Obama invokes January 6 insurrection to advocate for voting rights bill
Former President Barack Obama on Monday invoked the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol to advocate for a sweeping voting rights bill set to be considered by the Senate, arguing the uprising proved Americans cannot "take our democracy for granted."
Obama's comments came a day before the Senate is set to vote on whether to advance the For the People Act, the first procedural test of the bill.
During a grassroots conference call for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, the former President also argued that America's "own history" makes clear the importance for fighting for democracy and warned that "we are going to have to be vigilant in fighting back attempts by the few to silence the many."
"The violence that occurred in the US Capitol on January 6, just a few months ago, should remind us that we can't take our democracy for granted," Obama said. "Around the world, we have seen once vibrant democracies go into reverse, locking in power for a small group of powerful autocrats and business interests and locking out of the political process dissidents and protestors and opposition parties and the voices of ordinary people."
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