And so I have always said that no Senate rule should be able to block people's ability to be heard in their democracy. And for the record, As we were trying to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement act, the Freedom to Vote act, two years ago, we actually were not fighting to get rid of the filibuster. We were actually trying to have a real filibuster for a change. You know, I go back and you see, see the old tapes where the Old segregationists tied up the Senate for days and weeks, blocking civil rights legislation. (23:08–23:21)
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Asserts that efforts to pass voting rights acts did not aim to eliminate the filibuster.
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