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Ben Wikler: “The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement act and the Freedom…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Geno Jones LIVE Show Watch 01/22/2025 Special LIVE W/Ben Wikler Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman

Published | Video Starts at 15:09

So it starts with the, the bedrock of the power of the people in this country, which is the vote. It's The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement act and the Freedom to Vote Act [are] an act to ban voter suppression. to ban partisan gerrymandering, to ensure that anytime, almost always, Republicans want to fiddle with the rules in a way that disenfranchises people, that the federal government will step in and make sure that they cannot do that. (15:09–15:24)

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Asserts that these acts aim to ban voter suppression and partisan gerrymandering.

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