that kind of thing, coupled with voter restrictions that republicans are passing in state after state across the country like more than 100 scholars of democracy to sign an open letter of their own calling on congress to pass legislation supporting voting rights and warning that our democracy is fundamentally at stake. history will judge but we do at this moment. democratic congressman bennie thompson mississippi chairs, the house homeland security committee. he negotiated a bipartisan agreement for commission investigated january 6th insurrection that was in voted down by a minority of senator republicans and he joins me now. congressman, first let me start on the note that we ended that with, the letter by scholars who talk and very clear and sharp terms about what they view about the state democracy and i wonder if you share their view. >> well there's no question about it, chris. with those colors say clearly represents i think a compendium of what they saw on january 6th. that action and insurrection that occurred really is a test for our democracy. if we allow that kind of activity to continue to fester and foster in this great country were, and we're in real danger. and so for four months congressman john katko and myself fashioned out what we