Eric Holder

The filibuster has to be modified or it has to be done away with. It's an arcane Senate procedure.

The measures that are before the Senate, the John Lewis Advancement -- Voting Rights Advancement bill, the Freedom to Vote Act, which is authored by Senator Manchin are both really good pieces of legislation that deserve a vote, that…

It is time for Democratic senators decide. Do you want to be John Lewis? Or do you want to be John Stennis?

If you care about a woman's right to choose, if you care about healthcare, the expansion of Medicaid, if you care about, you know, gun safety measures, if you care about climate, if you care about protecting voting rights, all of these…

We are far more polarized. We have at least one party that is focused on using the mechanisms of power to perpetuate their power, and it is something that I think is extremely concerning, not only because of what it means in the short…

This is about people who were trying to stop the transfer of power in our -- in our government, people who were attacking our democracy.

I think a strong federal law mandating how the districts should be drawn is something that`s absolutely necessary.

The Republicans are being unbelievably aggressive. They are trying to cement what they did in 2011 -- in 2021 through the redistricting process.

Well, it`s unprecedented. You know, the notion is that an ex- president can invoke executive privilege and especially with regard to people who are not on his staff, like Bannon, is simply inconsistent with the law.

We need to have the Freedom to Vote Act. We need the John Lewis bill. We need to reconstitute the Voting Rights Act.

The Freedom to Vote Act is extremely important, because it does contain a specific ban on partisan gerrymandering.

Republicans have made themselves quite comfortable with the notion they will be a minority party that exercises majority power.

Well, actually, Joy, in the Freedom to Vote Act, there is a ban on partisan gerrymandering.

They will use the power that they get from gerrymandering to do the kinds of things you have just described, that abortion law. They will not do things with regard to criminal justice reform. They will not expand Medicaid.

I`m for fairness. And if the maps are drawn in a fair way, Democrats and progressives will do just fine.

Well, I`m not given up on the For the People Act yet. I mean, it can be passed and can be passed relatively quickly, relatively soon.

I do think that if you share maps, if the public has the opportunity, as those four citizens have the ability to get up and talk about the principles that undergird the redistricting process, if you share the maps with people, they will…

It depends on the state. In certain -- in most states, the state legislature will be drawing the lines in some states like in Colorado, Michigan now, Arizona, California, independent commissions will be drawing the lines.

There is not a tension between fairness and Democrats doing better. In fact, if it’s fair, Democrats will do far better. Democrats don’t have to cheat. We don’t have to gerrymander. Republicans do in order to deal with a nation that is…

You know, I certainly hope so. I think Leader Schumer has got ideas about the process that they're going to go through to try to convince some Senators who, at this point, seem to be more concerned about the filibuster than about our…

The best way to get all of this stuff is to pass the legislation that the House has already passed and is now pending in the Senate.

I think Leader Schumer has got ideas about the process that they’re going to go through to try to convince some Senators who, at this point, seem to be more concerned about the filibuster than about our democracy.

You know, the best way to get all of this stuff is to pass the legislation that the House has already passed and is now pending in the Senate.

I am concerned, however, that if we do not pass the For the People Act and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, that we can't get to a point where they will put measures in place that will be irreversible, and that could have…

No, I don`t think so. I mean, I`ve known Merrick for, you know, maybe 20, 30, 20, 25 years at this point. I think he is a person that is going to do things by the book. And I think he understands the enormity of what happened and the…