Mara Gay on Dems’ Elections Bill Failing: ‘Darkest Hours’ of America’s ‘History Books Coming to Life’

GAY It is unusual ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats are sending ░░░░░░░░ clear message and specifically ░░░░░░░░ would say at this ░░░░░░░░ the White House sends ░░░░░░░░ clear message It knows ░░░░░░░░ this is an important ░░░░░░░░ The Vice President Kamala ░░░░░░░░ is speaking directly I ░░░░░░░░ as well not just ░░░░░░░░ Democratic voters but to ░░░░░░░░ voters and others whose ░░░░░░░░ is directly under threat ░░░░░░░░ see you we will ░░░░░░░░ for you hang with ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ important because there are ░░░░░░░░ in the street putting ░░░░░░░░ bodies and lives and ░░░░░░░░ on the line right ░░░░░░░░ to protect the right ░░░░░░░░ all Americans to vote ░░░░░░░░ just black Americans I ░░░░░░░░ this is historic for ░░░░░░░░ a much darker reason ░░░░░░░░ And that s that ░░░░░░░░ have not seen access ░░░░░░░░ the ballot debated in ░░░░░░░░ way and turned into ░░░░░░░░ partisan issue since in ░░░░░░░░ the 1960s and 1970s ░░░░░░░░ if you are an ░░░░░░░░ who grew up with ░░░░░░░░ who lived through Jim ░░░░░░░░ as I did this ░░░░░░░░ your history books some ░░░░░░░░ the darkest hours of ░░░░░░░░ history books coming to ░░░░░░░░ and reminding us that ░░░░░░░░ is not inevitable And ░░░░░░░░ every turn in this ░░░░░░░░ the filibuster has been ░░░░░░░░ to stop the expansion ░░░░░░░░ democracy and to prevent ░░░░░░░░ from living up to ░░░░░░░░ promise to allow all ░░░░░░░░ its citizens full access ░░░░░░░░ the ballot and to ░░░░░░░░ rights and privileges of ░░░░░░░░ in this country That ░░░░░░░░ how the filibuster has ░░░░░░░░ been used or mostly ░░░░░░░░ used I should say ░░░░░░░░ it s very dark ░░░░░░░░ actually don t believe ░░░░░░░░ minority rule in this ░░░░░░░░ would truly be sustainable ░░░░░░░░ the majority in this ░░░░░░░░ could take it seriously ░░░░░░░░ real question I believe ░░░░░░░░ Democrats tonight is what ░░░░░░░░ do the Republicans cross ░░░░░░░░ you say enough is ░░░░░░░░ Do you have a ░░░░░░░░ in the sand where ░░░░░░░░ say okay it s ░░░░░░░░ to kill the filibuster ░░░░░░░░ if not what does ░░░░░░░░ mean If so where ░░░░░░░░ it The American people ░░░░░░░░ to know while because ░░░░░░░░ we are debating this ░░░░░░░░ laws are being put ░░░░░░░░ place and there are ░░░░░░░░ to be real Americans ░░░░░░░░ are going to have ░░░░░░░░ very difficult time voting ░░░░░░░░ long from now So ░░░░░░░░ time to act is ░░░░░░░░ MELBER And as you ░░░░░░░░ there is no solution ░░░░░░░░ where people say we ░░░░░░░░ just get involved and ░░░░░░░░ vote. No.”