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Colin Allred: “Voting rights legislation or something like that shouldn't…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Puro Politics 258. The Colin Allred Interview

Published | Video Starts at 14:56

What I've said before is if we can't do that, then we should at least have carve outs for bills that address the fundamentals of our democracy so that Voting rights legislation or something like that shouldn't be subjected to the 60 vote threshold. But to me, I'd go back to the traditional view of the filibuster, which it was. But if you want to block a piece of legislation Then you have to hold the floor. (14:56–15:00)

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Asserts that voting rights legislation should not require a 60-vote threshold in the Senate.

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