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Some El Cajon residents are demanding changes to a plan that would split up East County communities and how they are represented in the state legislature and congress. Some minority groups say the new map being considered will lessen their power and silence their voices.
Have difficulty taking off. who knows. >> tim miller who uses to work in republican politics and then became an anti-trumper, every story i was told about politics, ways and means chairmanship and nunes taking a pass on it. he's raised a ton of money. could have picked a new district. chances are he could have come back to the congress. >> they think president trump is going to come back. he's fallen out of favor with republican leadership. you know, more interesting. >> up next the biden justice department is suing texas again, this time doj says texas republicans punished voters of color whe...
Wakeup behind the lines." welcome and congratulations on the new book. the fact that they were elected, that voters chose to overlook these things, how do you interpret this? is this a sign of things to come for the republican party? >> it's actually already happening. we know a lot of state reps around the country were at january 6th or stop the steal or a part of other groups. the book is all about these state houses have basically become in many states like ohio a non-democratic institution, but they have immense power over the drawing of district lines, over the setting of rules, and so as...
Democrats are sounding the alarm over what they say are attempts to suppress minority voters through redrawn district lines. joining us now former attorney general, eric holder, he's chair of the national democratic redistricting committee and has been at the forefront of the fight for voting rights. it's really good to have you back on the show. tell us what area in terms of redistricting are most important right now to get it right? >> well, i think you know all the staej in the process of redistricting so i think if we want to make sure we are focusing on the nation and its entirety. states...
Dynamic, really vocal, really experienced good legislators in sheila jackson lee and al green, both of whom have substantial power. you're eliminating substantial power for those districts in the state of texas, but it's a partisan play to continue to tip texas more in favor of republicans. >> i hate having the both of them pitted against each other because they're both outstanding and so devoted and so experienced. susan, you heard one of them, the congresswoman, saying the gop has engaged with democrats in the past when redrawing district lines. so what's changed? >> looks like the texas leg...