Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Tuesday’s Morning Open Thread.
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Remarks By
Vice President Harris
On Voting Rights
At The Declaration For American Democracy Coalition
(November 15, 2021)
“The right to vote is a cornerstone of our communities. The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy. And that is why the work that you do and the work we do together is so important. And that is, of course, why we must keep fighting.
You know, I know that a lot of us — we’ve been in this process of –- of fighting for civil rights, human rights, social justice, and sometimes we can get a bit tired and frustrated. But we are relentless, and we are prepared, and we know that we are on the side of right.
And we know that while we are in these positions, having been in this long relay race for the fight for civil rights and equality and justice; while we are the ones who have been handed the baton, we must do everything we can, while we possess it, before we pass it on to the next one, to make sure that on this issue of voting, that we protect and we stand for all people’s right to be able to have and express their constitutional right to vote.”
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Cheers everyone. Given that we don’t have a permanent editor for Tuesdays, I figured we could use the slot as a refresher on some basics of the election process, institutions, and political philosophies. So, for the next few weeks, I’m going to feature a few overall explanations a maybe a couple closer looks.
From the video: Construction of the U.S. Capitol Building began in 1793 atop Jenkins' Hill, now often referred to as "Capitol Hill." Since then many additional buildings have been constructed around this site to serve Congress and the Supreme Court. The last major addition being the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, completed in 2008.
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