President lyndon b. Johnson signed the Voting Rights act into law. Removing legal barriers for black voters, johnson not only made a quality at the ballot box of reality for everyone but he also ensured this nations laws matched its revered ideals. And yeah, its over the ensuing indicates protections under the act have been chipped away. Most notably after the 2013 Supreme Court decision in shelby v. Holder which made it easier for states to pass restrictive voting laws. Still, the outcome of our elections and our democracy held firm. Until january six 2020 line. An angry red violent mob stormed the capitol driven by one terrified goal. Overturn a free and Fair Election. They were motivated by the lives of one. Dan donald j trump. The new twice impeached thrice indicted for now former president of the United States. That dark day expose just how fragile american democracy, our democracy, really is. But, trump is now finally facing accountability for trying to illegally stated. Power th
Surgeon in new polls while his republican rivals cant catch up. Ill ask the lincoln product cofounder, luke wilson, about the Republican Partys current identity crisis. Later, georgia on our mind. Fulton county d. A. , fani willis, hints that indictments in the Election Interference case could drop very soon. A key witness who was just subpoenaed join us lies to explain. Hell tell the grand jury about that fake electors plot. All of that and more, it is coming up. A good Sunday Morning to you all. I am katie phang. Now we know about that dramatic ending in the United States Womens National soccer teams world cup match against sweden. Were going to get to that in just a moment. Were going to start this hour with the Clock Ticking down to a serious deadline stemming for former president s third indictment. Even before he goes before d. C. Judge, tanya chunk, and for the first time later this month, shes already dealt him a legal blow. Judge Tanya Chutkan denied more time for a trump want
Donald trump until tomorrow to respond to the special counsel s requests for protective order and the january 6th trial. my all-star panel will discuss the legal and historical impacts of this case. as we mark a key anniversary for the democracy trump attacked. a word of caution as present moment told president biden about trump. and while democrats should listen. and all eyes on ohio. why two state special election could be a turning point in the battle over abortion. i am jonathan capehart and this is the sunday show. american democracy became a true democracy 58 years ago today. for on this day in 1960,
good morning, it s good to see you. we re taking a look at virginia which in early 2023 could become the political center of the next year and cycles to come democrats are saying because they re looking at a state special election for the state senate that s happening january 10th and they re looking at the make up of the state senate. they have three seats for the majority. one of those state senators is a pro life senator so it s a very precarious situation when they re looking at whether and how they can protect abortion access moving forward. the big picture is that democrats are looking at glenn youngkin, an ambitious governor who hasn t said he s running for president but they re watching his every move because they know how governors across the country, but youngkin in particular could use this upcoming legislative session to make moves to prove his conservative credentials on abortion, guns, another thing democrats are watching. they re nervous if they lose the upcoming speci