This podcast is a collection of speeches from the January 6, 2022 Vigil for Democracy in Tucson, Arizona. The event was a solemn commemoration of the January 6, 2021 insurrectionist attack on the US Capitol.
Several current and former Arizona Legislators and two Arizona Congressman were highly involved in the Stop the Steal movement to disrupt the certification of the 2020 elections. Arizona is Ground Zero for voter suppression. Many of the elected officials who were involved in Stop the Steal and in the failed audit of the Maricopa County ballots are still in office. Watch out for more voter suppression bills in the coming session of the Arizona Legislature. On January 6, 2022, President Joe Biden said our democracy is still in peril. He's right. In Arizona, we must be particularly vigilant.
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Rep. PPH Introduces the Vigil for Democracy Speakers 0:50
Moderator Jenise Porter Introduces Mayor Regina Romero 2:30
Mayor Romero Introduces Congressman Raul Grijalva 10:27
Jenise Porter urges calling Senators 17:36
Billy Kovacs on Behalf of Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick 18:38
Watch Out for More Voter Suppression from the Radical Right in the Legislature 25:27
Rep. Pamela Powers Hannley, Arizona House 26:03
[Correction: Savannah Guthrie] 26:16
Rep. Andres Cano, Arizona House 31:09
Steve Valencia, Jobs with Justice 33:31
Sylvia Gonzalez Andersh, USAF Retired and Common Defense 36:50
Buzz Davis, Retired Army and Veterans for Peace 43:32
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Podcast: Tucson Vigil for Democracy Remembers January 6, 2021 (video)