As a young citizen of the United States or a resident in the country, what would be your analysis on why super majority of republicans in congress and outside of it (like those republican controlled state legislatures) oppose voting rights bills? Even more interesting, why do you think republican governors and legislators want to pass restrictive laws that many civic organizations, the media and of course liberals are so concerned about? Before writing your arguments, I hope you research what is being discussed across the US media landscape and share your informed opinion on the above two questions. Importantly, I also expect at least once the speech that will be delivered by President Biden later today.

20 points “the creation of a mosaic was a complicated procedure that called for careful timing and teamwork. . walls were painted with resin or tar before being covered with the first of three layers of plaster. . a sketch of the projected work was then made on the plaster to serve as a guide for the various artisans. the outermost layer of plaster, in which the pieces, or tesserae, of the mosaic would be set, was spread on only enough area to contain a day’s work. some of the tesserae—small, carefully cut fragments of colored glass, marble, and semiprecious stones—were pressed into the wet plaster so that they projected at a slight angle. the stones thereby better reflected light and imbued the finished mosaic with a shimmering life of its own.” —empires besieged: time frame a. d. 200–600 how many layers of materials were under the tiles? a. two- c. four- b. three- d. five