The John Lewis Voter Rights
Bill, if we get past this
and people don't vote
to put people in office
from top to bottom,
they will say this
was a summer of discontent.
And they will lock
in, it will cement,
that they can do what
they want without votes--
purge voters, move voting sites.
They can have police that
can put their knees on necks
and not be held accountable.
They can do things worse.
This will become normalized.
And if it becomes normalized,
it becomes even worse and worse.
And that's what I
think Michelle Obama's
statement made it so powerful.
We can't normalize
this kind of behavior,
robbing us of our right to
vote or having police get out
of line that are unaccountable.
And I'm not talking about
all policing, not even
most police, but those that do.
We must change
legislation so long
after the marches are
gone, they know there's law
and law protects the citizens.
