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🎥 1963 Archived Video

Martin Luther King, Jr. called the filibuster a “tragedy” used by “misguided Senators” to block “people from even voting.”

Senators who use the filibuster “do not represent the majority of the American people.” #MisguidedSenators
MLK answered that the upcoming March on Washington, where King would deliver his famous “I have a Dream” speech, is part of the fight to protest the filibuster and obtain civil rights legislation. #ProtestTheFilibuster
“No compromise! No filibuster!” - Bayard Rustin, executive director for the March on Washington.

Ruston attacked compromise and the filibuster, demanding civil rights legislation to protect the right to vote.
MLK’s March on Washington (read “I have a Dream” speech) was designed to overcome the filibuster and get civil rights legislation passed.

This is why it was held in Washington DC.
The 1963 March on Washington’s official program demanded “comprehensive and effective civil rights legislation — without compromise or filibuster” and specifically demanded “the right to vote.”

The right to vote was under attack by voter suppression efforts in multiple states.
This marcher held a sign saying the filibuster was the “death rattle“of Jim Crow diehards.
Sunny played the above clip on #TheView.

Supporting the filibuster against voting rights puts Senators clearly in opposition to MLK.

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Jan 17, 2022
Thread: MLK opposed the filibuster being used to block civil rights.

Dr. King said the March on Washington, where he delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, would be a direct response to the filibuster.

(🎥 August 12th, 1963)
Martin Luther King, Jr. believed a filibuster of civil rights legislation would be a “blatant abuse of the legislative and democratic process.”

(🎥 May 26th, 1964)
MLK called a filibuster of civil rights legislation a “tragedy” used by “misguided Senators” who “do not represent the majority of the American people.”

(🎥 1963)
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“500 pages.” The NFL was like…
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Who is this? An unidentified San Antonio police officer saw the Trump Train harassing the Biden/Harris bus and just laughed.

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Curtis is a real estate agent at @RNewYorkBrokers.
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Curtis uses @CashApp ($CurrisOrwell) to raise money off his anti-vaxxer harassment videos. Retweet to tell @CashSupport to drop Curtis.
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Meanwhile, real estate agent Curtis Goldstein actively harasses New York school children who wear them.
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