Joe Biden signed an executive order to help Americans with the right to vote which would allow them to participate more in elections by having more education on voting, and enable more access to vote. He made a point about saying that this is the responsibility of the federal government for this to happen, even after Republicans are seeking more restrictions, along with 43 other states that already have bills with restrictions on voting. The restrictions that states have drawn up might also be out of the hands of the Biden Administration. But voters who have disabilities, Native Americans, or people who have been incarcerated learn more about their rights. A powerful message was how Biden delivered this speech virtually on the “bloody Sunday,” in Alabama on the Edmund Pettus Bridge where black men were beaten by police officers when they were marching for their right to vote. Biden reminded congress also of the Voting Rights Act that needs to be restored, which was named in John Lewis’s honor, saying, “Let the people vote.”
Tabby Zuniga Diaz
Smith, Allan. “'Let the People Vote': Biden Signs Executive Order to Expand Voting Access.” NBCNews.com, NBCUniversal News Group, 7 Mar. 2021, www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-signs-executive-action-ordering-agencies-expand-voting-access-n1259906.
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