SHE IS NOW 18 AND A FRESHMAN IN
COLLEGE.
>>> DEMOCRATS ARE VOWING TO KEEP
FIGHTING AFTER SENATE REPUBLICANS USED THE FILIBUSTER
REPUBLICANS USED THE FILIBUSTER
TO KILL A VOTING RIGHTS BILL, AT
LEAST FOR NOW.
WE PREVIEWED IT YESTERDAY "FIRST AT 4."
AT 4."
AND IT WAS ALONG PARTY LINES,
50/50. AND BECAUSE OF THE FILIBUSTER,
AND BECAUSE OF THE FILIBUSTER, 60 VOTES ARE NEEDED.
60 VOTES ARE NEEDED.
DEMOCRATS SAY ACT IS NEEDED TO
FIGHT RESTRICTIVE REFORMS.
G.O.P. SAYS IT SHOULD BE HANDLED
BY THE STATES.
>> Paula: THE ISSUE IS FRONT AND
CENTER. LET ME LOSE THIS UMBRELLA
LET ME LOSE THIS UMBRELLA
BECAUSE I’M GONNA BLOW AWAY.
THE ISSUE IS FRONT AND CENTER
BUT IT IS FOLLOWING TWO SEPARATE
BUT EQUAL TRACKS.
THE FEDERAL LEVEL AS WELL AS THE STATE LEVEL.
STATE LEVEL.
AS YOU MENTIONED LAST NIGHT’S
SENATE VOTE SHOWED THE
INTERSECTION OF BOTH.
THE U.S. SENATE FAILED TO ADVANCE A BILL THAT DEMOCRATS
ADVANCE A BILL THAT DEMOCRATS
SAY WOULD ENSURE VOTER
PROTECTIONS FOR ALL LEGAL
VOTERS, AND RUNS PARALLEL TRACK
WITH STATES LIKE MICHIGAN WHICH HAS A WAY TO PROTECT THE
HAS A WAY TO PROTECT THE
INTEGRITY OF VOTES, DEPENDING ON
WHAT VOTING PARTY YOU BELONG TO. THEY’VE BEEN WORKING TO BLOCK
THEY’VE BEEN WORKING TO BLOCK
WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS A WAVE OF
VOTER RESTRICTIONS IN STATES
WITH REPUBLICAN-LED LETTING
TURS, BUT THE CHAIR SAYS HIS
PARTY IS TRYING TO MAKE VOTING
EASIER.
>> WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
LEADERSHIP AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
WERE TRYING TO DO IS BASICALLY
ENSURE THAT THEY STAY IN POWER
AND THEY ELIMINATE ANY PARTY
OPPOSITION TO THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY. >> Paula: ACCORDING TO OAKLAND
>> Paula: ACCORDING TO OAKLAND
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT HEAD FOR
POLITICAL SCIENCE, THE CONTINUED
EROSION IN VOTER CONFIDENCE ON THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO
THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL TO
RESTRICT VOTING IS A THREAT TO
PEOPLE ELECTING GOVERNMENT
RATHER THAN GOVERNMENT ELECTING GOVERNMENT.
>> THERE’S A POLICY TO TRY TO
UNDERMINE CONFIDENCE IN OUR
ELECTORAL SYSTEM BECAUSE AT
LEAST ONE PARTY IN OUR TWO-PARTY SYSTEM, THE REPUBLICANS,
SYSTEM, THE REPUBLICANS,
BELIEVES THAT THAT WILL BE TO
THEIR ADVANTAGE, THAT THEY DO
BETTER WHEN FEWER PEOPLE VOTE. >> Paula: THE FILIBUSTER IS KEY
>> Paula: THE FILIBUSTER IS KEY
TO SETTLING THE ARGUMENT.
>> GIVEN THE RULES OF THE
SENATE, IN ORDER TO BEGIN
DEBATE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE 60 VOTES, SO THEY COULDN’T GET THAT
VOTES, SO THEY COULDN’T GET THAT
BECAUSE THE REPUBLICANS STOOD IN
LOCK STEP TO PREVENT A DEBATE ON THIS ACT, WHICH IS THE VOTING
THIS ACT, WHICH IS THE VOTING
RIGHTS BILL THAT CAME OUT OF THE
HOUSE.
>> Paula: AND THERE’S A HUGE
DIVIDE IN THE NATION DEPENDING
ON WHICH GOGGLES YOU’RE LOOKING THROUGH.
>> IT’S NOT FAR OFF THE MARK TO
DESCRIBE MANY OF THESE
RESTRICTIONS AS A NEW FORM OF
JIM CROW. >> JIM CROW WAS DISGUSTING!
>> JIM CROW WAS DISGUSTING!
VOTER LAWS THAT PROHIBITED
PEOPLE AND STOPPED THEM FROM
VOTING, THOSE LAWS SHOULD BE FOUGHT AGAINST AND WE SHOULD
FOUGHT AGAINST AND WE SHOULD
FIGHT RACISM.
BUT WE SHOULD ALSO NOT MAR RATIONAL LAWS THAT PREVENT
RATIONAL LAWS THAT PREVENT
CHEATING IN A RACIAL COMMENT.
>> Paula: THE STATE OF MICHIGAN
CONTINUES TO PUSH WHAT
REPUBLICANS CALL REFORM AND DEMOCRATS CALL SUPPRESSION, AND
DEMOCRATS CALL SUPPRESSION, AND
THEY CONTINUE TO PUSH THE ISSUE
DESPITE THE FACT THAT WHAT YOU
MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE SHOW THAT SENATE OVERSIGHT LARGELY BY
THAT SENATE OVERSIGHT LARGELY BY
REPUBLICANS THAT STATE IN THE
OVERSIGHT REPORT THAT THERE IS
NO EVIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD VOTER
FRAUD. >> Karen: PAULA TUTMAN LIVE FOR
>> Karen: PAULA TUTMAN LIVE FOR
US THIS AFTERNOON ON A VERY
CONTROVERSIAL TOPIC.