in audible conversations for thank you everyone for being here today. we know that it s busy with many things happening tha but it is incredibly important that we be voting on basic and talk about voting and the basic tenets of our democracy in terms of voting rights. every citizen who wants to vote is able to cast a vote must be at the top of congress agenda. at the local level many of us have heard stories about how difficult voting can be. registering to vote in a place where they go to school or even functioning voting machines that lead to long lines and voters that need to get back to work, so they have to get up and leave their lives. we ve seen that over and over again. 2015 was the first presidential election and half century or the full voting rights act was not in effect. while some states and local communities have improved access to voting, others have restricted it often by targeting poor people and minority communities. the supreme court refused to hear on no
whether it s a grandmother who can t register to vote because she can t find her birth certificate, college students prevented from registering to vote in the place where they go to school, or even malfunctioning voting machines that lead to long lines and voters who need to get back to work. so they have to give up and leave the line. certainly, we have seen that over and over again. 2016 was the first presidential election in half a century where the full voting rights act was not in effect. since the supreme court s 2013 shelby county decision striking down a key section in the voting rights act, we have seen a lot of action on the state and local level. and while some states and local communities have improved access to voting, others have restricted it. often by targeting poor people and minority communities. we have seen numerous voter suppression laws passed. a number of which have been struck down by the courts for being discriminatory. earlier this year, the supreme
in audible conversations for thank you everyone for being here today. we know that it s busy with many things happening tha but it is incredibly important that we be voting on basic and talk about voting and the basic tenets of our democracy in terms of voting rights. every citizen who wants to vote is able to cast a vote must be at the top of congress agenda. at the local level many of us have heard stories about how difficult voting can be. registering to vote in a place where they go to school or even functioning voting machines that lead to long lines and voters that need to get back to work, so they have to get up and leave their lives. we ve seen that over and over again. 2015 was the first presidential election and half century or the full voting rights act was not in effect. while some states and local communities have improved access to voting, others have restricted it often by targeting poor people and minority communities. the supreme court refused to hear on no
joining me this morning is deborah brown, member of the naacp national board of directors from virginia. deborah brown, please stand. let s give her a round of applause. [applause] now will everyone please stand, everyone please stand for the invocation which will be given by reverend dr. harold carter, pastor of the new shiloh baptist church in baltimore maryland. let s all give him a of applause as he comes out. [applause] my dear friends, let s bow our heads and humble our hearts. before our god. we thank you as always, gracious god, for the gifts of life, for the gift of another day. we still our hearts in your presence because only you have brought us through the night. and we say thank you. and our gracious god, we lift the language of the song that he could basis of the day that you have made and we re here to be glad and rejoice in it. with all of the gifts and talents that you provide us with an grant to us, we know that one thing we cannot do is make a day, but
he is the apparent victor by less than 1%. i am also honored to have the greatest temperament than anyone that anyone has ever had. donald trump may not have the temperament to be president. maybe he should be roughed up. the real issue in the campaign is the temperament of donald trump. they are a vicious, horrible person. does not have the judgment or the temperament. more reason for more people to doubt whether he has the basic temperament. don t worry about it little marketo little marco. he fundamentally not lacks the knowledge and the temperament. he is like a bull who charges without thinking. i am also honored to have the greatest temperament that anyone ever has. , democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton speaking at an outdoor campaign rally in detroit, michigan. this is just under one hour. rise up mrs. clinton: hello, detroit! [cheers and applause] thank you. i ll tell you. i am so glad to be back in michigan. [cheers and app