democrats in dc to stop what is happening in texas. >> that's right. it's really impossible for a state lawmaker, any lawmaker, to permanently leave their post in an effort, however well-meaning, to dislodge this attempt at voter suppression. but you're absolutely right. none of this would succeed if it were not for the shall we say disinclination of certain democrats to punch through the filibuster, to pass meaningful voter reform. these things could all be preemmed under federal law, we could have a reauthorization of the voting rights act, the pre-clearance provisions, we could have specific rights of action, with these sham audits and these other actions are exempted, and we don't, and we can't until all 50 senators decide that they are going to change in some fashion the filibuster rules. the notion that we're going to have a single republican, let alone 10 to go along with