But if we do not do so, if we allow the suppression of black and brown votes, we are harming their neighbors and we're harming the US and that's why we cannot allow the south to be left behind. We need national intervention because they are starting in the South. This is a national attempt to misuse democratic institutions to suppress all of the communities who fight for democracy in this country. Stacey, you've given us a very grim diagnosis of this situation and what's at stake. (07:50–07:54)
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Asserts the need for national intervention due to actions beginning in the South.
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