oh and maybe, MAYBE a bill to subsidize in-state tuition and perhaps even some student loan reform (that's a big maybe too).
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maaaaaaaaaaaybe some fair housing stuff? But very little that will empower black folks. And even that would be VERY politically risky.
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If Obama came out in favor of it, Uncle Joe would basically have no chance. Can't break from your beloved 1st black prez on civil rights.
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but real stuff like fighting felon disenfranchisement, not allowing states to count non-voting felon population...? I don't see it happening
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But idk maybe I'm being too pessimistic. I do think a Civil Rights Act of 2021 is a feasible goal, if we pushed hard.
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but I don't see how we're gonna make the kind of real progress we need to make on the biggest issues. It'll be all incrementalism for 8 yrs.
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