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Transcripts for MSNBC The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell 20211120 03:37:00

legislation because there really is no institute for congressional action. there is no substitute for the voting rights act of 1965 and there s no substitute for restoring the voting rights act and passing the freedom to vote act today because it s really hard to outlitigate these maps. congress has to make partisan gerrymandering illegal. they have to make what georgia and texas and ohio are doing unconstitutional. and they have the power to do that, but democrats aren t using the power they have to protect voting rights, so it s not a fair fight. republicans are doing everything they can to rig democracy, but because of a few democratic holdouts on the filibuster, democrats are doing everything they can right now to protect democracy, and they aren t showing the same amount of urgency that republicans are. ari berman, always great to talk to you. thank you so much for being here on this friday night. please stay safe. joining us now are the ceo

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