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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

To protect our democracy, I support changing the Senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

In Wisconsin, Joe Biden beat Donald Trump, and so, that means Wisconsin chose Biden electors.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

History has never been kind to those who have sided with voter suppression over voter`s rights. And it`d be less kind for those who side with elections aversion. So I asked every elected official in America. How do you want to be…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

When I headed up the Judiciary Committee I helped reauthorize the Voting Act three times. We held hearings. We debated. We voted. Was able to extend the Voting Rights Act for 25 years. In 2006, the Voting Rights Act passed 390-33 in the…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

The violent mob of January 6, 2021, empowered and encouraged by defeated former President sought to win through violence, what he had lost at the ballot box to impose the will of the mob to overturn free and fair election. And for the…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

They sent these things in to the government to be counted, pretty astonishing thing, right?

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

Whose side you want to be on? Bull Connors` or King`s?

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

This is a moment to decide to defend our elections, to defend our democracy.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

A friend in need, Harry`s voice was so often gentle, and praised himself, he was stone cold silent.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

But Republicans of can’t and won’t.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

What happened the last election? The former president and allies pursued, threatened, and intimidated state and local election officials, election workers. Ordinary citizens were subject to death threats. Many received phone calls. People…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

We must stand strong and stand together to make sure January 6 marks not the end democracy. But the beginning. The Freedom of the Vote Act takes on election subversion to protect nonpartisan electors, officials who doing their job from…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

I believe the threat to our democracy is so grave that we must find a way to pass these voting rights bills. Debate them. Vote. Let the majority prevail. And if that bare minimum is blocked, we have no option but to change the Senate…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

Do you want to be the side -- on the side of Dr. King or George Wallace? Do you want to be the side of John Lewis or Bull Connor? This is the moment to decide.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 11, 2022

Every senator, Democratic, Republican, and independent will have to declare where they stand, not just for the moment, but for the ages. Will you stand against voter suppression? Yes or no? That`s the question it will answer. Will you…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 10, 2022

Everything from a gallon of gas to a loaf of bread cost more, and it`s worrisome.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 10, 2022

Today, I'm making it clear, to protect our democracy, I support changing the Senate rules, whichever way they need to be changed to prevent a minority of senators from blocking action on voting rights.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jan 10, 2022

the president will deliver a voting rights speech and he is expected to call out Georgia Republicans for what they`re doing to make it harder to vote in that state.

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