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Because they know they're coming for them. we all know this. we understand they've already gutted the voting rights act. who knows what else they're going to do along those lines. they're never going to stand up for voting rights. there's going to be more pressure to revise the supreme court, change it, add some seats. there will be pressure most importantly on the filibuster on passing the reproductive freedom act to codify roe versus wade along those lines. my concern is democrats are not delivering on these things, not because overwhelmingly democrats in congress want to, at least a couple ...

People from the lgbtq community are concerned as well. that you have already gutted the voting rights act. who knows what else they're going to do along those lines. they're never going to stand up for voting rights. there's going to be more pressure to revise the supreme court, add seats. there will be pressure most importantly on the filibuster on passing a reproductive freedom act to codify essentially roe v. wade long these lines. but my concern is democrats are not delivering on these things not because overwhelmingly democrats in congress want to a least a couple of them don't want to re...

>> are you in favor of campaign finance reforms? are you part of the problem? >> i have disproportionately benefitted? definitely. i'm figuring out how to push that system back so it gets back to justice, a working democracy of mind for the people, yes. >> tom steyer and the koch brothers are making their presence felt on the biggest stages of politics. but to see how the swamp is affecting people on an increasingly local level, we need to leave washington and head west. >> explain to me why all of your neighbors don't have solar like you do? >> because dark money succeeded in influencing the ...

I'm asking the general assembly to pass a law that requires background checks for all firearm sales in the state of ohio. >> that was tuesday. two days after the horrors. governor backing some gun safety pros there, not an assault weapons ban while an nra-backed president claims that he would maybe support background checks. others going for thor, mike turner saying he backs a full-blown assault weapons ban. taken together, what are the lessons? first in a working democracy solutions to problems can get enacted. second, the people trying to convince you that week that nothing will ever change ...

>> i have disproportionately benefitted? definitely. i'm figuring out how to push that system back so it gets back to justice, a working democracy of mind for the people, yes. >> tom styier and the coke brothers are making their presence felt on the biggest stages of politics. but to see how the swamp is affecting people on an increasingly local level, we need to leave washington and head west. >> explain to me why all of your neighbors don't have solar like you do? >> because dark money succeeded in influencing the regulators. . oh delicious. or delicious... or fun. ♪ but since you need bot...