Moments ago, I wanted to cry watching Reverend Raphael Warnock make the
case on the Senate floor for doing the right thing in this "moral moment"
on voting rights.

Responding to Joe Manchin's irrational insistence on Republican support to
overturn Republican voter suppression laws, Warnock asked, "I just have to
ask: bipartisanship at what cost?"

Warnock recalled that Manchin's hero, former Sen. Robert Byrd, "said his
greatest regret was filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. Robert Byrd
learned from history. Will we?"

The Senate is now debating changing Senate rules on C-SPAN 2. But
Warnock's powerful speech was vindication of years of hard work by so many
people, including you.

[ [link removed] ]Watch Senator Warnock's powerful speech here. You will surely think
that we can't afford to lose him in 2022 -- so chip in to his re-election
in Georgia here.

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One reporter declares, "Warnock is so good at this it's almost unfair to
the other senators." Here is just some of what Warnock said that has the
whole world talking tonight.

On bipartisanship...

"When it comes to something as fundamental as voting rights, I just have
to ask: bipartisanship at what cost? Who is being asked to foot the bill
for this bipartisanship? And is the cost liberty itself? I submit that
that's a cost too high and a bridge too far."

On the importance of the filibuster...

"So when it comes to the question of procedure and the filibuster, let me
be clear. I believe that voting rights are more important than a
procedural rule. And if taking action requires a change in the rules, then
it is time to change the rules."

On the late Senator Robert Byrd, who passionately defended the filibuster
in his day...

"As we consider the filibuster, the name of the senator from West
Virginia, Robert Byrd inevitably comes up. We shouldn't quote him as if he
is scripture. He didn't always get it right. He said his greatest regret
was filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Bill. Robert Byrd learned from
history. Will we?"

On the true nature of voter suppression...

"It isn't just restrictions about water... the more fundamental question
is that why are the lines so long in the first place. For some Americans
this is not your experience, but it is the experience of so many of your
fellow Americans."

On invoking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while using arguments about states'
rights...

"You cannot remember Martin Luther King Jr. and dismember his legacy at
the same time. You can argue whatever side you want. You do not get to
argue both sides. I will not sit quietly while some make Dr. King a victim
of identity theft. You do not get to offer praises in memory of Dr. King
and then marshal the same kinds of states rights arguments that were used
against Dr. King and against the civil rights movement."

[ [link removed] ]Watch Senator Warnock's powerful speech here. Then, chip in to his 2022
U.S. Senate re-election campaign in Georgia.

Thanks for being a bold progressive.

-- Adam Green, PCCC co-founder ([ [link removed] ]@AdamGreen)

 

 

 


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