Let's say that you end up with one of these pens. It took the entire political machinery of a huge country to do that.īut, OK. You know what I'm talking about here? The pen that Lyndon Johnson used to sign the Voting Rights Act- that pen did not give anybody the right to vote. He uses more than one, then he gives the pens away. And when he does it, there are special pens that he uses. And finally, the president signs the bill into law. And then there are votes, and there are compromises and more votes. And people talk about it, and then they ignore it.
And there are stories on the TV and editorials in the newspapers. So for weeks and months and years, people write to their legislators, and lobbyists make massive campaign contributions to try to swing the votes.
