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Gerrymandering and elected officials who would not provide for access to our constitutional rights to vote and they are trying to subvert millions of peoples rights to vote. our democracy is at stake. i see what they are doing in terms of their move towards autoaccuratic government and the system that would not allow for the democratic democracy we all know so well. >> congressman lieu, we know the select committee hasnt ruled out a criminal referral against donald trump. what do you think are t...

It is sad because the republican party will exist but it lost credibility and it will take a while to get it back. >> christina, what can we expect from congress if republicans do indeed take control, and what happens on the second anniversary of the january 6th insurrection?, jonathan, is tha they play offense. democrats are the ones who play defense and want to constantly share the ball with republicans. whenever democrats get into power, they say, represented, what would you like to do, and t...

Capitol, although that building was desecrated and although we saw a confederate flag march through it, it was democracy that was under attack and that remains under attack. the voting rights were talking about, those need to be passed to protect democracy. and we need to make sure that we dont have a state legislature or a state partisan making the decision about what votes count. it has to continue to be something that protects our rights to vote and our rights to have our vote counted. >> the...

Its interested in talking to former vice president, mike pence. it has yet to formally request is voluntary cooperation. republican vice chair, liz cheney, acknowledge that the committee is examining donald trumps potential criminal exposure. another member of the capitol police is trying to hold trump accountable. yesterday, capitol police officer, breonna kirkland, filed a lawsuit against trump, arguing that his provocative words and actions leading up to and on january 6th, 2021, were likely ...

Against the former president and his neighbors, and we won every single time, in order to protect and preserve, our democracy and respect of the will of the people. >> you know, the philadelphia inquirer this week asked five top republican candidates, for two new senate seat about the 2020 election. only one acknowledged biden won. and none would say if they wouldve certified pennsylvanias election results. talk about what is at stake in terms of electing a democrat. if it will stand for democra...

Fbi and all the institutions that we rely on for trust to know that we have a functioning democracy. he attacked all of them. and when he convinced his supporters that the last election was stolen, and that theres an illegitimate person in the white house, what are you supposed to do? you have a revolution. you fight back against that. so, its kind of a logical conclusion of the entire trump presidency and what he did in the period from november 3rd until january 6th. >> i read the piece in the ...

-- former white house counsel chose to litigate these subpoenas. it took over two years, although we won, we only got them two years later. so, we need to make sure that these folks dont run out the clock, which is why we have to pass the inherent contempt bill, which would allow congress to enforce their own subpoenas. >> congressman ted lieu, congresswoman barbara ali, thank you both very much for joining us. >> thank you >> thank you. >> coming up, a turning point on voting rights. president ...

Anti-democratic decision. understand, the filibuster itself is an anti-democratic, or undemocratic rule. the notion that the majority doesnt actually rule. it can be controlled by a minority. and by the way, bibas-ing the filibuster rule happens all the time. it happened a couple weeks ago. >> with a debt ceiling. >> exactly, with the debt ceiling. they do it all the time, they carve out exceptions, and whats better exception, then to have a functioning democracy. >> right, and to be clear, and ...

So, when i hear the staffer speak about his leadership driven by that or i hear the other reports that he didnt check on his staffers. it fully aligns with what he cares about. himself. the constitution and the staff be dammed. nothing matters but his pathway to political power. we are going to see our democracy crumble just as dr. greer outlined as he and other republicans try to pursue that path. it is all about self preserve ation and we should be concerned and frustrated. >> what has changed...

Story in history. >> trump alleged that 3 million people had voted illegally in 2016. >> you have people that are registered who are dead, who are illegals. >> youre now president of the united states. when you say -- >> of course, i want the voting process to be legitimate. >> what im asking, when you say in your opinion millions of illegal votes, that is something that is extremely fundamental to our functioning democracy, a fair and free election. what you have presented so far has been debun...