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Against majority rule. you know, the threats to democracy are growing both in terms of just demographically as the distance between the most populous states and the least populous states grows because of gerrymandering, which could hand the house back to the republicans, even if they don't win any more votes than they won the last time around, and because of these voting restriction measures, voter intimidation measures. one of the most, i think, egregious parts of this proposed texas bill is that it would allow anybody to act as poll watchers and harass people who are going to the polls. i me...

Washington, d.c., to essentially cause a stalemate and keep those house and senate bills, those voting restriction measures that they say from passing. but i want to let you hear from representative talarico, who says what they intend to do here in these coming days. >> all we're asking them to do is make one exception to one senate rule to save american democracy. it is not that hard. it is a pretty light lift when you consider what is at stake. our national democratic peers hold majorities in the house, in the senate and they hold the white house. there are no excuses not to pass the voting ...

Take any additional precautions at this time, unless they do start to show symptoms of covid. >> amanda, this throws a wrench into. things how does this impact the democrats efforts to stall those voting restriction measures at the state texas state house? >> that is the question. there is still a large admission at play for this group of texan democratic reps. obviously, they came because of the 30 day special session going on in texas, they broke that quorum by coming here, to stall and put pressure into not passing those restrictive voting measures within the state. but, now they are some j...