Democrats Push Voting Rights Act In Honor Of John Lewis

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Democratic lawmakers want to honor civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis’ legacy by advancing the Voting Rights Act in the Senate.

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) was the first to publicly pitch the idea of renaming the bill and pushing it through the Senate during a CNN appearance Sunday.

“It should be the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of 2020,” the No. 3 House Democrat told the network of how best to honor the 80-year-old Georgia congressman.

“That’s the way to do it. Words may be powerful, but deeds are lasting.”

Read more at NY Post

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7 COMMENTS

  1. Pass a bill on it’s own merits, don’t try to hijack a name and one’s emotions to get it passed.
    If you want, you can honour him with the name *after* it’s passed.

  2. John Lewis was one of the greatest friends of the Jewish people ever to serve in Congress. We should all support this bill that he badly wanted to see passed.

    • No, adaraba, now that he’s dead, he’ll never know that it WASN’T passed. So basically, who cares? To quote Hillary Clinton: “at this point, what difference does it make”

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