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Geographic realities have changed over the course of the decade. you use the census data as a road map and that is how you know the maps are fair and reflecting what the voters want in that state. >> as i mentioned anti-trump republican adam kinzinger would be remapped into a left leaning congressional district in illinois under those maps. have a listen to what he had to say today about why he voted against the john lewis voting rights act. >> the voting rights act in the mid 60s came out with ...

That required certain states to get clearance for any election system they did. that went on into perp pewty. in 2013 the u.s. supreme court said history changes. we cant keep pretending like it 1965 but dont we need preclearance still? when we look how republicans are redrawing the maps in texas, its starting to look like 1965, is it not? >> we absolutely do need preclearance, which is why what you see from democrats in congress is a very intense and intentional effort to restore the preclearan...