The Declaration of Independence tells us "all men are created equal" but the Southern Democrats of the 1800's who are now today's Republican Party, believe we are not all equals and the business of government should be left to a few who know better than the rest of us.

Abraham Lincoln didn't agree with their assessment and said instead it's the government's job  to protect equality of access to resources and equality before the law for everyone. Lincoln stressed That when everyone has a voice in deciding how the country should be run only then will the best outcomes come to pass.

This podcast connects the attempts of today's Republican Party to restrict voting to those in the 1800's, 1960's to limit the vote to a minority of people unable to accept we're all equal under the law.

 

Sources:

• https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-7-2021
• https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-8-2021?r=9kpps&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy