Stacey Abrams: “The only way to seize political power and to hold dominion…”

“There is a cohort that has never wanted the Voting Rights act because it diluted their power, particularly in the South. And that faction has joined with the authoritarian regime that understands that The only way to seize political power and to hold dominion in the United States is to fracture and suppress the pluralistic part of our pluralistic democracy. That requires that you suppress, dilute, crack, and eliminate the voting rights of communities of color. And as a precursor for going after everybody else, the Voting Rights act was passed to prevent discriminatory voting practices, voting practices that were obscene for decades.” (02:58–03:11)

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