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Rhiannon12866

(205,927 posts) Tue Jun 22, 2021, 09:00 PM Jun 2021

Obama Slams Republicans For Restricting Voting Rights - NowThis News

‘The violence that occurred in the U.S. Capitol on January 6 should remind us that we can’t take our democracy for granted’ — Former Pres. Obama is calling out Republicans for restricting voting rights in this NowThis exclusive.

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Obama Slams Republicans For Restricting Voting Rights - NowThis News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Jun 2021 OP

Dems should tweak, vote in house & resubmit! SheltieLover Jun 2021 #1

For many years I said republicans were enemies of the human race. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2021 #2

a little part of me feels it's "too late" but the rest of me... electric_blue68 Jun 2021 #3

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. Dems should tweak, vote in house & resubmit!

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Tue Jun 22, 2021, 09:08 PM

Jun 2021

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)

2. For many years I said republicans were enemies of the human race.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jun 22, 2021, 09:13 PM

Jun 2021

I was routinely slammed for saying.

It is too late now, they have no shame and they really do hate democracy.

electric_blue68

(14,933 posts)

3. a little part of me feels it's "too late" but the rest of me...

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 23, 2021, 05:16 AM

Jun 2021

knows just from living long enough that things can change. Plus reading about history off & on beyond my
formal schooling. 👍

Sometimes for the worst. 😔
But sometimes for 👍 the better, and it's sometimes out of "nowhere", seemingly.

🔊 🎶 "...keep moving till it's understood that these Badlands
start treatung us good!..." 🎶🎵

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