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[captioning made possible by democracy now!] ♪ from new york, this is democracy now!. >> someday, when we do finish that long journey for freedom. when we do form a more perfect union, whether it is neat -- years, decades, or if it takes another two centuries, john lewis will be a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better america. amy: president barack obama
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eulogize his civil rights icon, john lewis at the historic ebenezer b baptist c church in atlanta. t till also play remarks off senior pastor, rafael warnock and the rev land -- the reverend james lawson. martin luther king jr. once described reverend lawson as the senior strategist of nonviolence. >> we will not be quiet as long as our nation continues to be the -- the most violent culture in the nation -- i in the histoy of humankind.. long asnot be quiet as our economy is shaped not by but by plantation capitalism that continues to cause domination and control rather t than access and libert, and equality for all. amy: all of that and more coming up..
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welcome to d democracy now!. democracynow.org, ththe quarante report, i am amy goooodman. ththe daily death toll l contins to climb witith over 10000 deats reported nationwide for thee fourth d day in a row. floridida recorded a n new recod death toll for the thirdrd straightht day with 25253 new ds . even as thehe outbreak flared, official in miami-dade couounty suspendeded all drdrive-throughd walk-through testing ununtil net tuesday as tropicaststorm isaias strengthened into a hurricane over the caribbean and barreled towards southern florida. covid-19 is on track to become the third leasing cause of death after heart disease and cancer. ramirez spokeyra to reporters thursdaday after recovering from a a double lung transplant. that i defifinitely
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have a a purpopose, and that pue is to tell my story to raise to stays fofor peoeople safe and take this condition seriously. amy: the u.s. economy suffered the largest three months collapsee -- threree-month with the coronavirus cauausing e equivalent of a 33% drop. the grim report came as lawmakers failed to agree to a new round of stimulus spending. enhanced unemployment benefits of 600 done -- $600 have now enended as well as s a fedederal momoratorium on evictionons. as renent comes due, housing activists are dedemanding local protections against evictions during the pandemic. in new orleans, members of the renter's rights assembly surrounded a courthouse, chaining themselves together banner better -- a
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saying eviction equals death, and blocking landlords from entering. a sisimilar action in missouri also brought a halt to the kansas city eviction court. bolsonaro michelle has tested positive for covid-19 days after jair bolsonaro said he recovered after testing positive three times. than 91as recordeded more thousand coronavirus deaths, second only to the united states. spain recorded its biggest jump in coronavirus cases since ending a three month lockdown. imposedfficials have new restrictions on travelers. several french cities have announced new public health measures amid a new surge. in greece, doctors without borders says it was forced by local officials to close a covid-19 center on the island of lese bos, w where more than 15,0 refugees are living in
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overcrowded anand unhygienic conditionsns. in the uninited states, presidet trump is facing bipartisan outrage after suggesting delaying the november election. he floated the idea at a time nearly all polls predict that he will lose against joe biden. with universal" mail-in voting, not absentee voting which is good, 2020 will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history and a great embarrassment to the usa. delay the election until people can properly securely and safely vote?" voting experts say there is no evidence. five states conduct voting almost entirely by mail, colorado, hawaii, oregon, washington, and utah. the president does not have the constitutional power, only congress does. hearing,congressional mike pomompeo clalaims the juste department can make that determination. pompeo was questioned by senator
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tim kaine. sen. kaine: can a president delay a presidential election? sec. pompeo: the department of justice will make that legal determination. we all should want, and i know you do too, want to have an election that everyone is confident and. sen. kaine: are you indifferent to the date of the election? sec. pompeo: it should happen lawfully. amy: even many trump supporters delayed the call to delay the election. theven calabresi wrote in " new york times." "this latest treat is fascisitc and should be for immediate -- and butt shouldld be a push for immemedie removal from office." at a time whens the trump administration is facing accusations that it is sabotaging the postal service under the newly installed postmaster general, louis dejoy.
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since dejoy took office he instituted a number of cost-cutting measures that have slowed down the delivery of the mail. "the washington post" reports there isis a backlog of mail across the country. members,a, family lawmakers, and dignitaries gathered to honor the life of john lewis who represented atlanta for more than three decades and became known as the conscious of the congress. george w. bush and bill clinton spoke and barack obama delivered the unit -- the eulogy. after the headlines we will lay o of thoseexerts funeral service. hermann cheney -- herman cain aftered at the age of 74 a month long battle with covid-19. his last public appearance came june 20, when he tweeted a photo of himself at the trump rally in tulsa, oklahoma. wore no mask.
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he tested positive 11 days after the rally where campaign officials discouraged mask use and were filmed removing social distancing stickers inside the arena. he was a former ceo of godfather's pizza and a cancer survivor. in 2012, he was briefly the front r runner from the r repubn presidenential nominatioio but wiwith three when n three womene accusesed him of sexexual harast -- but withdreww w when three wn accusesed him of sexexual harassssment. h has setettledwave over t the middle eaeast. babaghdad recordrded a high of e ththan 125 degrerees fahrenheien tuesdaday, the highehest tempere ever rececorded in iraraq's capl city. . meanwhilile a months-long g arcc heat wave in sibereria has sprpd to norway to canada, melting permafrost, sparking wildfires, and bringing arctic sea ice extent to a historic low. inin bangladadesh, scocores of e are dead, nearly a million homes
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flooded and almost 5 million people displaced, after torrential monsoon rains left nearly a third of the country under water. new research published in scientific reports finds that coastal clubbing -- flooding may damage assets upup to $14.2 trtrillion by the end of the century.y. in news from the ococcupied w wt bank, the g general coordinatorf the palestinian bdsds national aftertee was contained israeli forces and rated - -- raided his home. mahmoudd nawajaa was handcuffed and blindfolded. said the arrest is part of an israeli campaign palestinian bds activists and their r families." r revealedgton post" the department of homeland security compiled two intelligence reports that
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published leaked and unclassified documents on the bureau -- on the department's works to -- in chicago immigrations and customs enforcement is being flooded with fake applications for the citizens a academy or i.c.e. plans to attempt -- two teach people firearms -- it was organized by never again action. immigration activists have been sounding the alarm with eyes bank hopes to o expand nationwi. this is liz castille. serve asest thihis would another recognition for the i.c.e. office to cover the harm it accentuates every d day and t program att worst, this carries with it t a lot of potential too implement vigilantism through black people
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and people of color. amy: in arizona, border patrol agents raided a humanitarian aid camp. one person was detained in the camp was located 10 miles from the border and used to provide water, food, and medical attention to refugees crossing into the u.s. through the sonoran desert where temperatures rise to above 100 degrees fahrenheit. it came one day after the group revealed the pro to pretoria union -- the border patrol union had instigated the 2017 raid of the same camp calling in support from bortac, a special operations unit, the same unit that was recently deployed to portlandnd oregon. a new york judge has unsealed 2000 documents from a 2015 civil lawsuit filed against ghislaine maxwell, who was accused of luring girls to be sexually abused by jeffrey epstein. --e victim, genia g banks as "
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virginia giuffre says "ghislaine maxwell brought me into the sex trafficking injury -- industry. she is the one that procured me, tell me what to do, trained me and abuse me mentally.y." epstein died in prison last year. in washington, d.c., human held a-- rights groups drive-through birthday celebration in honor of the political prisoner and women's rights asked -- activist loujain al-hathloul. 2000 18arrested in may after leading a movement to lift drivers andale overhaul the male guardianship system. her sister published this message. lina: hello everyone. i am loujain al-hathloul's sister, the ududi activist who has be in prisonor two years. she s not gin a sign for two
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montnths she is going to spend her 31st bibirtay i in prison, ando, whereverouou are, i wish you a happy birthday, i wish you freem, loloveou, and will not let you down anhose areome of t headlines. this is mocracy w!w!, democrynow.org, the quantine report. i amy gooan. awmakersands, three living u.s. presidents gathered to honor the life of john lewis. he represented the city of atlanta for more than three decades and was known as the conscience of congress. 17, at thedied july age of 80. thursday's service marked thee end of a journey. they carried his body over to selma, and then to atlanta.
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george w. bush and bill clinton each spoke at the service and remarks from jimmy carter, who dues not -- does not travel, was read aloud. president donald trump was notably absent. interestingly, john lewis boycotted donald trump and george w. bush's inaugurations and was an early critic of the iraq war. it took place at the ebenezer baptist church in atlanta, once led by martin lutherer king jr. and his fafath. dr. king nicknamed him the boy inm troy when theyeyirst met 58. in a moment we will hear the obabama andresident reverend james lawson. but first the pastor gave the opening words. raphael: we praise god for john this, and as we gather in house of god we are reminded that as a teenager, he actually wrestled with a call to ministry.
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preach to he used to the chickens. i guess you have to start somewhere. 16, he preached what we baptists call his trial sermon and a little country church. but as his life took shape, instead of preaching sermons, he became one. he became a living, walkiking sermon about truth telling and justice making in the earth. he loved america untntil america learned how to love him back, we celebrate john lewis. [applause] at a time where there is so much the newsin our world cycle is packed and moved at a dizzying pace. yet, for the last several days,
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it is as if time stood still while the nation takes its time to remember him. ask, inise simply to this call to celebration, what here?that has summoned us and, calls us to linger for a little while with so much swirling around us? we are summoned here, because in a moment where there are some in high office who are much better vision, who don not lead us so they seek to divide us. inin a moment when there is so much political cynicism and narcissism that masquerades as patriotism, here lies a true american patriot risk life and
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and-- and limb for the hope promise of democracy. we celebrate john lewis. battered, but never better, and -- bitter and always unbowed. on a bridge in selma, he stared won, he was the great great grandson of slaves and received a spiritual power born of suffering. amoral audacity that transcends human station, and called upon the human law to more closely ally themselves with the law of love. by some amazing and creative spirituality, the slave undertook the redemption of a religion that the master had profaned. namelewis' ancestotors met a alabama,named jesus in
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georgia, and mississippi, and john lewis received that faith and took it with him across the bridge in selma, and every other bridge. we come to celebrate john lewis. clear. us be when president lyndon baines tonson picked up his pen sign the voting rights bill into ink hadt he etched in already been sanctioned by blood. the blood of the martyrs, the of two juice and an african-american who were murdered in mississippi. the blood of viola, the blood of john lewis. we celebrate john lewis. he was wounded for america's transgressions. bruised, for our iniquities, and
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, and by his strength, we are healed. so, let us remember him today, and recommit to standing together, and fighting together, and voting together, and standing up on behalf of truth and righteousness. we will get through this together. we will have faith in our democracy together and let us worship the lord. let us worship the lord together. thank god for john robert lewis. amy: senior papastor rafael warnock of the ebenezer bapaptit church and is s running for the u.s. senatee in nonovember. speaking at thursdayay's funeral for john lewis. fullan sesee our four -- interview at t democracynynow.o. when we come back we willll hear
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from the revererend james lawso. and present -- resident barack obama. ♪ [music break] amy: jennifefer holliday singing precious lord take e my hand on the e funeral on thursday. this is democracy now!, thee quarantine report, i am amy goodman. he bring you highlight from the funeral of john lewis. presidents, u.s. lawmakers, and activists gathered to honor louis
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including -- lewis including the reverend james lawson, who helped train him in nonviolence. he is 91 years old and helped form the student nonviolent coordinating committee or sncncc that john lewis would go on to lead. inin april 1960, ella baker invited james lawson to give the keynote speech at the foundiding meeting. jr oncertin luther king described hihim as a leadiding strategist in nonviolence. gathered in the ebenezer baptist church to remember john lewis. rev. lawson: i have read any of these so-called civil rights books about the period between 1953 and 1973. most of the books are wrong about johnhn lewis.
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most of the box -- the books are long about -- are wrong about how w got engaged in the nashville campaign of 1959, 1960. this is the 60th year of the sit in campaign that swept into every state of the union, largely manned by students, because we recruited students, but put on the map that the nonviolent struggle begun in montgomery, alabama, was not an accident, but as martin king jr. called it, christian love has power that we have never tapped, and if we used it, we could transform not only our own lives, but the earth in which we live.
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i count it providential that i moved to nashville, tennessee, dropping out of national -- graduate pool. h had andrew white, janetta hayes, helen roberts, and dolores wilkinson, and john lewis. , ct vivian, marion bernardm babel, lafayette, angela butler. 1958,l of us gathered in 1959, 1960, 1961, in 1962. how we gathered in the same city at the same time, i count has providential. we were alllan it,
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led there. when the national christian leadership c council met in the fall of 1958, and we determined that if there is to be a second major campaign that will devastated -- demonstrate the efficacy of soul force, of love truth, that we would have to do it in nashville. planned, as the a fourist and organizer, point, gandhian strategicc program to promote the campaign. with great fear and anticipation that we would desegregate downtown nashville. no group of black or other people anywhere in the unitedd states in the 20th century agagainst the rapacious this ofa
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segregated system ever thought about desegregating downtown. signs,ing down the renovating the waiting rooms, taking the immoral signs off of drinking fountains. women who madeck that decision for us in nashville. i was scared to death when we made that decision. i knew nothing about how we are going to do this. i had never done it before. strategy.anned the onn lewis did not stumble in that campaign. kelly lewis smimith, his teteacr to o join the john workshops in the fall of 1959 as
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we prepared ourselves to face violence, and do direct action, and to put on the map the issue that the racism and segregation of the nation had to end. so, on the 60th anniversary of the sit in campaign, which became the second major campaign of the nonviolent movement of america, those are not my words, john lewis called what we did and 1973, the nonviolent movement of america, not the crm. i think we need to get the story straight, because words are powerful. history must beritten in n such a fashion that it lifts up truly the spirit of the john lewis' of the world. [applause]
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that is why i have chosen just to say a few words about him, kelly lewis smith invited john lewis. i met a student who told me about a student from chicago who wanted to do something about the vicious signs. nash to thete diane workshop in september, because we are going to do something about the signs. i pushed this hard. now, john lewis had no choice in the matter. you u should understand that. because, all the stories we have heard this morning of john becoming a preacher, preaching sorts chickens, and other of things, becoming ordained as a baptist minister, something
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else was happening to john in those early years. saw the malignancy of racism in troy, alabama. aere formed in him sensibility that hee had to do something about it. was,d not know what that but he was convinced that he was indeed, to do whatever he could do, get in good trouble that soop the horror many folk lived through and in in this country in that part of the 20th century. john was not alone. martin king had the same
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experience as a boy. i had the same experience from age four in the streets of ohio. mccollum, a pastor whose name you do not know in south carolina, had the same experience. c.t. vivian had the same experience. i maintain that any of us had no choice but weep tried to do private -- what we tried to do primarily, because at an earlyy age we recognize the wrong under which we were forced to live, and we swore to god, that by do's grace, we would whatever god called us to do in order to put on the table of the end,n's agenda this must black lives matter. [applause]
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so, between 1953 and 1973, we had majors campaigns year after year, thousands of demonstration across the nation supported it. , inad folk in the congress the white house, folks scattered across the united states were beginning to formulate what the solutions are for change. the media makes a mistake when john is seen only in relationship to the voting rights bill of 65. however important that is, you the not remember that in 60's, lyndon johnson and the congress of the united states passed the most advanced legislation on behalf of we the people of the united states that was ever passed. head start. housing,of dollars for
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we would not in the struggle we are today in housing if president reagan had not cut that aliens of dollars for housing. where local churches and nonprofits could build affordable housing in their own communities being sustained and financed by loans from the federal government. we passed medicare. programs,anti-poverty civil rights bill 64, 65, voting rights bills. a whole array. -- mustis must be read be understood as one of the leaders of the greatest advance of congress and the white house on behalf of we the people of the usa. [applause] we d do not need bipartisan
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politics if we are going to celebrate the life of john lewis. we need the constitution to come alive. we hold these truths to be self-evident, we need the congress and the presidents to on behalf of every boy and girl so that every baby born on the shores will have access to the tree of life. honors the only way to john robert lewis. no other way. let all of us in this service today, let all of the people of the usa determine that we will not be quiet as long as we have -- as long as any child dies in
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the first year of life in the united states. we will not be quiet as long as the largest poverty group in our nation, are women and children. quiet as long as our nation continues to be the most violent cululture in the history of humankind. quiets as long as our economy is shaped, not by freedom, but by plantation capitalism that continues to cause domination and conontrol rather than access, liberty, and equality for all. the forces of spiritual wickedness are strong in our land because of our history. we have not created them. john lewis did not create them,
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we inherited them. to see those task spiritual forces. i have named them, racism, sexism, violence, plantation capitalism. those poisons still dominate far too many of us in many different ways. john's life was a singular through the birth campaigns in the south through congress. see that t these forces of wickedness must be resisted. drink let our own hearts any of that poison. truth of thek the .ife force
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if we were honor -- if we would honor and celebrate john lewis' life, let us recommit our souls, minds, hearts, and bodies, our ststrength to the e continuing journey to dismantle the wrong in our midst. space for thea new earth, and new heaven to emerge. fromlose with this poem langston hughes, each is kind of a sign and symbol of what john represents, and what we too can represent in our continuing journey. langston hughes. no human, world where
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no other human will scorn. earth,ove will bless the and peace its paths adorn. i dream a dream where all will know sweet freedom's way, where agreed no longer saps -- where greed no longer saps the soul or avarice blights the day. black, i dream where white, yellow, blue, green, red, and brown, whatever your race may be will share the bounties of the earth, and every woman girl, is, and boy, and
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free. where wretchedness hangs its enjoy is like a pearl, attends the need of all her -- humankind. dreamt of such a world. to celebrate life, for atlanta,bor los angeles, and the united states, and a world. celebrate the spirit, the heart, mind, and soul of john lewis, andnd to wak with him through the chaldees -- love, galaxies, shrieking humanity, and galalatea for all. thank you. t that is c civil rights icon
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reverend jamames lawson, 91 yeys old, speaking at t the funeral s friend andnd civil rights ally. and we come back, former president obama eulogize his john lewis. ♪ [music break] amamy: kathleen bertrand singing if i could help somebody at john lewiwis' funeral. the is democracy now!, quarantine report. families, lawmwmakers, and three
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former u.s. presidents gathered church,benezer baptist the spiritual home of reverend dr. martin luther king jr.. formereulogized by president barack obama who spoke hours after president trump floated the idea of delaying the election. mr. obama: john always saw the best in us, and he never gave up. and, never stopped speaking out because he saw the best in us. webelieved in us, even when do not believe in ourselves. as a congressman he did not rest, he did not give himself -- he kept getting himself arrested. as a an old man he did not set t any fight. he sat in all night long of the united states capital, i know his staff was stressed.
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but, the testing of his faith produced perseverance, he knew over,he march is not and the race is not yet won, and we have not yet reached that blessed destination where we are judged by the content of our character. he knew from his own life that progress is fragile, that we have to be vigilant against the dark occurrence of this country -- darker currents of this country's history. that there are whirlpools of violence, hatred, and despair, that can rise again. bull connor may be gone, but today we witnessed with our own eyes police officers kneeling on the necks of black americans.
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wallace may be gone, but we can witness our federal government sending agents to use tear gas and batons against peaceful demonstrators. [applause] we may no longer have to guess the number of jellybeans in a jar in order to cast a ballot, but even as we sit here there are those in power who are doing their darndest to discourage people from voting by closing polling locations, and targeting minorities and students with restricted laws, and attacking
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our voting rights with surgical precision, even undermining the postal service in the run up to an election. one that is going to be dependent on mail-in ballots so that people do not get sick. i know this is a celebration of john's life. , wee are some who might say should notot dwell on such thin. >> preach. mr. obama: that is why i talking about them. john lewis devoted his time on this earth, fighting the very , and what democracy is best in america that we are seeing circulate right now. he knew that every single one of
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us has a god-given power, and that the face of this democracy depends on how we use it, that the mock receipt is not automatic, it has to be nurtured, it has to be tended to. we have to work at it. it is hard. -- he, he knew it that knew that it depended on whether we summon a measure, just a measure of john's moral courage to question on what is right and wrong, and call things on what they are. he said that as long as he had breath in his body, he would do everything he could to presesere ththis democracy. as long as we have breath in our bodies, we have to continue his cause. if we want our children to grow just withmocracy, not
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democracy,ut, a true , aepresentative democracy bighearted, tolerant, inclusive, america, of perpetual self creation. we will have to be more like john. do all theave to things he had to do, because he did them for us. but, we have to do s something. the lord instructed paul, do not be afraid, go on be speaking -- go on speaking, do not be silent, for i am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for i have many in the city who are my people. just, every buddy has got to come out and vote.
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we have all those people in the city, but they can do nothing -- kant -- can''t do nothing. like john, we have to keep getting into that good trouble. he knew that nonviolent protests is patriotic, a way to raise public awareness and make the powers that be uncomfortable. like john, we do not have to choose between protest and politics, it is not an either or situation. it is a both, and situation. protest,o engage in and we have to translate our passion, and/or causes into laws. causes into laws and institutional practices. that is why john ran for congress. like john, we have to fight
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harder so the most powerful tool that we have, itches the right to vote. of voting rights act is one the crowning achievements of our democracy. that is why john crossed the bridge and why he spilled his blood. by the way, it was the result of democratic and republican efforts. president bush, who spoke here earlier, and his father signed its renewalal when n they were n office. [applause] president clinton did not h have when because i it was thee law it arrived. instead he made a law to make it easier for people to register to vote. [applause]
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once the suprereme court weakend the voting rights act some state legislators unleased a flood of laws designed specifically to make votingg harder, especially by the way state legislators where there is a lot of minority turnout, and population growth. that is not necessarily a mystery or accident. [laughter] it was an attack on what john fought for and our democratic freedoms. we should treat it as such. if politicians wants to honor for, and i am so grateful the legacy and work of the congressional leaders who are here. way thane is a better
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a statement calling him a hero. he wants to honor john? let us honor him by revitalizing the law that he was willing to die for. [applause] and, by the way, naming it the john lewis voting rights act, that is a fine tribute. but, john would not want us to stop their, just trying -- to stop there, just trying to get back to where we were. once we pass the john lewis voting rights act, we should keep marching to make it better, by making sure that every american is automatically registered to vote, including
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former inmates, who have earned their second chance. places, andlling expanding early voting, and making election day a national holiday, so if you are somebody who is working in a factory, or if you are a single mom who has to go to her job and does not you can still cast your ballot. by guaranteeing that every american citizen has equal representation in our government, including the american citizens who live in washington, d.c., and puerto rico. they are americans. by ending some of the partisan gerrymandering, so that all voters have the power to choose
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their politicians, not the other way around. and, if all of this takes eliminating the filibuster, another jim crow relic, in order to secure the god-given rights of every american, and that is what we should do. [applause] now, even if we do all of this, even if every bogus voter suppression law is struck off of , we have to be honest with ourselves that too many of us choose not to exercise the franchise. believe of our citizens that their vote will not make a difference, or they buy into the cynicism that is the central strategy of voter suppression, to make you discouraged, to stop
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believing in your own power. so, we are also going to have to remember what john said. youou do not do everything can do to change things, then they will remain the same. once, youass this way have to give it all that you have. as long as young people are protesting the streets, hoping real change takes hold, i am hopeful, that we cannot casually abandon them at the ballot box. beenhen few elections has -- have been a as urgent on as many levels as this one. we cannot treat voting as an errand to run if we have time. we have to treat it as the most important action that we can take. dememocracy, , and like john, we have to give it all we
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have. i was proud that john lewis was a friend of mine. i met him when i was in law school. he came to speak. said, mr. lewis, you are one of my heroes. what inspired me more than anything as a young man was to lawsont you and reverend , bob moses, diane nash, and others did. anand he got that kind of aw shucks, thank you very much. next time i saw him, i had
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been elected to the united states senate. john, i am here because of you. and, inauguguration day 2008-20, he was one of the first people that i greeted and hugged on the stand. and, i told him that this is your day two. -- too. gentlea good, kind, and , evennd he believed in us when we do not believe in ourselves. fitting that the last time john and i shared a public forum was on zoom, and i am pretty sure neither he nor i set
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up the zoom call, because we did not know how to work it. it was a virtual town hall with a gathering of young activists, who had been helping to lead this summer's demonstrations in the wake of george floyd's death. afterwards, i spoke to john privately, and he could not have been prouder to see this new generation of activists standing up for freedom, and equality. intenteneration that was on voting and protecting the right to vote, and in some cases, a new generation running for political office. i told him, all of those young race, religion, from every background, gender, and sexual orientation, john those are your children. they learn from your example.
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even if they did not always know it. they had understood through him what american citizenship requires, even if they had only heard about his courage through the history books. by the thousands, faceless, anonymous, and relentless young people have taken our nation back to those great wells in the -- of democracy that were dug deep of the founding fathers in the formulation of the constitution and the declaration ofof indepependence. that, in the 1960's. and, it came true again this summer. and, we see it outside our windows in big cities, and rural towns, men and women, young and
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old, straight americans and lgbtq americans, blacks who long for equal treatment, and whites who can no longer accept freedom for themselves while witnessing the subjugation of their fellow americans. [applause] we see it and e everybodydy doig the hard work of overcoming complacency, of overcoming our own fears, prejudices, our own hatreds. you see it in people trying to be better, truer versions of ourselves. and, that is w what john lewisis teachess us. that is where real courage comes from, not from turning on each
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other, but from turning towards one another. n -- by sowing hatred and divivision, but spreading le and truth. ourby avoiding responsibilities to create a better america and a better world, but by embracing those responsibilities with joy, and perseverance, and discovering ,hat in our beloved community we do not walk alone.. gift john lewis was. hadre all so lucky to have him walk with us for a while. and, show us the way.
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god bless you all. god bless america. god bless this gentle soul who pulled its closer to its promise. thank you very much. amy: president barack obama, eulogizing congressman john you lewis just john lewis at the ebenezer baptist church. he then stepped down from the pulpit and donned his face mask. john lewis' final public appearance was at black lives matter plaza in washington, d.c., a day before he entered the hospital. he died of pancreatic cancer. a piece he asked "the new york times" to publish, he wrote " ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of america by getting into good and necessary trouble. voting and participating in the democratic process, the vote is the most nonviolent change element you have. you must use it because it is
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