May the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspire a New Voting Rights Movement

May the Spirit of Martin Luther King, Jr. Inspire a New Voting Rights Movement, insurrection, free and fair election

In the wake of the day to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., there are indications of a swelling political tsunami of increasing popular demands for election integrity that may dwarf the historical fight for voting rights during the years of the Civil Rights Movement. Many political pundits cannot ignore the looming showdown that is shaping up over fair and honest elections in the “Land of the Free” in 2022. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had recently stated that his Party will protect America from the violent attempts to undermine a “free and fair election” as was witnessed on January 6, 2021. He indicated that only serious structural reforms would be able to protect American democracy from such an existential threat. Such a threat, in his view, would require dramatic action and he intended to undo the planned GOP filibuster over his precious voting rights bill by Martin Luther King Day.