They gutted the Voting Rights Act
They sabotaged the Postal Service
They closed polling places, purged voter rolls, attacked mail voting, tried to throw out ballots
And yet voters turned out in record numbers to overcome these barriers & make their voices heard
They sabotaged the Postal Service
They closed polling places, purged voter rolls, attacked mail voting, tried to throw out ballots
And yet voters turned out in record numbers to overcome these barriers & make their voices heard
Massive turnout can defeat massive suppression
Now we need to keep increasing the turnout and get rid of the suppression
Now we need to keep increasing the turnout and get rid of the suppression
Thank you to all the activists, organizers, lawyers, poll workers, election officials, postal workers & everyone else who worked so hard under very difficult conditions so people would be able to vote
And all the journalists who reported the truth to counteract the darkness
And all the journalists who reported the truth to counteract the darkness
More than anything I am thinking today of John Lewis, who called the vote “the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democratic society”
Today is for John Lewis & so many others who shed blood and gave their lives for the right to vote
Today is for John Lewis & so many others who shed blood and gave their lives for the right to vote
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