35 Burst results for "People Act"
The Officer Tatum Show
Redlining; Fact or Fiction
"Show. Ladies and gentlemen, gentlemen, ladies, welcome back. No, don't do it. Ladies and gentlemen, general ladies, welcome back to the officer Tatum show. I wanted to excuse my talking. I talked to my guy in the background. So but I wanted to welcome you guys back. I was doing some research and my producers really been helping me do this because I hear people complaining about redlining. And I'm going to be honest with you, I don't understand redlining as much, but I do understand if the left is saying that it's racist is probably not and they're making an excuse. Some of what I've read and understood from redlining, you know, it's weird to me because I need to understand it a little more and I think when I research it over the weekend, I'll get a good understanding. The baseline of what I'm seeing is that they're Corning off areas and isolating black people in certain geographical locations. And the thing is is that I just have to say this. It's like, why is it an excuse that when you put black people in one area, it turns into dust and people act like that's the government's fault. It's like, well, they made all the black people living in this one area, and it's poor, and it doesn't have resources. It's like, well, wait a minute, to me, that sounds worse. It sounds like if you put black people in one area, they don't know how to sustain themselves. That's what it sound like to me. They sound like to me that because black people are poor, they can't clean up after themselves. They can't clean their own house. They can clean the streets. They can not kill each other. It's like, what are you actually saying? But I'm going to do more research on the red line thing because I want to understand people use it all the time. And I know that there's an argument on both sides, right? I can bring somebody on here that I swear before God that red line was the problem was the cost of all the problems that black people would go through in America and I could bring somebody on and say, red line is a complete myth.
Dennis Prager Podcasts
Does God Ever Get Sad?
"You had a very interesting discussion in part yesterday. Which I'm going to raise on an ultimate issues hour. Does God get sad? I, until yesterday I would have said that that is anthropomorphic speech, God doesn't get sad. That's just talking in human language. Then yesterday, it occurred to me for the first time in a life of teaching the Bible specifically the first 5 books. And writing my commentary on the first 5 books, the rational Bible. That, of course, it would seem God would get sad. Can God make a creature that can experience something that he himself can not experience? Is he left completely unmoved by human evil? And then that verse that is always struck me as really, really powerful, God, translating from the Hebrew, and from my knowing the verse by heart. And God got sad unto his heart. That's a literal translation. When he saw how bad people acted on earth. And which led to the flood.
The Officer Tatum Show
How Football Benefits Black Men
"Every year in the NFL Draft, there's hundreds of kids that lives are being changed forever and they become millionaires. And if they manage their money right, they can turn that flip that money, flip that notoriety into doing something better. Football is probably one of those the most incredible opportunities for black people. And a man getting hit in the chest and a freak accident that's violence against black people on the football field. It's a stupidest thing I've ever heard. Almost everybody on the field is black. And I'll tell you what, thanks to our ancestors, we just have an advantage. I'm just telling you, we have an advantage. I just have an advantage. Some of my wife friends had no nowhere near the athleticism of my head. Was it their fault? They worked just as hard as I did. No, it's genetically, we have an advantage. And instead of black people like this fool coming out and exploring those advantages and speaking life to the great opportunity that Hamlin had, look at the support that he had. You know, it just reminds me how stupid people really are. And I use that word because I'm frustrated at the way people act. You talking about a man that collapses on the field. Who's the people after doing CPR on them? Black and white. I saw nothing but white people doing CPR on them. Now I know it's their job, but they're still white. Clearly they didn't do a poor job. They did the best they can to save his life. He got transported to a hospital, they did the best they could to save his life and I guarantee the doctor then white.
The Dan Bongino Show
Phil Kerpen: COVID Boosters Were Politically Motivated
"Really I mean I generally trusted that the public health infrastructure is probably the least political thing That is now been completely entirely eviscerated You've got guys like me and others who in the past may have inclined to draw their doctors they're not politicians Who are now it's almost to the point now that all the misinformation and the lies in the censorship and the cover ups It gives me no joy in saying this Whenever public health people representing the Biden administration say something my instinct is to believe the opposite is true That's how crazy it is Well look I got the original two doses also I haven't got any boosters or anything like that But I think at the time they rolled it out if you read all the data and you looked at it it made sense to get it for most people And so I don't think you necessarily need to have any regrets people act with the information that's available to them at the time You get more information You change your opinion You integrate that information The problem comes to your point when it becomes political and it starts being dictated on a political basis And what we had with this administration is the extension of the vaccine to younger children and the boosters recommendations were essentially dictated by The White House the top two vaccine officials at the FDA resigned in protest This would have been the biggest scandal in history in a Republican administration and said it was barely covered at all And the only people who were left at FDA are the people who are willing to rubber stamp whatever The White House wants And so we've got a new the new booster that's out there right now was approved on the basis of data from 8 mice for the Pfizer vaccine and ten mice for the Moderna vaccine Now they finally are starting to get some human data now But we've never seen an approval on the basis of something so flimsy before And so it has become completely political And it's very disappointing that that happened
Mark Levin
Stacey Lennox: Democrats Are Already Crafting Their Excuse to Losing in the Midterms
"Anyway how do you know that Democrats think they will lose the House majority in the midterm she writes Because they are already crafting the excuse And they have Stacey Abrams who cause lies about her race in Georgia but that's okay She's allowed to deny an election What do you think about that Liz I bet Liz Cheney is no problem at all But about Benny Benny Johnson the chairman of the committee is he concerned about that No not in the least it's Benny Everyone knows Benny Once again Abrams was confident she could be the governor of Georgia and would have been if not for voter suppression of course Then the Senate majority leader such as he is schmuck E Chuck E. Schumer brought S 27 47 also known as the freedom to vote act up for a cloture vote Republicans filibustered the bill unanimously voting against it Because they're obviously all white supremacist who support Jim Crow I want you to listen to this The bill is senator Joe Manchin so called compromise bill to replace the for the people act When you hear it as a compromise bill you may assume Republicans were on board according to Jason sneed executive director the honest elections project mansions only compromises were between the left and the radical left Just like HR one this bill overrides state voter ID requirements Bans election integrity measures for absentee voting makes it harder for states to maintain updated accurate voter registration roles This is the mansion you see the moderate compromise I don't trust this guy mansion I don't trust this guy
The Eric Metaxas Show
Filmmaker Elijah Stephans on His New Documentary 'Send Proof'
"I go. I hear about miracles. Some of them are baloney but most of them are true. They're people that i know and trust and they give you details but we live in a world where people act as though there's no such thing as a miracle or who i've never seen proof i've never That's sort of legitimate In any event. I've often said to friends of mine like ken fish or others. That you know you've got to document this because people they won't take your word for it. They people are very skeptical. Well there's good news. I don't know what it is but there's good news. No there is good news. I know what it is. I know what the good news is. And i know what these small g. Small and good news is today. There's a film out called send proof it's about the very thing i have been discussing with me. Filmmaker elijah stevens. That's you yes. Stevens now you come to us from reading california right. That's far away a long trip. That's where my friends of bill. And benny johnson live and he relation. No no relation or relation. You you made a film called cent proof about the very thing we're talking about so i wanna find out first of all. Tell my audience in thirty seconds. What what is this film. This is my journey to go. See if there's evidence for miracles especially healing miracles. What the doctor say what the philosophers say what the skeptics say. What mike shurmur say or james randi guy who call peter popoff with an ear piece. I try to all those. Those are super skeptics. Super scott who are pretending to be like harry houdini with the spiritualists and they ounces. They're trying to undo the now. Listen that's not a bad thing. Because i get annoyed would be putting it mildly. If there's any tomfoolery. And he phoniness whatever. Now i've not seen any but you know that there's some people out there but the to my mind. Almost all of the people who talk about this stuff are are are straight shooters because there are a tiny handful of frauds out there. Hollywood goes with the fraud narrative and you see all these films about fraudulent faith healing and stuff so it's a great thing that you decided to make a film like
Mark Levin
Mark Levin Remembers Afghan-American's Story About the Region
"And he would explain to me that the Taliban Was a minority of the population of Afghanistan. The vast majority of population of Afghanistan wanted nothing to do with the Taliban, and that The various tribes. In Afghanistan, your various ethnicities in Afghanistan. He would explain to me that Pakistan was always a problem for Afghanistan because it was a Was a safe haven for Al Qaeda and the Taliban to operate from That a corrupt government is corrupt generals would protect them. For money. So for this is why some of the online was found where in Pakistan We would have these long talks. And, uh, This is the problem. People Act like the vast majority of Afghans are Taliban that they have been living in caves and mouth. They have not. They have not. Unfortunately, they've had one corrupt government after another. But so many of these people are good people. Which is rather trying desperately to get the hell out of there. Because they know what's coming. This minority of the population. Going to hunt down the minority Christian Afghans, the minority Jewish Afghans. In Afghanistan in many respects is made up of various diverse Minority groups.
AP News Radio
Democrats Unveil Plan To Update Landmark Voting Law
"Hi Mike Rossi you're reporting Democrats unveiled a plan to update the landmark voting rights act representative Terri Sewell of Alabama introduced a bill Tuesday that would update the landmark voting rights act amid a flurry of new laws in Republican led states tightening rules around voting the bill known as H. R. fork is named after congressman John Lewis of Georgia of the civil rights leader who died last year house speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats plan to pass the bill when the house returns next week a companion bill brought by Democrats in the Senate known as the for the people act has stalled in twenty thirteen the Supreme Court set aside to keep provision of the voting rights act and the High Court further weaken the law in a ruling this summer Mike Rossio Washington
Mark Levin
Liberals Exploit Capitol Officers Earning Medal but Ignore Officers Fighting Antifa, BLM Rioters
"The way, I believe these officers should get the congressional gold medal. But I believe all officers Should have been recognized as such. Including in Portland, including in Seattle, including in New York, including in Philadelphia and Atlanta and Minneapolis and so forth, and so on. So many acts of heroism. You can't count them all. But that's not Joe Biden. No. Now, so they'll exploit this. Why do I say exploit it? Because they they never talk about what took place and these other said ever They never denounced What took place in these other cities ever. There was a police precinct that was burned down. And others that were targeted. They were trying to burn them down with police officers in them. Not a word. Nothing. But what do you expect? These people despise the cops. They despise the Electoral college, which they pretend to defend. They seek to destroy the Republican Party in any opposition as a result of their For the People Act. They don't believe a damn thing, they say, except when they believe it.
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"people act" Discussed on Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"Seize it before the summer's out. Well thank you so much. Senator merkley both for your hard work on this bill in the hard work you have always done on our behalf Well friends who are listening. You've just heard it. Our democracy is under threat. We've seen direct at Attacks from elected officials and continued attacks from special interests. Anti-american forces like the proud boys and q. And on and from states and state parties who are more interested in power than people. It can't stand and it really is on us to do something about it because clearly the gop. Won't i know this is not a federal election year. We can't check out of the political process. Saving america is a full time job. It's a full contact sport every day of every single year so we can't wait for that twenty twenty two midterms or the twenty twenty four presidential election to get involved right now in each of our communities activist groups and local candidates. They need you. Maybe local elections need you to run for office. If we can't fix this from the top we damn sure better fix it from the bottom. The republicans in washington and sadly more than a few democrats have chosen to abandon their role as leaders. So let's make them follows of the people by the people for the people. Thank you so much for being here. Make sure to subscribe to a of milano. Sorry not sorry everywhere you find your podcast and if you like us please rate with you until you said blessing. Thank you senator. Thank you very much. Sorry not sorry is executive produced by alyssum alonzo. That's me our associate producer. Has been jackson editing and engineering by natasha. Jacobs and music by josh cooke. Alicia ego and milo. That's my boy. Please subscribe on spotify itunes or wherever you get your podcasts and if you like the show please rate review and spread the word..
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"people act" Discussed on Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"Bill of rights. Those that's great but what really engages youth is understanding. You can make a difference on things you care about your concern about climate. You make a difference in. Here's how this system allows you to make that difference though. I think often about the privilege. It is in america that i can insult the president of the united states and not not be assassinated for realize in many countries in the world. You cannot voice your opinion in the fashion. We do here. Let's use that to drive change. We we have this opportunity but to do it effectively. We have to have a fair system. Which takes us right back to one matters. I do like the idea of states Considering letting people vote when they're seventeen so their senior year of high school have an opportunity. You vote this year now. Let's talk about the issues about the people fighting for those issues in in order to get people engaged before they're off outta high school and maybe no longer thinking about also why like Voter registration through department vehicle. So when people get their license they're already registered so they're getting the campaign mailings hopefully. They're getting the campaign mailings even if your able to vote. Yeah automatic registration. I don't know why that's that such a thing that that the gop is opposed to because it just makes so much sense An anonymous attendee. senator merkley when you talk to gop senators privately. Are there any a privately. Who agree with you on the for the people act but won't support it publicly because of fear of mcconnell where they're voting base so i i think about for example. Disclose at There were republicans who supported the disclose act. Which is part of for the people and as close basically is that provision that end stock money. You make a big donation. You can't run it through. Shell organizations your name has to be disclosed and a and so i've had republicans say you know. I really do believe in that. They the the mantra that they used to say we have all these speeches by republicans in the past said oh we we oppose campaign donation limits mccain fine but disclosure is the sunlight that disinfects the system and so republican after republican republicans said that and then we had the disclosure bill as standalone a few years ago and every single republican voted against closing debate on it though was filibuster and they didn't twice. We had fifty nine votes twice. We couldn't get that sixtieth. Not one senator would break ranks with their party. Even told us privately. They agreed with the principal. And that shows you the pressure with mitch mcconnell sane look this money works to our benefit and we care about winning so don't touch it. Don't disclose it. Our donors not want to have people know who they are They want to exercise their power their manipulation in complete animated right. There's so many questions that we're not going to get to that are really good questions But i want to be mindful of your time So i think i want to end on a personal note frito I'd love to know how it feels going to work everyday. Is it hard with what's happening right now in our country so well you know take a breath because i feel like so often we expect our elected officials to be not human and for this to not be really impactful on on their wellbeing in their hearts and their souls but the five years that we've had been really difficult for me and i'm not going to work every day in that building so tell me tell me how you are. I can tell you that. Last year i was up for election and i wrestled with whether i should run for election again. Because the senate is so broken so dysfunctional. There's other things you can do with your life. i come from oregon. It's a long commute every week to go to oregon Many times i think about the state legislature being far more functional as it wasn't organized just be part of the state legislature and excite. You know. I've got to run in order to take one additional. Try of everything. I can to fix the senate and so it's that mission that gets me up every day and then i save my soul by going back to oregon every weekend. I accept that is a horrendous interns of my climate footprint. My carbon footprint. I apologize to everyone for that But it keeps me in this battle. And the i have seen a huge transition in terms of my fellow. Senators seen that it is. It is time to change the system. I wish we had fifty three votes right now. Not not fifty even because that makes it very hard But it does make us listen to each. And every senator among fifty and again i want to note that Mike my colleagues of joe mansion and kristen cinema their idea that this should be bipartisan discussion. And it should be supporting bipartisan. To protect the values is right. But i hope that if ultimately that fails will all be able to come together to defend the constitution and in these rights but being at that fifty focuses to listen to everyone and take that into account so Yeah it's I tried to recharge my i. The other thing i've done this is really a focused on exercise. That has a lot. I recently Three weeks ago. I hold my hamstring and so i can feel the the greater weight of the dysfunction ex because i'm not exercising Each morning i twisted my ankle last week. So i've been totally immobile and feel it well. Here's the healing our bodies and souls by winning this battle. My final question for you is what gives you hope. What do i hope what gives you. Hope what gives meals yes. Well the fact that We are still in this battle we have. We have not lost. A people said well. Aren't you disgraced after losing. Yesterday we did. Yesterday the goal was to have fifty senators. United ought to make a statement about principle. We made that statement. Yeah we didn't get the bill on the floor but that is a step towards the next step which is to come back and make one more effort to get the republican somewhere. We are not giving up. And i can tell you i've been involved in. So many fights took just coming back time and time again. I think about how i i went the state legislature and took on payday loan industry and the payday loan is through is charging five hundred percent interest rates so in two years and low income individuals who took out a thousand dollars. Twenty five thousand dollars in their sucked into a vortex of death. They never recover from a one year. Later it's one hundred twenty five thousand. I mean these just outrageous outrageous usery. Well it took me nine years to win that battle. And i couldn't win it until i became speaker but i persisted and persistent resisted and then when there was the moment we seized while right now we don't have nine years. We don't have two years. We don't have one year but the same philosophy is persist persists persist elizabeth. Warren made that famous. When mcconnell said her problem she persists and we were like. Yeah she does. That's what we have to do in restaurants america and inside the building we have to persist and then when that moment of opportunity comes we season and on this bill. We have to.
Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"people act" Discussed on Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
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Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"people act" Discussed on Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
"The people act in the senate. Senator merkley is a fierce defender of democracy and a champion of putting people ahead of corporate interests as a us. Senator from oregon. He's taken on wall street special interests and even his own party leadership to make sure that the american people always come first is an that refreshing and later in the show you will have a chance to ask. Senator merkley your questions about before the people act now to do so please use the q. And button at the bottom of your screen. We'll get to as many questions as we can. In the time that we have senator thank you so much for being here with us. Today very welcome. It's great to be with you. Thank you for focusing attention on this. Of course of course. Thank you for all your hard work on this. I really wanna talk about the for the people act and what happened this week but i think to get there. Can you first tell us about your thoughts on the state of democracy in america today and why we actually need a for the people act. You bet i think in every republic you you have a tension between government Directed by the people through the ballot box in their elected representatives and a group of very powerful privileged individuals who hate that idea and so they wanna use all the mechanisms of power to control where the nation goes that means reams of lawyers at means it huge numbers of lobbyists that the drug industry alone has three lobbyists in dc for every single member of congress it means me campaigns to shape the vision of where we go at it means using every tool. They have to influence elections. So that's where we come down to really the heart of this battle and what we have is basically state government saying let's return to pre nineteen sixty five and put laws in place that make it very hard for targeted communities to vote. Let's make it hard for black. Americans of communities of color college students tribal members to vote. Now that is really unethical. It's racist it takes us deep into the past and they're defending it in the same way. Jim crow has defended which was rights but the states. Do what they want even if it violates fundamental democratic or human values. So we're in big trouble. And one of the tool sues gerrymandering. Gerrymandering is drawing district's to favor one party over the other and that results in a complete assault on equal representation and a lotta cynicism about the validity of representation. A second tool is money so billionaires inc's can run money through a whole series shell groups and then basically do those incredible amounts of attack ads that we all see on the receiving end. It's china drown out the voice of the people with this huge flood of dark a corporate money. And then you have these direct attacks on people voting and the the theory is this limit voting to election day because on election day. It's very easy to make it hard for people to vote reduce the number of precincts in targeted communities. You understand them. You move their location every two years. We put them where there's no parking you cut the hours in the evening. All of these and you put out misinformation about about whether locations are when the vote is being held one of the most diabolical things i saw was a strategy of putting out Social media. Sorry you missed the vote week when the vote was actually the coming on tuesday and so the remedy that is early voting remedy vote by mail. Which is why. President trump hated vote by mail. Because i want to use these instruments of manipulation for the powerful. So we're in big trouble and this act before the people that addresses each and every one of these provisions restore the integrity of elections and the power of the people in america. How did we get here. You know I kind of pinch myself and say is this really happening. But my i'll tell you my theory on this often interpretations but what trump did in his campaign and in his four years in office was make things acceptable as strategies whether it was white supremacists. demonstrations Attacking a black american demonstrations it basically pin people against each other Based saying that Immigrants who commit crimes that at a lower rate than people born in america are all rapists and murderers now words basically creating a significant commission on about attacking people of color and their rights. I think trump took us back to pre nineteen sixty five. And so your theory is that you think that that our elected officials feel emboldened because of trump's strategy and tactics yes and a piece of the added which was very big piece was to say. Hey this last election was won by him and so therefore state legislatures go out and do these things Because hey there were fake. Vote by mail ballots There were fake early voting and all of that has been investigated and it's untrue but it is to create the facade argument feet of saint. No we're not trying to be racist. Were just trying to increase the integrity of elections And so it's it's It's kind of diabolical But but that big lie as reverberated. Through what trump called trump media the radio stations the right channels the social media That convinces a lot of people. Oh yeah hey we. We need this form of action or that form of action counter. What trump was describing. Even though what trump was describing is ally. Let's talk about solutions. How does that the act solve these problems. Well let's start with gerrymandering piece. It creates independent commissions across the country equally divided between democrats republicans and independents little bit for the listeners. Yeah you bet. So with every ten years where we have a census You have to decide how to how to split up your your state into districts of of equal size so that you have maybe five members of congress. You need five districts and the way you draw. Those should not favor one party over the other. Favoring one party over the other is gerrymander and so If if you basically have independent commissions it's very effective and saying hey you got reach agreement The dis venice after reach agreement. About what is a fair of boundaries for these districts therefore auditions. Don't don't choose their voters. Voters choose their politicians As.
The Erick Erickson Show
Under Pressure From Critics, Harris to Visit US-Mexico Border
"There's breaking news. And i've got to cover this live. It'll still be breaking important news. Even if you're not listening to be like you should be listening to me life but nonetheless it is eric erikson. The full number is eight. Seven seven nine seven eric. Eight seven seven nine seven three seven four to five. Kala harris is going to the border. Apparently she's so bad there deporting her. I'm sorry crack myself up so okay. So i literally. I was at a dinner last night. My buddy dan at the broadcasters conference where broadcasting from he he's the communications director of national What about cobbler will she ever go. The border i said did if she goes to the border. It's going to be a pr disaster. They can't senator the border without it being a pr disaster that they wanted to go to the border. And then today she's going to el paso this week. Here's the list. Yes i've a partisan but honestly after the week the biden administration has had. Can you blame them for preferring. Comma harris pr disaster to a constant reminder of the impotency of the biden presidency major slit. Let's roll the tape. Let's let's review the for the people act dead. The biden infrastructure plan dead. The biden gun control plan dead. The biden police reform plan dead. Every biden signature initiatives dead in the united states in it some of them in the united states house of representatives and the for the people that dies biden. Really the dirty little secret in washington is he did not want it anyway. The biden administration did not what the for the people active paths. They it would help. Moderate democrats
The Propaganda Report
"people act" Discussed on The Propaganda Report
"Oh yes. I saw that i saw that. Yes then the patron fifteen that and also the vaccination propaganda on steroids right. It's crazy so before we get to our last story of the free thirty. This is a great show. I'm telling you because we've got lots more to come in the fifteen end for. The last big story have absolutely cracked the code on. Why the latest alzheimer's drug approvals getting so much press. But first here's a preview of what you'll get the patriot fifteen aside from those extra bonuses that we we were players hit. The free thirty ran out of time is the for me. The twenty first century dialectic seems to be taking shape in france. And i wanna give you the very big picture on that and you basically. You're gonna tell us why i care. Probably needs to stay in. Its slain because swedes. Don't know s about juneteenth. I'm telling you this is so. But i do want to give a big thanks to the sponsor of today's show. Of course our friend put c squared at government dash scam dot com slash monica. It's every day. I get a new. I shouldn't say every day. I feel like i'm on the red pill book club for all ages with and he sent me. I didn't get to it yet. But it's just a kids book so he has a new offering and tell you that next time in the meanwhile i must say that the original coffee table book that i've told you about that. I've gotten so much feedback. People love government. The biggest scam in history. Telling you the people. I know personally who have read this. Come back to me and say like with every new dystopia and mandate especially since i live out in california. It's like wow. This is like east. Germany and example was for your family when you brought us the rock vin video of how the world health continuum whatever those organizations are not the. Who necessarily but were targeting adolescence to have one on one conversations in their homes about why they want the vaccine even if their parents disagree with it. And another thing that i've noticed is when there's a that many parents of teens i know have told me the kids say if you it's gonna flip but so far if you're not wearing a mask fit tightly over your nose and mouth. You are a republican or at least. You're acting like a republican many. That is definitely mean. That's going around. But is that kind of thing where you get the kids to pressure or rat on or identify the parents straight out of east germany and those are the kind of comparisons. I don't know if he has that particular one in there but there are many many comparisons that are true now more than ever in this book that talks about east. Germany nazi germany and sahlins russia as well as the us today and it's designed for visual learner. So gets you go from zero sixty in no time at all as really great and there are other great books. That government dashcam dot com.
CRUSADE Channel Previews
"people act" Discussed on CRUSADE Channel Previews
"Or not we want america to be the place that the founders florida's they may have been the founders wanted be yeah this. Pbs reporter amaechi alcyone indoor Geez terrible reporter. She is a one hundred percent. Affirmative action hiring one hundred percent only because he's not a she's an activist she's taking a reporter spot as an activist at a place that's public funded. Which is another reason why. Pbs needs to be defended one hundred percent but let what the founders wanted. How the hell do you know what the founders wanted have no idea what the founders wanted. Because you don't know what's going on here anyway. A place where people could come and people could have access to who were the elected officials. Yeah in the amaechi here. I don't know her name. So i'm just going to say you meet. He doesn't realize that the system we have in place now is actually opposite to what the founders wanted. Oh yeah that's right. First of all the senate was not supposed to be reelected by direct population. Direct popula it was supposed to be appointed by the by the state's congressional. The congressional members of that state was supposed to be done via popular. Vote z wrong. There jimmy g. secondly the electoral college as a set up not supposed to be the electoral college of the founders. Times are two things that you don't have correct here but google and you will let your us on what you think. The founders were supposed to be doing when i talked to.
AP News Radio
GOP Filibuster Blocks Democrats’ Big Voting Rights Bill
"The Democrats bid for the biggest electoral system overhaul in a generation has run into a Republican wall Republicans employed the filibuster to stall what's known as the for the people act a bill that would have struck down voting hurdles among other things every GOP senator was against it voter suppression has become part of the official platform of the Republican Party while Chuck Schumer's Democrats argued the bill was needed to offset moves the GOP controlled states to make voting harder Republicans like Ted Cruz said it was a simple power grab to ensure that Democrats won't lose control for the next one hundred years from president Biden down Democrats say the voting rights fight is not over though it's unclear what they will do next with Republicans poised to block debate on that and other key legislative priorities Sager made Ghani Washington
AP News Radio
GOP Blocks Elections Bill in Senate Showdown
"Senate Republicans have blocked an expansive elections and voting bill during a key test vote forcing Democrats to face tough questions about the next steps before the people acting needed sixty votes to overcome the GOP filibuster man came nowhere close Senate Republican chief Mitch McConnell had blasted the deal as a partisan power grab and a federal over reach into how states run elections and so finally today we will put an end to it hours before the vote this fight is not over White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said president Biden's committed to boosting voting rights and it will be a fight of his presidency long past today but there are questions about how Democrats can move key legislation and it nearly evenly divided Senate and whether filibuster rules should change sadr mag ani Washington
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"people act" Discussed on NewsRadio WIOD
"Saturday, where the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade, and When it started, he accidentally accelerated plowing into two people. 77 year old Johnson killed 75 year old Jim Fahy, who was a fellow member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay men scores, Johnson said he holds Fahey and his heart forever and would never do anything to intentionally harm. Anyone to people. Meanwhile, heard after a shooting overnight in northwest Miami Dade off 20th Avenue and 95th Street. The woman is in critical condition and a man in stable condition so far, no arrests announced no word on a motive. And flags are being lowered in Colorado today to honor of fallen police officer Gordon Beasley was shot yesterday while responding to a call near a library. Another person and the gunman were also killed. Basically was a school resource officer, but working patrol for the summer. 6 33 Cruise line executives are now able to trade comeback secrets today in Miami as they prepare to set sail after a 15 month covid caused shut down. About a dozen industry presidents or CEOs are slated to participate in the day long returned to sales summit at Port Miami. We got to get this thing going in a way that serves the interest of public health even before a federal judge on Friday ruled the CDC can only recommend not require cruise line passengers be vaccinated, Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald said health The top priority. The reality is if people are getting sick on the ship's nobody's gonna go on the ship. The Carnival Vista is set to pull up anchoring Galveston on July 3rd with the horizon, leaving Port Miami the following day. Erick Rodriguez News radio 6 10, W I, O. D and Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas will be returning to Port Miami later on this afternoon after embarking on its first simulation Cruz Saturday The celebrity edge will leave Port Everglades, becoming the first American cruise since last March with paying customers At 6 33. There's a new warning about a fast spreading strain of coronavirus First discovered in India, The World Health Organization says the delta variant could be deadlier and will pick off those most vulnerable. The W. H O already said last week it was becoming the dominant variant around the world. It now replaces Alpha, which was more contagious than the original strain from China and swept across Europe and the US earlier this year at 6 34. The Senate's taking up voting rights legislation this week with a key vote possible as soon as today, NBC's Tracy Pots has more a bill known as the For the People Act. It expands voter registration, early voting and tightens rules around election, security, interference, finance and ethics. The Democrat backed for the People Act is a sweeping piece of legislation that includes protecting voters rights, increasing election security and mandates independent redistricting it past the Democrat controlled House in March, but might not even be debated, let alone get a vote in the Senate. It could die unless 10 Republicans and all 50 Democrats vote to begin debate on the measure. And the U. S. Is keeping its options open as it withdraws troops from Afghanistan, as the secretary has said the withdrawal is on pace. It is a dynamic Situation and we said that from the very beginning Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby says military leaders continue to monitor events and make adjustments as needed to a question about an increase in Taliban activity. Kirby said that they look at the situation daily to decide if the pace they are setting for troop withdrawal is appropriate. President Biden said a goal date of September 11th to bring all troops in Afghanistan home. Morning's at seven at 6 35. I'm Natalie Rodriguez. NewsRadio, 6 10 W I o d. Hey, it's Chris Mitchell. We're seeing each other again. How about that? Remember when you said I'm not putting any quarantine? Wait on Look, everybody gained a little weight over quarantine and we all kind of want to lose it. Right. Let me introduce you to sleep away fat dot com. I've tried every diet. I've gone to Jim's. This is what took £70 off me. Easy, Easy, Simple, Safe, effective, My doctor. My pharmacist signed off on it. And I'm telling you, it really worked. Where Nothing else did Tricia you've actually got a sale on the tummy saver package. Right? Right now we're offering a three month supply of the tummy favor package on sale And you get a free bottle of our vitamin B 12 which is our energy booster. Of course, If you have more energy, you're going to move more.
AP News Radio
U. S. Senate, Jen Psaki And GOP discussed on AP News Radio
"The U. S. Senate is poised for showdown today with a test vote plan for a sweeping federal elections bill it's called the for the people act and it's a top priority for Democrats to ensure access to polling places and mail in ballots for elections pushed harder even now in response to some GOP led states imposing tighter restrictions this year but White House press secretary Jen Psaki points out most GOP lawmakers are opposed they've been clear of the Republican Party and Republicans in the Senate they do not want to make it easier to vote they do not want to make it more
The Propaganda Report
"people act" Discussed on The Propaganda Report
"Why they got it wrong. Which means it's gonna to be harder for you to point to their lies and disinformation and they're going to justify by saying well because we need to build and maintain trust in our media. Because we're a war. Disinformation we must correct completely. These lies that we told the past. Talk about cova. Danes eighty four absolutely rewrite stories. Three hole that is fucking crazy and presenting that as a good thing. I don't have enough storage on my laptop to save all these article. I know and they will not. They'll scrub it from the way back machine eventually and it'll be hard to find like it never happened so that is not a good thing and the other thing. That was interesting about this as i mentioned. This exact question was addressed in this far pedal discussion that we deconstructed last night. And we're still processing videos. They'll be out in the coming weeks but the way that this question. This issue was raised during the panel. Discussion was same thing. We got it so wrong before about the lab theory claiming that it was debunked. What and they were talking about it. In the context of how local journalists should report on domestic terrorism and they said because we got this wrong. This pre bunking of the theory. Should we refrain from actively pre bunking or actively making declarations about domestic terrorism before the story has actually been fleshed out and all the evidence has come in and the answer was absolutely not. You should not refrain from that. You should continue to be activist instead of journalists and that that's what it boils down to. They told them no. Do not wait for the facts to come out do not be. Journalists continued to be activist warning. People that people in your local community are racist even without evidence it is the private example of facts are facts but truth is truth. Yeah i mean it's really about and it's getting through. I mean. I talked to kids especially out here. I try to keep my finger on the pulse of the gen and the way they they respond. So what if you start like bettering them in the logic thing if you just talk to them..
The Propaganda Report
"people act" Discussed on The Propaganda Report
"Of the day from a perspective of truth liberty and justice. This is monica parents. I'm brad brinkley. Our top story courtesy of a patron. Who said this story came out like five minutes after he listened to our show yesterday how the local laws on elections are giving fodder to the arguments of the people who want to federalize control of the election so the headline was calmly calls for federal elections control and she talks about how what's happening in texas is a reversion to a previous time where they set their laws intentionally for racist n now. I personally think that may be true. It probably is true. But it's really because of partisanship that coincides with ray. So if blacks are ninety percents democrats the republicans are going gonna want to disenfranchise them. And so i have heard that. Republicans are just as bad as democrats in trying to do whatever kind of election manipulation gerrymandering or however they do. It's probably different methods because there are different. The different methods will result in a skew. Either way so they are obviously still pushing me for the people act which h. r. One which would it's a congressional. The first congressional bill for this congress would overhaul elections and would require states like texas. While probably allstate's offer automatic and same day voter registration they would have to drop their tight eligibility requirements for voting by mail and then there's another voting rights act this john lewis voting rights advancement act. This could put texas back to the forget when it was maybe twenty thirteen. That a changed. But we'll be back. Under federal oversight like preemptively so election laws could not go into effect before the federal government ensured that they wouldn't undermine the voting rights of people of color. This is really gonna matter in texas because like georgia. They're trying to flip it and they're trying to flip it with either immigration or or like in migration from other states which is immigration from other states so with pre-clearance various political maps and voter restrictions have been in the past placed on hold while federal courts have ruled against texas lawmakers finding that they intentionally discriminated against voters of color. Enjoying them up. So i mean that's fine that it's intentional. I believe it. But it's i don't think it's any better worse than the democrats do but ultimately it's state issue it is a state issue. You can't start saying because it affects you. You should be able to centralize control. And i actually another story. I have on an unrelated issue. Point that out too. That's exactly what stacey. Abrams and kamla in the four of the people act are trying to not do. They're trying to federalize it completely. Take away all state control from the elections. Yes i think. That's right. And stacey. Abrams also was in the news saying she supported joe mansions election proposal. So he wants to compromise. I guess and there's some things that are good. Some things are bad. She says that what she likes about it is that it will create standards that do not vary from state to state. Mansion favors the Hr ones of early voting and ban on partisan gerrymandering but he also wants federally mandated voter idea requirements. He wants greater flexibility for state officials to remove voters from voter rolls. Like those are things kind of appeal. The republican side. The problem isn't that it appeals to left or right the problem is that this is a federal elections law. And i'm not down with that but they do explain that only. There's already a dozen states. That don't require ideas for most voters. So this would actually be stricter in that way..
Freakonomics
Manchin Says He'll Vote Against Democratic Elections Bill
"West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin confirms he will not support the election overhaul bill called for the People Act, making it unlikely to pass the evenly divided Senate in an op ed this morning Mansion calls it partisan
The 11th Hour with Brian Williams
What The New Voting Legislation Means For Georgia
"We begin tonight with the intensifying effort to try and keep this administration to one term. Republicans are working to enact sweeping new restrictions on the state level all across the country to make it difficult for certain people to vote in georgia. The new bill signed into law last night changes quite a lot including requiring a state issued. Id to vote by mail limiting access to absentee voting and ballot boxes and making it illegal to bring food and water to people waiting in line to vote just before leaving the white house for delaware. This afternoon the president was asked about georgia's new restrictions atrocity the idea and want any indication that it has nothing to do with fairness nothing to do with decency. They passed a law. Saying you can't providing water for people standing the line while they're waiting to vote. You don't need anything else though. Nothing but punitive design to keep people from voting can't provide water for people about the vote. You've made up rate shortly before talking to reporters by released a statement calling on congress to take action where he warned quote. This is jim crow. In the twenty first century. it must end. We have a moral and constitutional obligation to act. He adds i once again. Urge congress to pass the four the people act and the john lewis voting rights advancement act to make it easier for all eligible americans to access the ballot box and prevent attacks on the sacred right to
BBC World Service
Schumer says 'everything is on the table' to pass voting rights legislation in Senate
"Democrat in the U. S. Senate, is pushing to advance legislation that would strengthen voting rights as NPR's Windsor Johnston reports before the People Act also aims to enhance government ethics and reduce the influence of money and politics. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says the measure would work to counter act voter suppression. He pointed to Republican sponsored bills that have been introduced in more than three dozen states that restrict ballot access, Schumer says everything is on the table to pass the legislation. But it faces an uphill battle in the Senate, where it would need the support of at least 10 Republicans to defeat a filibuster.
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"That's one of the things that bothers me. And and so i think democrats really have to. They're going to have to open their eyes a little bit. To the fact that the reason trump was successful was there is a voter constituency for that Yeah and and so you know so again. I think there's kind of this hope that deep down the people will fix it. But i guess what my pushback a little bit. There is to say the there wouldn't need to be fixed if the general constituency had already rejected. Well and i think you know. Clearly the general constituency rejected in the twenty twenty presidential election. Where joe biden. Which is positive and so i expect that my hopeful view of things is that that would be the case in twenty twenty four as well but i am going to. I'm going to nature. At least we close at least partly optimistic nowhere. I believe that donald trump will not be the twenty twenty four nominee. I think that just after after january six. I just think it's not very likely i'm going to say there's like seventy percent chance. He's not the nominee. Anything could happen. Certainly i was. I was saying the same thing in twenty sixteen. But i really do not think he's gonna end up being the that. The republican party will slowly but surely right the ship. And we're not going to be. We're not going to have some horrible crisis. That's that's my hope. Certainly i i'm not willing to put a percentage on it yet. I think we're just too early. I think we. I think we need another about nine months. Yeah i think that's that's fair. I think we're going to learn a lot from the midterm election. Certainly but one final thing. I should mention is definitely check out those presidential odds especially the full list because i love the fact that ted cruz is actually running behind. Dwayne johnson are really great. He's like a number like thirteenth placed herself with like that. A vodka trump's doing better that he has even michael. Flynn is running ahead of ted cruz right now and that just makes me smile and just kind of that's gonna make my day really get i'll i'll include that in the show notes but i. I don't know ted cruz the website are you going to include your pleasure. Actually both anyway. There were a number of things we didn't get you but we will get to them in the bonus. Show like for instance everything. That's going on with the governor andrew cuomo. It's got a lot of stuff there. Texas and mississippi lifting their mask requirement. Pretty controversial there and also some very encouraging signs. If you are a union person. Joe biden's come out at not exactly in favor of unions. Well we'll talk about that on the bonus show. Maybe even a little bit more and if you are a supporter that will be in your feed on wednesday. And if you're not a support patriots dot com.
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"Know we've mentioned this before. We are in the midst of. There's a civil war in the republican party and we don't wanna talk about it because that kind of terminology Sounds bad it's bad for elections but you. The crux of the matter is. Is that in our big tent for a long time. There have been the classical conservatives. Libertarians like myself who had enough close relationships. Either because of religiosity again me or for other kinds of social reasons with your more traditional conservatives and your social conservatives in that was the republican coalition now. I think what happened is slowly but surely we just didn't recognize it. And i'll i'll i will be honest as the next person to say i did not see this. Although in retrospect i think it's easier to kind of To do an autopsy on mature right. We have seen populism come in. I think especially kind of a white nationalist populism i. I'm just going to be blunt or at least even if it's not overtly in that Vein it is in a Kind of a dog whistle way a of a of a populist which is a combination that i think is unique and i think that's something if trump is going to be go down in history as having any kind of insight. I think it was recognizing that that was a big beat piece of the republican party in a way that many of us had not recognized. And so here we see this these polls coming out here at cpac and i think this kind of coin toss position between the trump. Which is this populist view. I think in a positive way versus myself and others and and this is the turning point. And i think the question is going to be over. The next few years is we determined. That next candidate is. This is going to be the republican party Of the future. You know. I think it's telling that trump came to see pack and i think it's also telling that he came out and argued that. Hey you know that everything was fake news about me. Starting my own party. And i don't think that was all fake news. I think that was donald trump trying to decide where he had the best chance. And i think the fact that he shows up at cpac is an indication that he still has hope or he views himself as having still hope and the republican party because if we know anything trump does not care about blowing things up so if you thought that starting a party would be the best path or he would have started party. Yeah so he comes to cpac because either based on his gut or some kind of data that we don't have access to he thinks this is the way forward..
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"I mean he did the same thing and you could certainly see that happening. I think yeah you know. One of the things that i think is hard. When you're first trying to analyze these seeds is you might say well man mansion he stocks but really what you're talking about is mansion is who he is because of where he comes from and i i think when you look at these members of congress and where they are in the spectrum. It's really easy from your ideological side. I don't mean you personally but our ideological sideline to say well. Why doesn't republican or democrat. Be you know why. Aren't they more in line with the rest of the party. And the answer is is because they aren't responsible to the party. In our system they're responsible to their constituency and because they're responsible to constituency those individuals who fall in that mice because that's what's going to get some elect reelected right because again we we mentioned earlier in the show that that's the primary. Neil so you were mentioning kind of your prediction for the For the filibuster to change. Do you think that's likely if you simultaneously think it's likely the mansion would swell flip parties. Yeah that's a great question. And i think it's more likely that mansion will agree to like i said a limited change to the filibuster where will so allow them to keep his word on that but again. I think that we have to consider the possibility that it just makes more sense for him politically especially if wants one more term. Which which everything. I've heard suggests that he wants to at least one more term to say you know what. Even if i modified it i would take too much flack and maybe it's just going to be easier for me to become a republican and again for a lot of people that seems like oh that would do but the fact that the governor of west virginia just did that a few years ago. And there's a there's a long history of that we saw a number of actual of congressional democrats..
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"That's great. I mean i guess that's okay but most people i know if they have an extra fifty bucks they're not going to donate it to a political campaign and there are plenty of people they have an extra fifty bucks. Hey that maybe that means they pay a bill. You know not to give to some politician who they don't trust her like in the first place so matching funds. That's like that's like an upper middle class sort of political class little thing but it doesn't really do anything for regular people who are the ones who are most unrepresentative in the political money game and so i just think this is just a bunch of died. Yeah i just don't impress with any of it. Well i i wouldn't curious witkin would think about that. I agree now. I'm a little more a positive on the. I don't disagree with your analysis on the sense that the more disclosure is not going to be the thing that the average voter is using vote. But i think that one of the ways that we see less informed. The average voter vote is through cues from more informed individuals least. That's the traditional model. Mike and so i think that if junkies like us and others can pay attention to that that might then filter down into cues for voters the way we see other kinds of juice filtered down for voters so i don't disagree with your analysis. Yeah i don't think suddenly you know the The campaign disclosure websites are going to crash because Let you know the same way. That kim kardashian crash things with champagne bottle but i do think there could be a slightly more of an effect because of that filtration again just the w- given the way that we do measure How voters decide but again. I mean that is kind of depressing bit of literature over and also think q. Taking may be a little less because if certainly if regular voters taking their cues from elites donald trump never would have been in the first place you know..
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"And so i think from a negotiating standpoint it perhaps make sense but also i think that there actually is a a possibility if not this entire legislation to be passed at least elements of it to be passed in fact. I think that it would be. I think that is my very bold prediction. Trae is that before the two thousand twenty two midterms. The filibuster will be a probably not removed but will be amended in some way or modifying. I think it's going to be modified in my best. Guess would be modified in some way to disallow the filibuster for voting rights issues. Maybe or some other things. But i think for voting rights issues. They're really ties into the sort of message. We've been hearing. And the actual history is that the filibuster does have that kind of jim. Crow legacy and you look back in the fifties and the sixties kind of like that that area where that's where the filibuster was almost exclusively used to defeat civil rights legislation. And so i think that's going to be the more moderate route and also that allows joe mansion to keep his promise to say i will never abolished filibuster and just say well. He was modified. And so i think that happens. That allows a number of these things to go through. And and i think that that also means that the the process becomes more small d democratic. Because what these things tend to do is they will tend to expand the electorate and expand the electorate probably in a way that is going to give a short term benefit to democrats. But here's i think the larger point is that. I think that this actually makes a lot of sense for republicans in the long run to because if you look at state legislatures especially republican controlled state legislatures across the country. There are a flurry of bills that are working to make voting more difficult and arizona. Yeah arizona georgia one. There are a whole bunch of the reasons are understandable. It seems to me the dominant. Republican strategy is well. Who are the people who elected us. Let's make sure let's concentrate on that ever-shrinking segment of the electorate and if we make more difficult for people who don't vote for us to vote we will stay in power and that's going to work for a certain period of time but eventually that's going to stop working and the problem is that prevents the republican party. I think from becoming more of a party of ideas and party that can more. Broadly appeal to folks who are outside the traditional shrinking. White person coalition. And i don't see how that doesn't hurt the republican party. Also in the long run. I what do.
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"You want to get a big piece of the apple. I just don't know how much besides being a big bunch of debt. I'm not sure how much this win. support for. Democrats is being a go bigger. Go home. I mean i. I don't see progressive suddenly going to be a man. Yes democrats did what i wanted. I i see this being an issue. Were progressives are still going to hammer mainline democrats for not having done more anyway. Yeah i certainly think that many progresses we'll look at the differences between the house version and and come to come to that conclusion specially on unemployment benefits and that. That's an issue of course where i do agree with with those further on on the left in that i felt like a lot less. You've gone into direct cash. Payments should have been more targeted in exchange for greater unemployment benefits but and up. Both of those things actually ended up being being. Cut a large enlarge part again because of because of king mansion essentially so back in. Can i ask you a question about the cove in here because one of the things i've wondered about is it feels to me that we've kind of had this experiment in with direct payments with an idea of a reverse income tax. But at the same time we're also trying to continue to have unemployment benefits. Do you think there would be a chance and this is. This'll be something a little different mean instead of thinking about unemployment. Maybe it's time to think about you. Know kind of rolling that into a singular kind of okay with this idea of direct shacks but move them away from a targeted income but rather targeted on tax returns throughout the year. You see that being. Just i mean i know. There's been a little bit talk about that as a possibility or do you think this is just and we were doing it because that was a promise from biden. Sounds like you're channeling. Your inner milton. Friedman their undoubtedly and listeners. She point out. Friedman vary a very famous Twentieth century Conservative libertarian economist. And a lot of don't recognize that this idea of direct payments people. Actually sort of chemo libertarian. Circles in a way and and it seems like this real kind of lefty sort of thing but answer answered your question trae. I don't see there being andrew andrew. Yang's talked about some other folks but no. I don't see this happening anytime anytime soon. I think this is going to be seen as kind of a one off thing in part because i think a lot of folks in republican circles even though was originally conservative ideas. Just you know what you can't give people money for nothing that just that just sets up bad behavior and i you know i may disappointing. Hope i guess that this is a space where libertarians and democrats could come to an agreement on you know so but now i hear you so the next thing i wanted to really get into. This is something i'm super excited about. Trae something because you know institutional reform near and dear to my heart. It's going to be sort of these gonna be the ryoko keystone of my senate campaign. I just love this stuff and so i. I'm so excited to get a chance to talk with you about the senate. Sorry the house passage of hr one before the people act. We have a lot to say about that but before we do get into that we just want to take a short break and we will be right back to talk about the ford. The people act. Okay so trey on wednesday. I'm sure you know the house passed. H r one. The four of the people act which with all but one house democrats supporting the measure and unanimous republican opposition as expected and it is a huge piece of legislation..
The Politics Guys
"people act" Discussed on The Politics Guys
"Levels of dead that indicate issues as a matter of fact we were. We were talking about that on our supporters. Only discord channel and a really great kind of scholarly debate. Almost on that one And so i agree with you. Might i mean as we pointed out there. And as i've talked about before when you take a look at this one point nine trillions Banning bill with the other previous to covid relief bills. You actually get a bigger dollar amount than we did for an entire year of spending in two thousand nineteen. It comes in a little bit over four point four trillion which was in fact the two thousand nineteen a fiscal budget to discretionary and mandatory and i agree with you further that this is an area. I think democrats could do better on i. It was a little baffling to me. That this is how they want to spend the money and we didn't talk in any of that abou- say the infrastructure bill. But i'm but you're right. I think one of the things the democrats are going to have to recognize in that. I mentioned this earlier. And that is when you're the party who's not in power it's really easy to get complacent and thinking that you have uniformity on your team right. And i think that's one of the things that maybe was problematic for republicans. And i think it was pumped problematic for me. When we opposed a lot of the policies of the obama administration. There was a thought that we were still on the same ideological page. Then trump comes on the scene and clearly. It's not and you find yourself being in a weird position like myself but now democrats are going to have to face the same issue and the other thing that you have to talk about and you talk about kind of momentum. I'd like to talk about an in terms of political capital in even if you don't think you can spend so much There's there's a point where you don't have the political capital and will get a further issues done and you're already shooting one of your abilities to pass a bill without having to worry about a filibuster. I i agree with you wholeheartedly. That i think that this bill could have been tuned. Much smaller still met the promises of biden but allowed to have some additional momentum to do things i think would would have been probably more beneficial and i also think that there are. There may be some democrats who feel like this is our one by the apple and we'd better make sure who knows if we're gonna be able to get something else through because of course what can go through are not under reconciliation. That's not necessarily a regardless of what bernie sanders. Thanks i mean. He thought that the minimum wage to get through reconciliation. So i i think there are a lot of people on the left saying we should go as big as we can. Because who knows. If we're going to be in a position to get anything more. And i i don't think this is the one that mean if you wanna go bigger go home. This doesn't feel like the bill that's going to leave the lasting legacy right mean. This is kind of like you know you give your kids some money. They're going to be happy for a minute. But as you like infrastructure bill that's going to be a longer lasting legacy. So i hear what you're saying about..
5 Things
While All Eyes Were On the Covid Relief Bill House Passed Two Other Important Bills
"Congress has been working on plenty of other legislation as well senior video producer. Hannah gaber talked with congress reporter savannah berman to catch us up savannah. You've been on the hill all week and it's pretty much been all is on the covid relief package for very good reason. But that's well on. Its way to becoming law. The democrats are looking good for getting. It passed before the march fourteenth deadline. That they're worried about well. We were all looking at the covid relief. Bill what else did we miss the senate. This week has largely been focused on president. Joe biden one point nine trillion dollar stimulus bill but the house passed two other bills. That people should know about those being the house passing the for the people act which would provide sweeping reforms to protect voter rights and then they also passed. The george floyd justice and policing acts but should usher in a series of police reform measures in the wake of national uprising. Saw summer and protest against police brutality and we saw a lot of support for police reform over the summer and this is also not the first time that the democrats have passed this bill. Isn't that right. Yeah so the. George floyd in policing act was actually passed last year. But senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. Who was the majority leader at the time. Didn't bring it to the floor. And since then we have actually seen support for. Police increased quite a bit in recent months so now that the democrats have a majority in the senate. It's a very slim one. Literally one person vice president khama harris there. Are they gonna be able to get this. Bill passed because this is not a reconciliation bill. They're going to need a two thirds majority for this to become law or at least they're going to need sixty votes to get passed a filibuster rate so are any republicans going to get on board. Yes they would need to have ten republicans. Join all fifty democrats in order for this to pass. But republicans have specifically taking issue with the qualified immunity provisions and the qualified immunity provision is a legal doctrine that showed police officers from being held personally liable in civil court. So republicans are arguing. That people will sue police officers. Try to take legal action against them if they simply disagree with being arrested or something else so. Republicans are arguing. That police officers will no longer be protected and that that is unfair for first responders law enforcement officials but how democrats feel about taking that provision out of the amenable to that kind of a compromise. You know i don't think so. There might be some movement with some of the moderates on in the senate side but progressives like cory booker who has really been the point person for democrats when it comes to policing hasn't been hasn't been wanting to budge on this. So i don't think democrats would be willing to take it out of the bill and for those of us who just absolutely love political fine print. There was also a campaign finance reform. Bill passed in the house this week was there not that is correct so the house also passed the four of the people act. And that's going to look at expanding. The voting poll and seeking to increase. Voter turnout by expanding. Early voting lessening identification requirements allowing same day registration and. It's also going to fight against gerrymandering. Boy this sounds like it is in direct contrast with a case that we are seeing in front of the supreme court this very week. So what do you think is the campaign finance and voter reform. Bill gonna make it through the senate. It faces a lot of the same issues. In the with democrats needing ten senate republicans joining them to break. Gop filibuster and for this act a lot of senate. Republicans dislike it and have actually called terrible. Senate majority senate minority leader mitch. Mcconnell has taken a particular dislike to it and one aspects that they dislike is that it will allow states to establish electronic voter registrations a permit voters to actually register on election day and republicans. Say that it's gonna make verification harder and may lead to an increase voter fraud
Democracy Now! Audio
Historic Anti-Corruption Bill "For The People Act" Passes House
"The house of representatives has approved. The most sweeping voting rights bill in decades. The four. the people act also known as house resolution. One pass wednesday by a vote of two hundred twenty two two hundred ten with every republican opposing the bill. The legislation is aimed at improving voter registration and access devoting ending partisan and racial gerrymandering forcing disclosure of dark money donors increasing public funding for candidates and imposing strict at the goal and reporting standards on congress members and members of the us supreme court. The bill now heads to the senate where it's expected to be killed by republicans unless all fifty senate democrats unite to end the filibuster. The house measure comes as voting rights are under attack and courthouses and statehouses across the country. Republican state lawmakers have introduced over two hundred fifty bills in forty three states to limit voter access.
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