Douglas Brinkley: ‘There Will Be No Country if We Don’t Have Historic and Epic Voting in 2024’

JANSING What is American ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ who feel safe to ░░░░░░░░ in the democratic process ░░░░░░░░ We are not a ░░░░░░░░ I mean the whole ░░░░░░░░ of Selma and John ░░░░░░░░ at the Edmund Pettus ░░░░░░░░ and our Voting Rights ░░░░░░░░ was fought to get ░░░░░░░░ of the scourge of ░░░░░░░░ intimidation But alas here ░░░░░░░░ are in 2023 due ░░░░░░░░ gerrymandering due to police ░░░░░░░░ intimidation due to corrupt ░░░░░░░░ officials and more we ░░░░░░░░ finding pockets of the ░░░░░░░░ where people are terrified ░░░░░░░░ go vote that they ░░░░░░░░ going to be targeted ░░░░░░░░ have talked to a ░░░░░░░░ of Latino voters who ░░░░░░░░ t vote because they ░░░░░░░░ they might have a ░░░░░░░░ that s here illegally ░░░░░░░░ Mexico or Venezuela or ░░░░░░░░ and they don t ░░░░░░░░ to go and show ░░░░░░░░ and vote because people ░░░░░░░░ be there photographing them ░░░░░░░░ somehow connecting it to ░░░░░░░░ family There are all ░░░░░░░░ of old Jim Crow ░░░░░░░░ of voter intimidation activities ░░░░░░░░ on and we just ░░░░░░░░ to ignore them and ░░░░░░░░ the perpetrators of them ░░░░░░░░ people have to vote ░░░░░░░░ will be no country ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ and epic voting in ░░░░░░░░ JANSING Douglas Brinkley I ░░░░░░░░ so appreciate you coming ░░░░░░░░ the show, thank you.”