Fighting, petitioning the u. S. Senate to eliminate the Filibuster Threat that continues to block any federal voting Rights Legislation. And because of the senates inaction, they have to face the threat of arrest issued by their own governor. As leaders of the congressional black Caucus And Voting rights activists have already been arrested for protest in solidarity. In a larger national sense, it dramatizes the point we who have lived under threat have always made, which is that without the teeth of federal legislative action, minority voters are at the mercy of conservative State Lawmakers. So it fits that Deep Red Texas is now at the center of this upheaval in which the states black and brown democrats literally had to leave in order to protect the definitive right of our democracy. That was on my mind during president Bidens Speech this week as he condemned this flood of Voter Restrictions as unamerican. But to the frustration of myself and others in the fight, he said nothing abou
But the core is intact and will remain intact. David, do you think this leads to expansion . Well, i think that is going to be the next battle. Clearly, there is an appetite among democrats to expand coverage to strengthen the affordable Care Act. Those of us involved back in the day recognized then this was not the panacea and that there were gaps that needed to be filled. I think there will be future battles over this. Anderson, you know, i think the real battle over the affordable Care Act ended the day that John Mccain came out on the floor of the senate and turned his thumb down and denied Donald Trump his dream of destroying the affordable Care Act. In 2018 this was an albatross around the necks of republicans who were seen as wanting to do away with a lot of what protected people with preexisting conditions, protected women, protected older people being discriminated against in the Health Care system. It really hurt them. It wasnt really an issue in the 2020 campaign. This lawsu
It is a good day. We made progress today. Embrace that. Thank you for watching. Its good to share it with you. The big show, don Lemon Tonight, big star, d lemon, right now. How are we going to celebrate juneteenth . When there is progress, we should celebrate. Oh, well figure it out, this weekend. But i am just going to celebrate by honoring the people who came before me. I try to celebrate it, every day, by honoring the people who came before me. Who fought for me to be able to sit in this seat, every night. To be able to speak, with authority. To be able to give my Point Of View, not opinion, theres a difference. Opinion is not based in fact. A Point Of View is based in fact and in truth. And it is my particular lens, through which i am speaking, as a Black Man in america, who happens to be gay. And i have the incredible opportunity to have this platform to to speak, directly, not only to The American people but, to the world. To more than 200 countries around the world. So thats ho
Including our special Guest Tonight 94yearold Opal Lee, the grandmother of juneteenth. Shell be first to tell you it was a lot of people not just me. But, boy oh, boy what a journey of Pain And Purpose she has had to very much help this country get to today. So today when it was signed, standing ovations. Hugs from the president. All kinds of Shout Outs at the White House. Prepare yourself to be inspired. A rare opportunity to be with a civil Rights Icon in the midst of their work. People are now getting their arms around what juneteenth means. What it will mean for them when it comes on the 19th and to be honest were not all on the same page about tomorrow or where we need to be as a country. Now, a little bit of faqs. Juneteenth short for june 19th, 1865. Why then . That is when lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. No. It was 1863. This was more than two years later. Why . Slaves were kept in servitude. That is what the Civil War was about. They rejected it even after the pr
The man in that video, The One M the red jacket, is thomas webster. Hes a former marine, a Retired Nypd officer, being charged with seven federal crimes, including assaulting police, unlawfully entering Capitol Grounds with a dangerous weapon and civil disorder. Despite that and despite federal prosecutors charging several others, some republican lawmakers are downplaying or outright dismissing what happened that day, refusing to acknowledge the heroism of the as far as who put their lives on the line. Terrence gainer joins me. You saw the video. Cnn and other outlets pressed to get the video for transparency. You are a former u. S. Capitol police chief. Thank you for being here. Good morning. What do you make of what you just saw . Well, its painful for me to watch and i wasnt even there, but having spent so much time on that hill with those officers, i get how it hurts them. And every time theres a video like this that comes out and i am glad there is transparency on that, it really