mississippi, after its governor signed a pair of bills yesterday expanding the states control over the predominantly black city capitals, the capital city of mississippi, jackson. the states plan creates a temporary court system within the city, but outside of the city's control was, staffed with appointed justices and prosecutors who will preside over jackson's capitol police unit, which is not subject to the police reforms instituted by jackson mayor lumumba. the laws say that jackson citizens are being stripped of their constitutional rights because they are predominantly black. do you agree with that assessment, charles, and how do you view this whole situation? >> what we've seen recently is a number of states stepping on the toes of black cities taking over power over those black cities. you also saw in houston where the state took over part --