Emma Godel moderates a conversation with students Jenna Greene, Sebastian Canales, Jayme Beasley, Jashaun Hyde, and Raymond Barber. They discuss President Biden's recent speech on ending the filibuster, Democratic and Republican strategy in messaging, where power rests in the halls of governance, racism masquerading as classism, and related topics. Things get spicy in this episode, so we'd advise discretion.
Pres. Biden's Speech: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/01/11/remarks-by-president-biden-on-protecting-the-right-to-vote/
Senator Cory Booker's (D-NJ) Speech: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4997583/sen-cory-booker-dont-lecture-jim-crow
Senator Dan Sullivan's (R-AK) Speech: https://www.sullivan.senate.gov/newsroom/speeches/speech-voting-rights-and-the-senate-filibuster-011122
Statement from Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Terán: https://twitter.com/azdemparty/status/1484949959128412161
Full Text, Shelby County v. Holder (2013): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-96_6k47.pdf
Understanding the Shelby County Decision: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/court-cases/shelby-county-v-holder
Understanding the Freedom to Vote Act of 2021: https://whenweallvote.org/action/freedom-to-vote-act/
"Give Us the Ballot," by Martin Luther King, Jr.: https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/give-us-ballot-address-delivered-prayer-pilgrimage-freedom
"Letter from Birmingham Jail," by Martin Luther King, Jr.: https://www.csuchico.edu/iege/_assets/documents/susi-letter-from-birmingham-jail.pdf
Bills to Restrict Voting Rights In Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/Summary_of_Bills_to_Restrict_Voting_Rights_722845_7.pdf
Freedom to Vote Act Digital Toolkit (by Declaration for American Democracy): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U1fOQChvRVf8k6S4c9IvQW5ukAp4ad_ZbCETHmHseeY/edit#heading=h.g3wa8zb6d38k
"Ballot or the Bullet" by Malcolm X: http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/speeches/malcolm_x_ballot.html
Produced by Emma Godel and Benjamin Nixon.
Music and Editing by Benjamin Nixon.