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Parliamentary system on top of a representational system. and it does not work. >> are you fighting against your own party in that way sometimes? in order to -- >> we do all the time in the blue dogs. but i mean we get from both ways. but there was a fellow from eastern shore, maryland, great guy. he was defeated in his party primary because he became too green. he wanted to save the chesapeake bay. great guy. you could work with him. and so when people are punished for being bipartisan because of the system that we have that allows this obscene gerrymande ing all overt country, you've got to ...

Representational system. and it does not work. >> are you fighting against your own party in that way sometimes? in order to -- >> we do all the time in the blue dogs. but i mean we get from both ways. but there was a fellow from eastern shore, maryland, great guy. he was defeated in his party primary because he became too green. he wanted to save the chesapeake bay. great guy. you could work with him. and so when people are punished for being bipartisan because of the system that we have that allows this obscene gerry manderrimander i ing all overt country, you've got to go to the root cause ...

By 14 democrats and 19 republicans. it's an extraordinary number. it's nothing now to lose a sixth congressman. what's the deal with washington these days? >> what's interesting to me, all of you have had careers before. why are you concerned about having this job? there are other jobs. you are some of the smartest people whose resumes i've seen to tell people what the actual truth is. >> that's why i'm leaving. >> what vernon is saying is that the price of telling the truth is increasingly higher, you get hit from both sides. being willing to say to your own party, i disagree with this party ...