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joining. this is big tonight. they have long argued this institution is broken, that right wingers broke it and that you can t even pretend to tackle america s tough problems if you won t clean up the system. today newly elected georgia senator raphael warnock used his first floor speech to invoke the pitched battle over americans right to vote arguing senators right to vote should not be vetoed by republican minority abuse of the filibuster tactic. we are witnessing right now a massive and unabashed assault on voting rights unlike anything we have ever seen since the jim crowe era. it is a contradiction to say we must protect minority rights in the senate while refusing to protect minority rights in the society. colleagues, those senate rules should overrule the integrity of our democracy. this is jim crowe in new clothes. this was a powerful way to begin his senate career. warnock looking like the rookie and the vet willing to offer new ideas with the experience ....

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