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Super majorities to give yourself a fighting chance. >> yeah, i couldn't agree with that more, it is about power, and it's something that we know how to exercise and use extremely well on the republican side. secretary castro, you've seen firsthand a lot of what roland is talking about. used to be the mayor of san antonio, you know the inner workings of local government in a very red state. better than most. so, where is that opportunity to do like roland said, to sort of begin to create and generate the level of interest at the ground level that changes everything that flows up. >> well, you ...

In my file that i wanted to show to members of the texas senate and walk around with because i was so disgusted in their ability to do anything and have bills on the senate floor about common sense gun safety solutions. i ended up shredding that photo because i didn't think it was appropriate. i didn't think i needed -- it wasn't fair to that family whose little girl had died in such a horrific way and i had not asked them. as you know i signed a nondisclosure agreement, jake, to not divulge or distribute that information. but on the senate floor i felt that people should see these images, one...

Roland, let's get to you, my friend, on this one. talk to me about democrats because republican-led state legislatures like texas, they're just chewing it up and spreading it out, all right? they're passing up popular stuff, anti-democratic bills, and where is the fight? there is no fight. it's not just the gun issues, transgender issues, it's books that we read. where is the fight from the democrats that say, you know, what time out, we're not doing this? >> well, there is a fight, but you can't fight when they have a supermajority. so, what democrats have done for the last, oh, 20 or so year...

Decision, i think. that said, i had a still photo in my file that i wanted to show to members of the texas senate and walk around with it because i was so disgusted in their inability to do anything and have bills on the senate floor about common sense gun safety solutions, and i ended up shredding that photo because i didn't think it was appropriate. i didn't think it was fair to that family whose little girl who had died in such a horrific way, and i had not asked them. i signed a non-disclosure development, jake, to not divulge or distribute that information, but on the senate floor, i felt...

Team people, team america, team texas. there is only one team that is fighting to actually save lives. and that's the democratic team. this is not conjecture and this is not a debate. these are just the facts. when we look at who pushes for the legislation, the legislation that will absolutely save lives, we know that it is the democrats. and so i don't see how the republicans can beat us if, this is a number one issue that is on the minds of people. and i don't see how it is not. anybody that has a child, loves a child, as roland has already indicated -- we have talked about this over and ove...