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There is a moment in Season 4, Episode 8 of #TheCrown that explains the #VotingRights impasse. 1/ #MLKDay 
In this e8, The Queen want to unite the Commonwealth to oppose Apartheid, but she must get the one holdout to sign on first—Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher won’t budge. 2/ #VotingRightsAct #thecrown
Round after round the Queen’s men bring her edited versions of the coalition’s statement. Each time she whips out her red pen sniping, “No. No. No.” 3/
#VotingRightsAct #thecrown
#VotingRightsAct #thecrown
Monday, January 17th, 2022
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
News you can use.
Try not to laugh...
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
News you can use.
Try not to laugh...
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Harsh, but serious. If you're not looking at a long prison sentence, there's a lot of incentive to cheat.
The Lesson of January 6: Zero-Sum Racism is the Biggest Threat to U.S. Democracy. medium.com/@heathercmcghe…
By tracking the hundreds of insurrectionists who have been arrested over the past year, researchers from @UChicago were able to conclude that the rioters’ primary driver was “fear of the ‘great replacement’, the belief that the rights of minorities will overtake that of whites.”
Despite universal condemnation in Washington during the violent siege, on the next day, the majority of the House #Republican caucus voted to do what the mob wanted: refuse to certify the election results.
BREAKING: A statement from Ben Jealous prior to his arrest:
"We took this highly visible action on the president’s doorstep today because the American people are out of patience with government inaction on voting rights — and President Biden has the power to break this logjam.
"We took this highly visible action on the president’s doorstep today because the American people are out of patience with government inaction on voting rights — and President Biden has the power to break this logjam.
He can and should use all the influence of his office to get the Freedom to Vote Act passed in the Senate, including persuading his caucus to dump the Jim Crow-relic filibuster.
It is critically important that even while Congress is wrestling with infrastructure and the debt ceiling, we don’t lose sight of the fact that our fundamental right to vote is being stripped away.
NOW: We've been informed that if we stay at the White House, we will be arrested - and we likely won't be released immediately.
Hear from the people risking arrest why they're putting their bodies on the line for democracy. #VotingRightsNow
Hear from the people risking arrest why they're putting their bodies on the line for democracy. #VotingRightsNow
I am choosing to do this because of a long tradition of Catholic social justice...it is the least that I can offer, to hopefully inspire the hearts of other Americans to keep fighting for the right to vote, says @sisterquincy from @Faith_Democracy
#VotingRightsNow
#VotingRightsNow
I'm here today because I believe if we do not act now, we will lose our democracy, says Noelle Damico from @workerscircle
#VotingRightsNow
#VotingRightsNow
📍We’re here in Lafayette Square Park with @LWV protesting for our voting rights…
No More Excuses: Voting Rights Now!
No More Excuses: Voting Rights Now!
Honored to be standing here with some amazing civil rights groups like @BlackVotersMtr and @peoplefor…
It’s time to make voting rights a priority!
It’s time to make voting rights a priority!
