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Call me radical, but I do not believe a minority of Senators should be able to block voting rights for millions of people.

But I guess I’m just from that far-left school of thought that legislation should pass when a majority of legislators vote for it https://t.co/NTtk28BwRs

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 23, 2021

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but Republicans at the state and national level are straight up — openly — working to steal the 2022 and 2024 elections. Wake up, y’all. Voting rights are not just bills. They’re THE issue.

— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid 😷 (@JoyAnnReid) June 23, 2021

My name is Michelle Beckley
I’m one of the Texas Democrats that broke quorum on a bad voter suppression bill. Our Governor has targeted us. He has 613,000 followers. I have 4000. Will you help me stay in the fight by asking your friends to follow me? #txlege #SB7

— Michelle Beckley (@BeckleyforTX) June 23, 2021

This is why it’s not enough to tell people to vote. People did vote. These voter suppression laws are in response to people organizing and voting. Our democracy is on the cusp and we cannot treat this as politics as usual.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 22, 2021

Remember when McConnell got rid of the filibuster to confirm Trump's nominees? Dems could do the same...but for voting rights.

If they don't, Senate Republicans will keep the Senate in gridlock, blame Democrats for it, then run on Democrats’ incompetence in the 2022 midterms.

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 22, 2021

Doing nothing in the face of voter suppression is a green light for anti-democratic behavior. This fight has just begun.

— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) June 23, 2021

So weird how reporters aren't asking Republicans if their unanimous vote to uphold Black voter suppression contradicts their calls for unity

— Matt Negrin, HOST OF HARDBALL AT 7PM ON MSNBC (@MattNegrin) June 22, 2021

Speaker Pelosi: "Our American Democracy is in peril, and today, every single Senate Republican voted against saving it. Democrats will not be deterred in our fight for the For The People Act. Our Republic is at a crossroads, and it is up to us to save it."

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 23, 2021

We can’t be discouraged by temporary setbacks. It’s been a long march for voting rights, and we are just the latest to take up the mantle.

Tomorrow we put our shoes on and get back to work.

— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) June 22, 2021

The #ForThePeople Act is the remedy to the anti-democratic tide that is sweeping our nation. Yet, all Senate Republicans voted against even proceeding to debate on democracy reform – because they know that the only way for them to win elections is to suppress the vote.

— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 22, 2021