Sen. Mitch McConnell seemingly implied that Black Americans are not true Americanshttps://t.co/cBmtLtI6qU
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 20, 2022
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Mitch McConnell’s comments suggesting African Americans aren’t fully American wasn’t a Freudian slip — it was a dog whistle.
— Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (@malcolmkenyatta) January 20, 2022
The same one he has blown for years.
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Holy shit:
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) January 20, 2022
Mitch McConnell: “African-American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as American voters.”
Toni Morrison: “In this country, American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.”
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For anyone who wants the clip. Here it is. Minority Leader McConnell says the quiet part out loud. https://t.co/82sI1ehSot pic.twitter.com/0Wuf1l0icf
— Brendan Egan (@bse229) January 20, 2022
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Journalists, stop calling the failure to pass the voting rights bill a “major setback” for Democrats. It is a major setback for DEMOCRACY. The right to vote is not a partisan issue. Stop framing it as such and legitimizing anti-voter efforts.
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) January 20, 2022
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Pass voting legislation, @SenatorSinema.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 17, 2022
In the United States, that is among the most authentic ways to honor my father.
If these state voter suppression laws persist, the America my father dreamed about will never come to be.
Be a vessel for right. #MLKDay https://t.co/E6uZQ4QfCn
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Whew! Sen @TammyDuckworth just said: l can’t believe Senators in this room are having pages bring them water at just the right temperature – with ice or not – but won’t vote to protect against a law that keeps ppl from receiving water on a voting line. pic.twitter.com/EEcLWp1GNI
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) January 19, 2022
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Breaking: Senate GOP blocks Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. FIFTH TIME they’ve filibustered voting rights bills
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 20, 2022
It’s completely undemocratic that 41 GOP senators representing 21% of US can block bills supported by 70% of public that expand voting access for tens of millions
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“Manchin & Sinema allowed 41 GOP senators representing just 21% of country to block a bill they both supported that would protect voting rights for tens of millions of Americans, reinforcing how filibuster has historically been used to block civil rights” https://t.co/dsr72PLsKs
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) January 20, 2022