"Make no mistake, bullies, and merchants of fear. Peddlers of lies are threatening the very foundation of our country...We're facing the most significant test of our democracy since the civil war. I'm not saying this to alarm you.
I'm saying this because you should be alarmed."
"It's no longer just about who gets to vote or making it easier for eligible voters to vote. It's about who gets to count the vote. Who gets to count whether or not your vote counted at all"
"We'll be asking my Republican friends in Congress and states and cities and counties to stand up for God's sake and help prevent this concerted effort to undermine our election and the sacred right to vote.
Have you no shame?"
Our late friend, John Lewis said freedom is not a state. It's an act. Freedom is not a state. It's an act and we must act and we will act for our cause is just just, our vision is clear and our hearts are full for we, the people for our democracy for America itself, we must act.
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