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Texas, which is meeting right now to kick off their redistricting process, and the early first draft of a map that came out over the weekend regarding the state senate and you can see the republicans are planning on playing hardball here. they drew a map that definitely helped their incumbents, probably would help them gain a few seats in the state senate where they already control it so in terms of voting legislation at the state level, its going to keep coming in michigan. we still dont know w...

Thinking and get you to give up. the traditional elements within the republican party have given up. >> but david, are you just -- the misinformation isnt the end. its a means to an end and what ben describes and what youre talking about is a policy of appeasement. appeasing what? what is the end game? >> it is their only winning coalition, right? we know that. we know the coalition republicans have chosen to cobble together is a minority of the nation, and so you have to win by cheating and by ...

"Please reconsider the rushed timeline," pleaded Julia Vaughn, Common Cause Indiana policy director. "Take your maps around the state for public review."

"We were either chasing population or dragging it," said state Rep. Greg Steuerwald. "But you can only drag population so far, and thats why youll notice a lot of new

Commission like colorado has. this underscores the real necessity for us to recognize gerrymandering as a form of voter suppression, and why legislation like hr1 needs to get across the presidents desks. because, as you know, many states have already we embarked on this redistricting process. last point, just to bring it back. to me, what this example shows is that it is so powerful when you control the lines. because you could put a map where you could face off against bober, where you would tr...

The states seats that they can put together. >> i take your point. and i agree with you that extreme gerrymandering has been pervasive and insidious across the country, in particular republican led states, like texas and florida. we are clearly you have legislatures that will work to corrupt the redistricting process. ll wbut i dont believe that tht fact compels democrats to be the same. far from it. as a policy matter, republicans -- democrats believe in good governance. that means nonpartisan ...

Republicans can just maximize the number of seats they put together. >> well, i take your point. i mean, obviously i agree with you that extreme and partisan gerrymandering has become insidious and pervasive across the country, in particular republican-governed states, right? largely. states like texas and florida where clearly you have legislatures that will work to corrupt the redistricting process. but i dont believe that that fact ultimately compels or would warrant democrats doing the same....

Support fair district rules for the state legislator. meaning, we are saying with our voice and our vote that we will no longer live in congressional districts that are drawn to red line ohio voters choice. >> our great state cannot undertake another decade where a radical few have over -- have taken over the ability to create policy that impacts all of us. >> do you think public pressure works? do you think its effective and makes a difference in how these maps get made? >> well, i think its in...

The fate of american politics for the next decade is being determined right now in the next few months. what i mean by that is the redistricting process is already underway. statehouses across the country are using the newly-released 2020 census data to carve out congressional and state legislative districts that could cement political power for the next decade. and with the blessing of chief justice john roberts supreme court, which ruled in 2019 that federal judges do not have the power to ste...

Its a global phenomenon, urbanization, actually america has been a little slower at it. well all of in becomes a factor when congressional maps are redrawn. but here is something to consider. who draws the maps? republicans hold a massive advantage over democrats. some of the biggest gains gains reported in the census came in states where republicans control the redistricting process. you can see republicans can redraw 164 districts compared to democrats who can redistrict just 46. we already le...