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Support, were going to overcome again i promise you but its going to take a hell of a lot of work. >> texas state representative trey martinez fisher had this message for democratic senator joe manchin. >> in texas we say when times get tough its time to cowboy up and so with all due respect and ask to senator manchin to please cowboy up and you may not think you dont want to destroy the country but youre gonna destroy the country state-by-state with these harsh voter suppression tactics. this i...

Have were -- own for republicans who come right out and say he could say there should with been friday if. >> sara murray. joining us to discuss is cluf albright, the co-founder of the black matters voters found, a progressive fund that is seeking to expand black voting. we know democrats blocked this investigate bill in texas at litre of for now by leaving and denying the legislative body a quorum. what role did your organization have in convincing these democratic legislators that this was nec...

Texas state democrats derailed a restrictive voting bill by walking out of the states legislature this weekend. what did that mean? there was no quorum. now where trumplican governor is threatening to withhold pay from lawmakers, punishment to, make it harder. why? he wants to make it harder for texans to vote. weve got undo alleged voter fraud. not only did texas find no major fraud in the election, but this same governor, abbott, who now is selling the big lie, did not buy it back in march. he...

Building." and leave they did. hiding out 2 miles away at mount zion baptist church, a black house of worship, clearly a symbolic gesture concerning the claim that senate bill 7 would suppress the black vote. heres a lawmaker who walked. watch. >> they were prepared to cut us off and try to silence us. we were not going to let them do that and thats why democrats used the last tool available to us, we denied them the quorum that they need to pass this bill and we killed that bill. >> or maybe no...

Break or just by literally walking out so theres not enough members present to conduct business is kind of a break glass sort of move its happened just four times and along 175 year history of the texas legislature. 1870 happened when a militia bill were arrested by the governors forces. in 1979 a group of 12 senators hid from the seat house for days to prevent a quorum on two bills related to primary elections. >> again this morning lieutenant governor called senators to order and once again no...

Breaking quorum, just literally walking out so that there are not enough members present to conduct business. its a kind of break glass sort of move. its happened just four times in the long 175-year history of the texas legislature. in 1870, it happened when 13 texas senators walked out in protest of a militia bill. they were arrested by the governors forces. in 1979, a group of 12 senators hid from the statehouse for days to prevent a quorum on two bills related to primary elections. >> again ...

We were gonna kill it one way or the other we were are there going to top it off for a debate it off the calendar. were gonna kill it with points of order or other procedural maneuvers. and if all else failed, we would walk off the floor and break quorum. im proud that democrats did that and we protected the voting rights in texas. >> representative gonzalez, the governor is very angry. hes threatened to de-funds the legislature and veto the bill that -- you make $1,000 a year in pregame session...

We knew we had to kill it. we were either going to talk it off or debate it off the calendar. we were going to kill it with points of order or other procedural maneuvers. if all else failed, we were going to walk off the floor and break quorum. im proud that democrats did that and proud that we protected the voting rights of texans. >> representative gonzalez, the governor is very angry. hes threatened to defund the legislature, to veto the bill that actually provides your funding. my understand...

If voting rights are fundamental to our democracy, if greg abbott wants to put on a special session the fact that hes going to strip away voting rights with no evidence including statements from his secretary of state that we had a safe secure successful election we, can have that conversation. its not just going to be 67 democrats. were gonna be joined by thousands of texans. people like beto orourke and many other organizations. were gonna come to the capital and make sure that the eyes of ame...

Represents. i mean voting rights are fundamental to our democracy, and if greg abbott wants to put on a special session, the fact that hes going to strip away voting rights with no evidence, including statements from his secretary of state that we had a safe, secure, and successful election, we can have that conversation because its not just going to be 67 democrats. were going to be joined by thousands of texans, people like beto orourke and many, many others who are going to come here to the c...