Joe Biden once again promised Friday, December 17 to ward off the "
incessant
"
attacks
by Republicans against minority access to the vote, in front of the students of a university in South Carolina (southeast) historically linked to the Afro community -american.
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"
I have never seen anything like the relentless attacks on the right to vote,
" the US president said at a graduation ceremony at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg. This move has a strong symbolic and political significance for the 79-year-old Democrat.
He was invited by Jim Clyburn, South Carolina's elected member of the House of Representatives, and one of the most influential black politicians in the United States, whose support for Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 presidential election was decisive.
And the university where Joe Biden gave his speech is part of a group of establishments, the “
Historically Black colleges and universities
”, which opened after the Civil War to accommodate black students, banned from campuses in the States practicing segregation.
"The battle is not over"
The Democrat alludes with his critics to electoral reforms undertaken in some conservative states, which according to civil rights organizations have made it more difficult for minorities to vote. Joe Biden also attacked "
this new and dangerous combination of restriction of the vote and subversion of the elections
".
Former President Donald Trump, who remains extremely influential within the Republican camp, continues to ensure that he is the real winner of the last election.
Some observers accuse him of putting in place at the local level the mechanisms that will allow him to influence the counting of votes in the next presidential election.
"
We continue to face the darkest forces in this nation, hatred and racism
," Joe Biden said.
"
The battle is not over
," assured the president, referring to two pieces of legislation which would protect access to the vote at the federal level, but which are now blocked in Congress.
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The Democrat also reneged on another campaign promise made to African-American voters that some activists accuse him of having lost sight of: police reform.
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"
I share the frustration,
" said Joe Biden, promising that on this file, "
the battle is not over
" either.
