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I say we're looking for outcomes. >> exactly. >> that's most important. and african-american voters, we are on edge that our communities are being tagged by individuals who are real cops. we are concerned with the redistricting process that's taking place and the outcome that's going to present. this is the first time since 1960 that we're doing redistricting without the full protection of the voting rights act. we have a midterm election that's coming up, state legislative races, u.s. senate, and congressional races. that map could determine the future of america and whether or not african-am...

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Big fat thumb on the scales of democracy goes much further than that. last night, lawmakers in texas approved new u.s. house maps that according to the associated press, quote, favor incumbents and, surprise, decrease political representation for growing minority communities. from that a.p. report, "republicans have said they followed the law in defending the maps, which protect their slipping grip on texas by putting more gop-leaning voters into suburban districts where democrats have made inroads in recent years. the texas gop controlled both chambers of the legislature, giving them nearly c...

Their goal for this redistricting process in order to protect their power artificially. and what you see from democrats both in the states where we are redistricting and also with the support of the freedom to vote act is a real belief in our democracy and how the system should work. we want the elections to be fair. we do want voters to be the ones who determine the outcome of these elections contrary to what thomas hofler said in your intro and we want them redrawn fairly in a way that reflect the will of the voters. in illinois you are seeing the very first draft of a map out on friday. i t...

Gerrymandering in the country, too. >> well, thanks for having me and covering this with such a comprehensive intro there. you're right to cover what is happening now with redistricting in the context for this larger fight for the democracy. what you have right now is one party, the republican party willing to go to extreme lengths to subvert our democracy, to redistrict themselves into power for the decade, which is their words of their goal for this redistricting process in order to protect their power artificially. what you see from democrats both in the states where we're redistricting and...