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      Bishop William Barber II speaks during a demonstration at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on November 15, 2021.

      Dem Leaders Urged to Mark Bloody Sunday by Acting on Voting Rights, Economic Justice

      "This is no time for foolishness, photo-ops, and flaky commitments," declares a letter from faith leaders including Bishop William Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis of the Poor People's Campaign.

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 20, 2023

      "Selma is sacred ground. It is, in a very real sense, the delivery room where the possibility of a true democracy was born. It is no place to play or to be for political pretense. Either you're serious or not. If you're coming, come on Sunday, the actual day of remembrance. If you're coming, come with a commitment to fight for what these people were willing to give their lives for."

      That's the message that faith and rights leaders sent in a Monday letter to U.S. President Joe Biden and members of Congress ahead of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday—when white police officers violently assaulted civil rights advocates, including future Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.), as they marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama on March 7, 1965.

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      Biden Demands End of Filibuster to Pass Voting Rights

      "I'm tired of being quiet!" the president declared, urging the Senate to do whatever is necessary to end GOP voter suppression.

      Jessica Corbett
      Jan 11, 2022

      Progressive organizations across the United States on Tuesday welcomed President Joe Biden's unequivocal remarks from Georgia in support of changing the U.S. Senate rules to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

      "President Biden was clear in his call for eliminating the filibuster to pass voting rights, and we're grateful... But he can't rest this call at the feet of the Senate and walk away."

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      Dems Told to Kill Filibuster After All Senate Republicans But One Block John Lewis Voting Rights Bill

      "We've had enough of these theatrics," declared an Indivisible activist, calling on Democrats to "remove the filibuster from the Senate Republicans' obstructionist toolbox."

      Jessica Corbett
      Nov 03, 2021

      Calls mounted Wednesday for U.S. Senate Democrats to reform or abolish the filibuster after all but one of the chamber's Republicans blocked yet another voting rights bill.

      "We can protect our democracy, or we can preserve the filibuster."

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