Civil Rights Leaders Pressure Biden to do More to help pass voting rights bills

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/13/politics/biden-voting-rights-speech-black-leaders/index.html

Black leaders say Biden has not acted swiftly enough on voting rights as a growing number of states pass laws that restrict voting access. His address in Philadelphia comes less than a week after the President met with the leaders of several civil rights organizations at the White House.

Passing voting rights legislation has been an uphill battle for Democrats because of the filibuster, which means their slim majority in the Senate isn't enough to overcome GOP opposition. Moderate Democrats have opposed major changes to the rules, making the future of new voting laws unclear. Biden has also stopped short of supporting elimination of the filibuster but has expressed openness to making the practice harder to execute.

Biden….has the power to influence lawmakers and that it would be an "epic fail" if the President doesn't take a stand against the filibuster.

[TDale313]

1. This needs to be *the* fight.

You can’t fix the other issues if people can’t vote.

[mahina]

2. I wonder if they caught his speech today.

It was EPIC.

Update:

https://www.c-span.org/video/?513361-1/president-biden-delivers-remarks-voting-rights

When I can find a link I’ll put it here. I think he made them proud and I think he will make them prouder still.

[SamsDrink]

3. Unfortunately, the CNN headline says it all

“Biden gives an angry cry for action on voting rights but stops short of calling for filibuster reform.”

No filibuster reform, no chance to pass meaningful voter rights reform.

[mahina]

4. Wonder if you caught the hubbub around

Kamala’s suggestion on progress on filibuster rules reform?

It was today here. She was smiling. Her eyes too.

[George II]

5. Everyone is saying that it may have been Biden's best speech of his 45+ year political career....

....people were in awe of his passion, but you're here criticizing it. Did you watch the speech?

It was a GREAT speech on voting rights. It wasn't a speech on ending the filibuster.