is
decision. so the big question is will we and the american public ever find out if these people were held accountable for their actions. julia ainsley for us. i want to go now to the senator floor where senator chuck schumer is talking about the president s attacks on minority congresswomen. do not want to carry out or are too difficult to carry out in a fairway because they can t be done fairly. perhaps it s even to distract from his administration s attempt to dismantle our health care system through the courts. but maybe the president just feels comfortable stoking racial divisions in this country. maybe that s his millieu. after all, this is part of the pattern of behavior that began with the birther treatment of president obama and his characterization of mexicans in his announcement speech, continue with his attack on an american-born judgment of