Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas was arrested in Washington, DC, while protesting outside the Supreme Court and the US Capitol building in an effort to protect the right to vote, the congressman told CNN
Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas was arrested in Washington, DC, on Tuesday while protesting outside the Supreme Court and the US Capitol building in an effort to protect the right to vote, the congressman told CNN.
"We came for the purpose of protesting the voting rights that are being suppressed across the country," Green said in an interview."This is pretty important, this right to vote," he said, adding,"It's so important for us to protest for the right to vote and protect it." The event marks the latest in a series of arrests of Democratic lawmakers at protests over voting rights in the nation's Capitol. The other lawmakers include: Democratic Reps.
— Congressman Al Green August 3, 2021 The Texas Democrat said that during the protest he went with others into the street to pray, at which point they were warned by law enforcement that if they did not move they would be arrested. He said that he remained in the street and was subsequently arrested by US Capitol Police along with two other individuals for blocking traffic."I am willing to suffer the consequences for the actions that I intentionally engaged in. It was a peaceful protest.
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