Biden's no LBJ but he must protect voting rights. What else is the presidency for? | Robert Reich

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Republicans want to go back to Jim Crow. Democrats want to protect Black and brown voters. The filibuster simply has to go

In 1963, when the newly sworn in Lyndon Baines Johnson was advised against using his limited political capital on the controversial issue of civil and voting rights for Black Americans, he responded: “Well, what the hell’s the presidency for?”

 

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Let's hope he doesn't become responsible for mass slaughter like LBJ was.

To make sure the country and the people his working for look and feel good about them selfs theyr lives and they're cheldrens cheldrens lives as well . Protect what we have been given by gods

The presidency exists to represent the interests of capital, even under Trump the rich got richer

Translation: Biden & the Democrats must ensure that ineligible Democrat voters must get the vote. Also, lets make crossing the border as easy as possible & give amnesty to 30 million illegals to increase the voter base. In short, do whatever it takes to keep power.

You know what? He could - and may yet - be better than LBJ

It's a special level of insanity that a political system can think that making it harder to vote is anything short of criminal.

The President's job is to take care that that laws be faithfully executed. Congress's job is to write the laws. The courts' job is to protect people's constitutional rights, including the right to vote.

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