WEBVTT - Texas Dems Surrender-Explaining Dem Redistricting Hypocrisy Nationwide

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome in as Vertical Center. Ted Cruz Ben Ferguson with you,

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<v Speaker 1>and we get to start with some pretty big breaking news.

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<v Speaker 1>The Texas Democratic fugitives. They've conceded. They are apparently going

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<v Speaker 1>to return to Austin as the latest report center. This

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<v Speaker 1>is certainly going to be tears to many liberals that

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<v Speaker 1>were cheering them on in sanctuary states. Now they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to actually have to go back to work.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is news that broke this evening. The Texas

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<v Speaker 2>Democrats who had fled the state the House Democrats defeat

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<v Speaker 2>a quorum in order to stop the redistricting in the

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<v Speaker 2>state of Texas. They've surrendered, They've admitted defeat. They've announced

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<v Speaker 2>that they are coming back. We're going to break that down.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to tell you why they're coming back. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to tell you about what legal authorities the governor

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<v Speaker 2>and the Speaker of the House had and used to

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<v Speaker 2>force them to come back. And we're also going to

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<v Speaker 2>talk more broadly about the issue of jerry mandering because

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<v Speaker 2>we have seen in the last two weeks, we have

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<v Speaker 2>seen democrats, we have seen blue state governors, we have

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<v Speaker 2>seen the media clutching their pearls saying this is horrible,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a theft of democracy, and I got to

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<v Speaker 2>say in the Annals of Hypocrisy, the democrats reaction to

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<v Speaker 2>Texas's redistricting may be at the top of the list

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<v Speaker 2>of utter complete nonsense and hypocrisy. We're gonna give you

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<v Speaker 2>the facts of what exactly Democrat states do when they

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<v Speaker 2>draw congressional redistricts and compare it to Republican states and

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<v Speaker 2>spoiler alerts, the Democrat states are much much, much more

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<v Speaker 2>egregious in gerrymandering their states than Republican states ever are.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna give you the facts so that when you're

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<v Speaker 2>standing around the water cooler, you're gonna know the response

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<v Speaker 2>to someone who decides to do some pearl clutching on

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<v Speaker 2>their own.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, no doubt. It's really fun when you see the data.

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<v Speaker 1>They may have wished they didn't go down This road

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<v Speaker 1>in Texas is going to have a big impact around

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<v Speaker 1>the country.

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<v Speaker 1>your first order. All right, So this has become like

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<v Speaker 1>a rallying cry center around the country. Democrats are like,

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<v Speaker 1>they're jerrymandering down there in Texas. You even have Gavin

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<v Speaker 1>Newsom getting in on this. He sends a letter to

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<v Speaker 1>the Presidence like, well, if you guys don't stop what

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<v Speaker 1>they're doing there, then we may have to jerrymandering in

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<v Speaker 1>California and get those seats back that you steal from Democrats.

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<v Speaker 1>News Alert they've been doing this for decades in California.

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<v Speaker 1>That kind of I fired on in pretty quickly. But

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<v Speaker 1>now the Democrats are coming home.

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<v Speaker 2>Well they are, and that's the breaking news this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm reading from one news story here in Texas.

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<v Speaker 2>ABC thirteen is confirmed with multiple sources that House Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>will return to Texas. Eyewitness News has not confirmed the date,

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<v Speaker 2>but we do know that the Democrats believe they've accomplished

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<v Speaker 2>their mission by killing the first special session and raising

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<v Speaker 2>national awareness about the mid decade redistricting effort. It is

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<v Speaker 2>unclear which day they will be in Austin at the Capitol,

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<v Speaker 2>but they stress that they will push for Hill Country

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<v Speaker 2>flooding relief to be the priority. After our initial reporting

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<v Speaker 2>online and on television, a spokesperson for the Texas Democratic

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<v Speaker 2>Caucus set the following statement to ABC News quote, members

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<v Speaker 2>are still assessing their strategies going forward and are in

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<v Speaker 2>private meeting to make decisions about future plans. Currently, if

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<v Speaker 2>and when the Texas House Democrats breaking quorum decide to

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<v Speaker 2>go home is squarely dependent upon the actions of the governor,

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<v Speaker 2>Speaker and Texas Republicans in charge make with regard to

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<v Speaker 2>prioritizing flood victims over redistricting.

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<v Speaker 4>That hurts Texans.

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<v Speaker 2>So that's their talking point, but the ultimate bottom line

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<v Speaker 2>is they've announced they're coming back.

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<v Speaker 4>Now, why are they coming back? They're coming back.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one because the governor and the Speaker of the

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<v Speaker 2>House is issued in order to arrest them, to bring

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<v Speaker 2>them back forcibly and arrest them.

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<v Speaker 4>Number two, the.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaker of the House has the authority to find them

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<v Speaker 2>five hundred dollars a day for every day they are

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<v Speaker 2>absent and break quorum.

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<v Speaker 4>They change the rules in the hent in the House.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, that five hundred dollars cannot be

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<v Speaker 2>paid from campaign funds. You can't raise money for it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's five hundred dollars out of your personal pocket if

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<v Speaker 2>you refuse to show up.

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<v Speaker 1>It's amazing how that changes everything for the Democrats. So

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<v Speaker 1>hold on a second. We can't can't talk about her money.

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<v Speaker 1>What money, What do you mean money?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And number three, and the Governor is proceeding in front

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<v Speaker 2>of the Texas Supreme Court to seek to declare those

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<v Speaker 2>offices vacant and remove them from office. And so they

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<v Speaker 2>were facing a legal barrage and they knuckled under it.

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<v Speaker 4>They were engaged in.

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<v Speaker 2>That, they were engaged in a lot of smoke and

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<v Speaker 2>mirrors and show they were throwing a hissy fit. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of the day, Ben mark myert words.

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<v Speaker 2>The result, Texas will pass this redistricting bill, and the

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<v Speaker 2>consequence of it is going to be five additional Republicans

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<v Speaker 2>elected to Congress from the state of Texas. That is

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen, and the Democrats, they may decide to

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<v Speaker 2>play out and to have their righteous anger while they

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<v Speaker 2>rush off to their comrades to say, we think it

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<v Speaker 2>is terrible when Republicans are elected, but they will lose

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<v Speaker 2>because they don't have the leverage. And I'll tell you, Ben,

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<v Speaker 2>that this is actually a topic that I've got some

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<v Speaker 2>personal experience in.

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<v Speaker 1>You've dealt with this before, literally in your own life.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, So, in two thousand and two, Greg Abbott was

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<v Speaker 2>elected the Attorney General of Texas. He'd been on the

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<v Speaker 2>Texas Supreme Court, he was elected AG. When he was

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<v Speaker 2>elected AG, he interviewed this this young kid lawyer to

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<v Speaker 2>be Solicitor General. And Okay, I'm actually going to take

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<v Speaker 2>a break. Have I ever told you the story of

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<v Speaker 2>how I got the job of SG.

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So I'm in DC. I'm working in the George W.

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<v Speaker 2>Bush administration. I'm the head of policy at the Federal

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<v Speaker 2>Trade Commission and a buddy of mine calls and says, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>Greg Abbott was just elected AG. And I said, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I knew that I wasn't a complete idiot. And he said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>he's looking for an SG. Are you willing to have

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<v Speaker 2>your name considered? And I said, well, let me think

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<v Speaker 2>about it. Let me talk with Heidi, and I'll call

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<v Speaker 2>you back tomorrow and let you know. And I talked

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<v Speaker 2>with Heidi. I said, what do you think? She said,

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely yes, put your name in. I think that's great.

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<v Speaker 2>So I pulled together a resume, I sent it down,

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<v Speaker 2>and a day or two later I got a call

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<v Speaker 2>asking me to come down to all interview.

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<v Speaker 4>So I did. I went down and interviewed.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I didn't know Greg Abbott at all, and I

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<v Speaker 2>frankly assumed I'd never get the job. That he would

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<v Speaker 2>hire someone who'd known twenty years. That's kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>way of the world. He'd hire a buddy of his,

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<v Speaker 2>another lawyer.

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<v Speaker 1>He knew baseball in politics, right, you go with someone

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<v Speaker 1>you're familiar with.

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<v Speaker 2>So I went down there. Now, I'm thirty one years old,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a kid. I do the interview. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>him at all, and a couple days later, I'm actually

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<v Speaker 2>out with Heidi. We're in California at her parents' house

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<v Speaker 2>and it's about six in the morning where but we're

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<v Speaker 2>both asleep in bed and my cell phone rings. I

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<v Speaker 2>answer it and it's Greg Abbott and he's calling to

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<v Speaker 2>offer me the job of SG and I was I

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<v Speaker 2>was floored. But I got to tell you, Heidi almost

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<v Speaker 2>fell out of bed. She was so shocked, and she

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<v Speaker 2>told me she said, well, look, I told you to

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<v Speaker 2>interview because I knew there was no chance you could

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<v Speaker 2>get the job. I knew it was absolutely hopeless. And

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<v Speaker 2>I actually almost didn't get the job. Abbott told me

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<v Speaker 2>later that he almost didn't make me the offer because

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't think I had the wine, because he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>think I had the experience to be a very good

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<v Speaker 2>oral advocate.

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<v Speaker 3>At the time, you didn't put debate champ on your resume.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a little disappointed in you. There.

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<v Speaker 2>Well it was there, But at the time I had

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<v Speaker 2>only argued two cases in my life, so I was

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<v Speaker 2>thirty one. Now I won both of them. The two

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<v Speaker 2>cases i'd argue I'd won. One was a Court of

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<v Speaker 2>Appeals case in private practice, and the other was in

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<v Speaker 2>a federal district court in New York on behalf of

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<v Speaker 2>the FTC. Now, I will say, in the case in

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<v Speaker 2>New York on the other side was the head of

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<v Speaker 2>litigation at Crevass, Swain and Moore, which is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the top law firms in the country. And I took

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<v Speaker 2>him on and beat him in court. And so those

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<v Speaker 2>two arguments, I leaned in hard and said, look, I've

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<v Speaker 2>done two arguments. I'm two and oh. They were both

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<v Speaker 2>hard cases. They mattered and somehow. You know, if you

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<v Speaker 2>ever saw the movie Job, if you ever saw the

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<v Speaker 2>movie Chicago with Richard Gear where they go and now

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<v Speaker 2>a tap dance.

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<v Speaker 4>So I get the job. I head back to Texas.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm in Austin.

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<v Speaker 2>Spring of two thousand and three, the Texas House, for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time in decades becomes Republican, and so the

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<v Speaker 2>Texas House begins to do mid decade redistricting. Now what

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<v Speaker 2>is mid decade redistricting. Ordinarily, redistricting happens right after the

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<v Speaker 2>turn of the decade. So if you get a new

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<v Speaker 2>new decade, you get a new census, and with a

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<v Speaker 2>new census, you do redistricting with the new numbers that

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<v Speaker 2>have come out from the census. That's how it ordinarily happens. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>back in two thousand and one, Texas had done redistricting,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Democrats controlled the House, and so Texas had

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<v Speaker 2>the most egregious partisan jerymander in the country because even

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<v Speaker 2>though Texas was voting overwhelmingly Republican on the statewide level,

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<v Speaker 2>Texas was electing a majority of Democrats to the congressional delegation.

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<v Speaker 2>The Texas Democrats had drawn a map to elect the

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<v Speaker 2>opposite congressional delegation from the way the state was voting,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was the nastiest partisan gerrymander in the country

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<v Speaker 2>by the Texas Democrats. That's what they'd done. So in

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<v Speaker 2>two thousand and three, when Republicans took the House, they decided, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to do redistricting so that we can draw

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<v Speaker 2>a map that alects a congressional delegation that reflects the

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<v Speaker 2>values of the voters of Texas. So they did so,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Texas Democrats in two thousand and three did

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<v Speaker 2>exactly what the Texas Democrats did in twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>which is they fled. They said, run away, run away,

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<v Speaker 2>And so the House Democrats they went north to Ardmore,

0:11:54.200 --> 0:11:57.200
<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma state, a little holiday inn just over over the

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<v Speaker 2>Red River, and that the Senate Democrats they went to

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<v Speaker 2>New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to a fancy, a very

0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:10.199
<v Speaker 2>fancy hotel. And I thought it was really funny that

0:12:10.240 --> 0:12:13.280
<v Speaker 2>the senators, the Democrats senators were going to a shishi hotel,

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<v Speaker 2>and that the House members were at a holiday inn

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<v Speaker 2>in Oklahoma. But so one of the first things that

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<v Speaker 2>happened is is that the Speaker of the House, Tom Cratick,

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<v Speaker 2>a great guy, picks up the phone and he calls

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<v Speaker 2>Greg Abbott, the brand new Attorney General, and he says, General,

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<v Speaker 2>can I arrest the fleeing House Democrats? And Abbot said,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. He said, let me let you let

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<v Speaker 2>me figure it out. So Abbot picks up the phone.

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<v Speaker 2>He calls me, I'm brand new in my job as SG.

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<v Speaker 2>He goes ted. The Speaker wants to know can he

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<v Speaker 2>arrest the fleeing Democrats who are fleeing the state. I said, General,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, let me research it. I'll give you

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<v Speaker 2>an answer. So I sat down, I did the legal research.

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<v Speaker 2>It turns out the answer is unequivocally yes, and The

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<v Speaker 2>reason is the Texas Constitution has a provision in it

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<v Speaker 2>that is copied word for word from the United States Constitution,

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<v Speaker 2>and the US Constitution has a provision that gives both

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<v Speaker 2>Houses of Congress the power to forcibly compel the attendance

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<v Speaker 2>of absent members so that members do not have the

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<v Speaker 2>right to defy a quorum. And in fact, multiple times

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<v Speaker 2>that has been used carrying House members or senators into

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<v Speaker 2>the chambers in lake irons in handcuffs. And so I

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<v Speaker 2>came back and said, the answer is unequivocally yes, you

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<v Speaker 2>can arrest them. Now became a little bit complicated when

0:13:39.480 --> 0:13:43.760
<v Speaker 2>they crossed state lines because crossing state lines, particularly going

0:13:43.800 --> 0:13:48.600
<v Speaker 2>into states with Democrat administrations, it is possible that if

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<v Speaker 2>Texas DPS troopers showed up there, that those states could

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<v Speaker 2>try to prosecute the officers for kidnapping. That was a

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<v Speaker 2>possibility if the governor or the local des decided to

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<v Speaker 2>be belligerent, you could get into uncharted legal territory.

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<v Speaker 4>And so the safe.

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<v Speaker 1>Fanti is that why, by the way, Democrats have all

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<v Speaker 1>picked these liberal cities like Illinois, where the governor says

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to back you, We've got you come here,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll be safe.

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<v Speaker 3>We won't let them arrest you.

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<v Speaker 5>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>It is more complicated to do it in a liberal

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<v Speaker 2>jurisdiction if you have someone who is partisan and politically motivated.

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<v Speaker 2>What is unambiguously clear is that when the Texas Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>are back in Texas, you can arrest them and you

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<v Speaker 2>can forcibly produce their bodies on the floor to get

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<v Speaker 2>a quorum. So this will end, they will lose, and

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<v Speaker 2>the Texas Legislature will pass this redistrict.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, if you are arrested and taking to

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<v Speaker 1>the four the way that you were described, I think

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people just want to know this around

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<v Speaker 1>the country. You can be there like not wanting to

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<v Speaker 1>be there. Right, they can drag your butt literally into

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<v Speaker 1>the chamber and you're counted there as a human being

0:14:58.040 --> 0:15:00.160
<v Speaker 1>that's a member of the legislature. And that's how you

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<v Speaker 1>get to a quorum. It's not forcing you to vote, right,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just that your present.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct And it can be literally with handcuffs and leg irons.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it now.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not being arrested for a crime. You're not going

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<v Speaker 2>to jail. It is the authority to physically force your

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<v Speaker 2>presence in the room because the reason they're fleeing is

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<v Speaker 2>is the requirement that there be a quorum. The legislature

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<v Speaker 2>cannot do business if they're not sufficient members there for

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<v Speaker 2>a quorum. And that's why both the United States Constitution

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<v Speaker 2>and the Texas Constitution give the authority to physically compel presence,

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<v Speaker 2>because no individual member has a right to prevent the

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<v Speaker 2>body from being able to legislate from being able to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. Its fundamental constitutional responsibility.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're back now, and this has actually brought up,

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<v Speaker 1>I think a bigger issue and I want to take

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<v Speaker 1>the time. I actually think this may be one of

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest backfires in political modern history, in my opinion

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<v Speaker 1>on an issue of jerryman A lot of people I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think understood just how much abuse of power with

0:16:08.680 --> 0:16:11.760
<v Speaker 1>Democrats in charge in different states with jerrymandering, and how

0:16:11.800 --> 0:16:16.920
<v Speaker 1>many Conservatives were so underrepresented in Congress. A great example

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<v Speaker 1>of that is California. There are several other states that

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<v Speaker 1>have like zero representation of Conservatives of Republican members of

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<v Speaker 1>Congress because the way they've drawn the district lines to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that it's almost all Democrats all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>And a lot of people did not know how much

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<v Speaker 1>abuse there was, how much jerry mannering was happening all

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<v Speaker 1>over the country in Democratic states until the big Texas

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<v Speaker 1>issue happened. I think this could be a backfire for Democrats.

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<v Speaker 2>Look, just about every big Democrat state has gerrymandered the

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<v Speaker 2>hell out of their map and is frustrating the will

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<v Speaker 2>of their voters in their states. So let me give

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<v Speaker 2>you some specific examples. California, biggest Democrats state in the country.

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<v Speaker 2>In twenty twenty four, or fifty eight percent of Californians

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<v Speaker 2>voted Democrat. Thirty eight percent voted Republicans. So fifty eight

0:17:05.520 --> 0:17:11.320
<v Speaker 2>percent Democrat. They have a total of fifty two congressional seats.

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<v Speaker 2>Of those fifty two, forty three of them are Democrat,

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<v Speaker 2>nine are Republican. What does that mean. It means the

0:17:19.480 --> 0:17:22.240
<v Speaker 2>Democrats win fifty eight percent of the vote in California

0:17:22.280 --> 0:17:25.960
<v Speaker 2>and they get wait for it, eighty three percent of

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<v Speaker 2>the congressional delegation.

0:17:28.160 --> 0:17:29.720
<v Speaker 3>That's what they Democrat there.

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<v Speaker 2>So the thirty eight percent of Californians that vote Republican

0:17:34.600 --> 0:17:37.440
<v Speaker 2>get a total of seventeen percent of the congressional delegation.

0:17:37.520 --> 0:17:42.600
<v Speaker 2>They're basically shut out. How about New York New York.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifty six percent of New Yorkers vote Democrat, forty three

0:17:47.200 --> 0:17:52.159
<v Speaker 2>percent vote Republican. There are twenty six congressional seats in

0:17:52.240 --> 0:17:55.320
<v Speaker 2>New York. Nineteen of them are Democrats, seven are Republican.

0:17:55.760 --> 0:17:58.400
<v Speaker 2>What does that mean. It means Democrats get fifty six

0:17:58.440 --> 0:18:00.439
<v Speaker 2>percent of the vote statewide in New York. Can they

0:18:00.440 --> 0:18:05.920
<v Speaker 2>get wait for it, seventy three percent of the statewide

0:18:05.920 --> 0:18:10.880
<v Speaker 2>congressional delegation. How about Illinois? All right, Illinois is really

0:18:10.880 --> 0:18:16.440
<v Speaker 2>egregious Illinois. Fifty four percent of people in Illinois vote Democrat.

0:18:16.480 --> 0:18:21.600
<v Speaker 2>It's not that huge margin. Forty four percent, forty three,

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<v Speaker 2>forty three percent vote Republican. There are seventeen congressional seats

0:18:28.720 --> 0:18:34.280
<v Speaker 2>from Illinois, fourteen of them are Democrat, only three are Republicans.

0:18:34.280 --> 0:18:38.440
<v Speaker 2>So here are the numbers. Democrats in Illinois get fifty

0:18:38.520 --> 0:18:42.399
<v Speaker 2>four percent of the vote and they get eighty two

0:18:42.600 --> 0:18:44.639
<v Speaker 2>percent of the congressional delegation.

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<v Speaker 1>And so the governor, I'm sure, was like, come on down, Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll keep you safe.

0:18:49.160 --> 0:18:49.320
<v Speaker 4>Here.

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<v Speaker 3>We're experts in this, we know exactly what we're doing

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<v Speaker 3>with this.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, some of the smaller Democrat states

0:18:56.480 --> 0:19:02.440
<v Speaker 2>are even more egregious. So, for example, Connecticut, Trump won

0:19:02.480 --> 0:19:05.640
<v Speaker 2>forty two percent of Connecticut. You know how many Republican

0:19:05.640 --> 0:19:07.080
<v Speaker 2>House members there are in Connecticut.

0:19:07.520 --> 0:19:10.560
<v Speaker 3>I'm going to guess zero to one zero there there

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<v Speaker 3>you go.

0:19:11.080 --> 0:19:16.359
<v Speaker 2>Democrats have one hundred percent. New Mexico. Trump won forty

0:19:16.400 --> 0:19:19.360
<v Speaker 2>six percent in New Mexico. You know how many Republicans

0:19:20.400 --> 0:19:22.160
<v Speaker 2>are elected in New Mexico to Congress?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it zero? Again?

0:19:24.119 --> 0:19:27.760
<v Speaker 4>Zero? Wow? Three Democrats? Zero Republicans.

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<v Speaker 1>But by the way, is that not the actual definition

0:19:30.240 --> 0:19:32.480
<v Speaker 1>of Jerry mannering when you have forty seven percent or

0:19:32.520 --> 0:19:34.560
<v Speaker 1>forty three percent going for a party and they get

0:19:34.640 --> 0:19:36.280
<v Speaker 1>zero representation in Congress?

0:19:36.640 --> 0:19:36.880
<v Speaker 3>Yep?

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<v Speaker 2>Maryland, Maryland, Trump won thirty four percent of the vote

0:19:40.840 --> 0:19:45.399
<v Speaker 2>in the state. And you know how many Republicans they

0:19:45.400 --> 0:19:46.280
<v Speaker 2>have in their delegation.

0:19:47.600 --> 0:19:50.920
<v Speaker 4>One one is the only one.

0:19:50.960 --> 0:19:51.480
<v Speaker 3>There we go.

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<v Speaker 2>And by the way, you know what their Democrat governor.

0:19:54.080 --> 0:19:57.240
<v Speaker 3>Is saying, what Texas is terrible.

0:19:57.560 --> 0:19:59.879
<v Speaker 2>If Texas does this, we'll get rid of the only

0:20:00.119 --> 0:20:02.640
<v Speaker 2>Republican we elect, will take it to zero. We want

0:20:02.640 --> 0:20:07.760
<v Speaker 2>it to be one hundred percent. New Jersey, New Jersey,

0:20:07.800 --> 0:20:12.040
<v Speaker 2>Trump won six percent of New Jersey, their twelve congressional

0:20:12.080 --> 0:20:15.160
<v Speaker 2>seats Republicans have three of them.

0:20:15.520 --> 0:20:16.960
<v Speaker 3>Incredible Oregon.

0:20:17.840 --> 0:20:20.400
<v Speaker 2>Trump won forty one percent of the vote in Oregon.

0:20:21.200 --> 0:20:25.879
<v Speaker 2>Republicans have one out of the six seats. And here's

0:20:25.920 --> 0:20:31.520
<v Speaker 2>the one I love. Massachusetts. Yeah, the People's Republican Massachusetts.

0:20:32.359 --> 0:20:37.560
<v Speaker 2>Trump won thirty six percent of Massachusetts in twenty twenty four.

0:20:38.200 --> 0:20:41.800
<v Speaker 2>They're nine congressional seats out of Massachusetts. How many Republicans

0:20:41.800 --> 0:20:44.000
<v Speaker 2>do you think they elect. I'm gonna go with zero

0:20:44.040 --> 0:20:49.440
<v Speaker 2>again zero goose egg. Understand that Massachusetts so agregious. They say,

0:20:49.480 --> 0:20:51.800
<v Speaker 2>the thirty six percent of you Republicans in the state,

0:20:52.160 --> 0:20:56.719
<v Speaker 2>you get nothing. Yeah, that is their answer, nothing whatsoever.

0:20:56.960 --> 0:20:59.800
<v Speaker 2>And to give you a sense of just how ridiculous

0:20:59.800 --> 0:21:05.040
<v Speaker 2>the Democrat politicians are, the Governor Mara Healey, a Democrat,

0:21:06.240 --> 0:21:10.919
<v Speaker 2>threatened to redistrict in Massachusetts in retaliation for Texas. So

0:21:11.080 --> 0:21:15.240
<v Speaker 2>right now Massachusetts elects nine Democrats and zero Republicans. After

0:21:15.280 --> 0:21:19.440
<v Speaker 2>she redistricts, I guess they'll still elect nine Democrats and

0:21:19.800 --> 0:21:25.200
<v Speaker 2>zero Republicans. They've literally maxed out their jerrymandering, and yet

0:21:26.520 --> 0:21:29.240
<v Speaker 2>that they're still engaged in theater.

0:21:30.280 --> 0:21:31.760
<v Speaker 3>So let me ask you this question.

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<v Speaker 1>You hear these numbers, this is where I think Democrats

0:21:34.680 --> 0:21:37.680
<v Speaker 1>screwed up nationwide when they were coming to the aid

0:21:37.680 --> 0:21:40.720
<v Speaker 1>of the Democrats from Washington, I mean from Texas. They're like,

0:21:40.760 --> 0:21:42.360
<v Speaker 1>you know, we're going to stand by you and will

0:21:42.440 --> 0:21:46.280
<v Speaker 1>Jerry Jerry manner even more if they take away seats

0:21:46.320 --> 0:21:49.800
<v Speaker 1>from you in Texas. YadA, YadA, YadA. Now people see this,

0:21:50.480 --> 0:21:53.120
<v Speaker 1>we're talking about it. Everyone else to put a gold

0:21:53.200 --> 0:21:55.240
<v Speaker 1>talking about it. There's a lot of Republicans are.

0:21:55.119 --> 0:21:55.880
<v Speaker 3>Gonna be angry.

0:21:56.160 --> 0:21:57.920
<v Speaker 1>How do you fight back if you're in a state

0:21:57.960 --> 0:22:01.840
<v Speaker 1>where I don't know, thirty forty percent right of the

0:22:02.359 --> 0:22:04.240
<v Speaker 1>more than forty percent some of these states are voting

0:22:04.280 --> 0:22:08.359
<v Speaker 1>Republican and they're getting zero representation in Congress. What do

0:22:08.400 --> 0:22:10.800
<v Speaker 1>you do now? Is there a legal way to say

0:22:10.800 --> 0:22:11.800
<v Speaker 1>this is jerrymandery?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, look, they are being shown to be complete hypocrites,

0:22:16.040 --> 0:22:17.840
<v Speaker 2>and I want you, I want you now to listen

0:22:17.880 --> 0:22:22.360
<v Speaker 2>to this clip from NBC where the governor of Illinois,

0:22:22.400 --> 0:22:27.280
<v Speaker 2>Governor Pritzker, is called out on his uto hypocrisy. Give

0:22:27.280 --> 0:22:27.680
<v Speaker 2>a listen.

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<v Speaker 6>Every major group that grades the fairness of congressional maps

0:22:31.800 --> 0:22:35.880
<v Speaker 6>gives your state an f Common Cause and nonpartisan government

0:22:36.000 --> 0:22:39.160
<v Speaker 6>watchdog even says your map and I'm going to quote,

0:22:39.200 --> 0:22:42.720
<v Speaker 6>represents a nearly perfect model for everything that can go

0:22:42.840 --> 0:22:45.600
<v Speaker 6>wrong with redistricting. And I guess the question is, you

0:22:45.640 --> 0:22:48.840
<v Speaker 6>talk about preserving democracy, how do you preserve democracy if

0:22:48.840 --> 0:22:52.800
<v Speaker 6>you're using the same tactics that you've criticized Texas Republicans for.

0:22:53.720 --> 0:22:56.919
<v Speaker 7>But, as I say, what they're talking about is a distraction.

0:22:57.440 --> 0:23:01.200
<v Speaker 7>The reality is that the violation of people's voting rights

0:23:01.520 --> 0:23:04.440
<v Speaker 7>is what Texas is attempting to do. That's what's wrong

0:23:04.880 --> 0:23:07.080
<v Speaker 7>with their efforts right now. And the fact that the

0:23:07.119 --> 0:23:10.959
<v Speaker 7>President of the United States knows it and nevertheless is

0:23:11.080 --> 0:23:13.959
<v Speaker 7>asking them to do it, that is what's wrong with

0:23:14.000 --> 0:23:15.359
<v Speaker 7>what we're seeing right now.

0:23:15.600 --> 0:23:17.080
<v Speaker 4>Democracy is at stake.

0:23:17.840 --> 0:23:18.320
<v Speaker 3>I love it.

0:23:18.440 --> 0:23:21.480
<v Speaker 1>They always go back to democracy is at stake center, Like.

0:23:21.440 --> 0:23:24.040
<v Speaker 2>Don't sit the question, man, how do you know that

0:23:24.080 --> 0:23:25.119
<v Speaker 2>a Democrat is lying?

0:23:25.800 --> 0:23:27.399
<v Speaker 3>They start talking about democracy at.

0:23:27.240 --> 0:23:30.720
<v Speaker 2>Stake, his lips are moving. Yeah, it's true, it's true.

0:23:31.320 --> 0:23:35.040
<v Speaker 2>It is utterly brazen. So let's go back to the numbers,

0:23:36.040 --> 0:23:39.840
<v Speaker 2>because the numbers matter. So Illinois, fifty four percent of

0:23:39.840 --> 0:23:43.440
<v Speaker 2>people in Illinois vote Democrat, and yet their map right

0:23:43.480 --> 0:23:48.840
<v Speaker 2>now elects eighty two percent of the congressional delegation is Democrat.

0:23:48.880 --> 0:23:50.560
<v Speaker 4>Now Texas Texas.

0:23:50.720 --> 0:23:56.159
<v Speaker 2>Right now today Texas, fifty six percent of the state

0:23:56.320 --> 0:23:59.960
<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty four voted Republican. Our map, we have

0:24:00.240 --> 0:24:05.520
<v Speaker 2>thirty eight seats in it, twenty four Republicans, fourteen Democrats.

0:24:05.600 --> 0:24:09.520
<v Speaker 2>That means that right now in Texas, fifty four percent

0:24:09.560 --> 0:24:15.320
<v Speaker 2>of the Republicans elect sixty three percent of the congressional delegation.

0:24:16.400 --> 0:24:19.679
<v Speaker 2>So it's slightly more than the statewide percentage, but not

0:24:19.840 --> 0:24:22.960
<v Speaker 2>nearly as egregious as the other states. Now, what Texas

0:24:23.040 --> 0:24:27.680
<v Speaker 2>is doing is redrawing the districts so that five new

0:24:27.760 --> 0:24:30.920
<v Speaker 2>Republicans are likely to be elected. So instead of breaking

0:24:30.960 --> 0:24:33.800
<v Speaker 2>down twenty four to fourteen, it is likely to break.

0:24:33.560 --> 0:24:36.280
<v Speaker 4>Down twenty nine to nine.

0:24:36.880 --> 0:24:40.800
<v Speaker 2>That means that we would go from sixty three percent

0:24:40.840 --> 0:24:44.040
<v Speaker 2>of the congressional delegation being Republican, we would go from

0:24:44.080 --> 0:24:48.879
<v Speaker 2>that to seventy six percent. Now, seventy six percent is

0:24:48.960 --> 0:24:53.040
<v Speaker 2>still lower than California, which is eighty three percent.

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<v Speaker 4>It is lower.

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<v Speaker 2>Than Illinois, which is eighty two percent, and it's obviously

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<v Speaker 2>lower than Massachusetts, which is one hundred percent. And the irony,

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<v Speaker 2>the loudest voices that are denouncing what Texas is doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Are the governors of California, Illinois, and Massachusetts, three Democrat

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<v Speaker 2>hipocrats that are all saying, you guys are drawing your

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<v Speaker 2>maps not nearly as bad as we've drawn it, but

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<v Speaker 2>how dare you get even close?

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, don't forget the New York governor

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<v Speaker 1>Hochel got in on this as well. She was called

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<v Speaker 1>out for it on Fox News Channel. Listen to this

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<v Speaker 1>summrised it.

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<v Speaker 5>They said it was only three years ago that New

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<v Speaker 5>York's Democratic legislature drew up a map so brazenly contemptuous

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<v Speaker 5>of basic rules the governor district's contiguousness, that the state's

0:25:46.280 --> 0:25:48.840
<v Speaker 5>Democrat dominated Court of Appeals threw it out. The New

0:25:48.920 --> 0:25:52.560
<v Speaker 5>York Times at the time called those maps comically contorted.

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<v Speaker 5>That's their quote. So your state's highest court at the time,

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<v Speaker 5>all the judges appointed by democratic governors, they threw the

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<v Speaker 5>maps out. So fair to say Democrats have done what

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<v Speaker 5>they're now accusing Republicans of doing.

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<v Speaker 4>No, we followed the rules. We do it every ten years.

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<v Speaker 5>We based on that you didn't follow the rules. Well,

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<v Speaker 5>we did follow the rules, So the court was wrong,

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<v Speaker 5>but we followed the rules.

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<v Speaker 1>We follow the rooves you didn't the court said you did. No, no,

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<v Speaker 1>we follow There was no no no, The court said

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't follow the rules. That's how bad they were

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<v Speaker 1>in New York on that, Senator.

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<v Speaker 2>And understand, in New York, Democrats get fifty fifty six

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the vote and they get seventy three percent

0:26:32.160 --> 0:26:34.679
<v Speaker 2>of the congressional district. And but by the way, the

0:26:34.680 --> 0:26:37.040
<v Speaker 2>way they do that in New York is is they

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<v Speaker 2>break up Long Island, they break up Republican parts and

0:26:40.760 --> 0:26:43.199
<v Speaker 2>try to try to elect Democrats that they are. The

0:26:43.200 --> 0:26:44.919
<v Speaker 2>way they do it in California is they break up

0:26:44.960 --> 0:26:47.560
<v Speaker 2>southern California, they break up Orange County, and they.

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<v Speaker 4>Try to break up Republican votes.

0:26:49.160 --> 0:26:50.960
<v Speaker 2>The way they do it in Chicago is they break

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<v Speaker 2>up the more conservative votes that are outside of Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>All of that, that's the strategy the Democrats do. And

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<v Speaker 2>and listen, the reason Texas is acting to do this

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<v Speaker 2>is because it matters number one nationally, if we have

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<v Speaker 2>a Republican majority in the House.

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<v Speaker 4>We have a very slim majority right now.

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<v Speaker 2>Electing five new Republicans will make a difference, will significantly

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<v Speaker 2>increase the chances of keeping a Republican majority in the

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty sixth election. But it also reflects the values

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<v Speaker 2>of the voters of Texas.

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<v Speaker 4>Texas is a red state.

0:27:28.880 --> 0:27:32.760
<v Speaker 2>Texans want low taxes, we want low regulation, we want

0:27:32.760 --> 0:27:35.920
<v Speaker 2>a secure border. We support law enforcement, we support keeping

0:27:35.960 --> 0:27:39.080
<v Speaker 2>our families safe. We support the Constitution. We want free

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<v Speaker 2>speech and religious liberty in the Second Amendment, Texans believe

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<v Speaker 2>in fundamental liberty, fundamental values. And today's left wing, lunatic

0:27:50.880 --> 0:27:54.720
<v Speaker 2>Democrat Party is directly contrary to the values of the

0:27:54.720 --> 0:27:57.840
<v Speaker 2>people of Texas. And so what the legislature is doing

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<v Speaker 2>is drawing a map that will elect a congressional delegation

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<v Speaker 2>that reflects the values of the voters. That is not

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<v Speaker 2>only not contrary to democracy, that is the essence of democracy,

0:28:10.200 --> 0:28:14.680
<v Speaker 2>which is allowing the voters to actually elect representatives who

0:28:14.760 --> 0:28:19.560
<v Speaker 2>share their values. And what the Democrats are mad about

0:28:20.280 --> 0:28:22.720
<v Speaker 2>is that this map will allow the voters of Texas

0:28:22.760 --> 0:28:26.399
<v Speaker 2>to elect representatives who share their values. In their view,

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<v Speaker 2>any time you hear a Democrat use the words assault

0:28:30.320 --> 0:28:35.760
<v Speaker 2>on democracy, what they really mean is electing Republicans. It's

0:28:36.040 --> 0:28:40.160
<v Speaker 2>just about power. It's why these same hypocrites did everything

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<v Speaker 2>they could to remove Donald Trump from the ballot. Ye

0:28:43.360 --> 0:28:48.000
<v Speaker 2>because nothing says defending democracy like taking your opponent off

0:28:48.040 --> 0:28:50.880
<v Speaker 2>the ballot and stopping the pesky voters from voting for him.

0:28:51.200 --> 0:28:56.120
<v Speaker 2>They don't believe in democracy. They believe in power, raw power.

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<v Speaker 2>So they're perfectly comfortable with Massachusetts having one hundred percent

0:28:59.600 --> 0:29:03.320
<v Speaker 2>of its DEWN delegation being Democrats, but they're furious if

0:29:03.320 --> 0:29:06.880
<v Speaker 2>a republican state actually tries to have its delegation reflect

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<v Speaker 2>the views of its voters.

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<v Speaker 4>That is the beauty of democracy.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you think I'm being too harsh, if you

0:29:15.040 --> 0:29:19.280
<v Speaker 2>think I'm being to too harsh and too judgmental of

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<v Speaker 2>the Democrats, I want you to listen to my erstwhile opponent,

0:29:22.560 --> 0:29:26.600
<v Speaker 2>Beto O'Rourke. Now, Beto, you recall ran against me in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty eighteen for the Senate. He became a cause celeb

0:29:30.640 --> 0:29:32.720
<v Speaker 2>all of the Democrats, all of the media, their hearts

0:29:32.760 --> 0:29:35.400
<v Speaker 2>went pitter pat, and he was a phenom.

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<v Speaker 4>And he came within a few points of beating to

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<v Speaker 4>be lost.

0:29:39.600 --> 0:29:41.880
<v Speaker 2>And then he ran for president as a Democrat and

0:29:41.920 --> 0:29:45.640
<v Speaker 2>he lost, And they ran for governor against Greg ABBOTTNY lost.

0:29:45.720 --> 0:29:48.280
<v Speaker 2>So at this point he's zero for three and he's

0:29:48.320 --> 0:29:50.760
<v Speaker 2>kind of pissed off about it, and so when he's

0:29:50.800 --> 0:29:53.920
<v Speaker 2>pissed off about it, he's really honest and candid.

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<v Speaker 4>Give a listen to what Beto had to say.

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<v Speaker 8>They're not going to let him stop us.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you with me on that handle.

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<v Speaker 8>It also means, as Mark was saying earlier, we don't

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<v Speaker 8>await the punch thrown by these would be fascist to land.

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<v Speaker 8>We punch first, and we punch harder. We want California

0:30:16.200 --> 0:30:19.800
<v Speaker 8>and New Jersey and Illinois and Maryland and every other

0:30:19.880 --> 0:30:23.360
<v Speaker 8>state where the Democrats hold the governor's mansion, the Assembly,

0:30:23.480 --> 0:30:27.200
<v Speaker 8>and the state Senate to redraw their congressional districts now,

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<v Speaker 8>not wait for Texas to move first to maximize Democratic

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<v Speaker 8>Party advantage. Listen, you may say to yourself, well, those

0:30:35.400 --> 0:30:38.040
<v Speaker 8>aren't the rules. There are no refs in this game

0:30:38.160 --> 0:30:40.920
<v Speaker 8>for the rules. We are gonna win whatever it takes.

0:30:41.560 --> 0:30:43.760
<v Speaker 8>We're gonna take this to them in every way that

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<v Speaker 8>we can.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, you got a lot better there, family values guy, right,

0:30:48.880 --> 0:30:51.400
<v Speaker 1>That's why I say he's such a just dynamic candidate.

0:30:51.800 --> 0:30:55.800
<v Speaker 2>But look, he is honest. This is today's Democrat party.

0:30:55.880 --> 0:30:59.960
<v Speaker 2>It is about power. Nothing else matters. Democracy doesn't matter,

0:31:00.200 --> 0:31:02.640
<v Speaker 2>or the will of the voters, doesn't matter. It is

0:31:02.920 --> 0:31:06.440
<v Speaker 2>they're imposing their radical left wing values. And the reason

0:31:06.440 --> 0:31:08.720
<v Speaker 2>they have to be so obsessed with power is their

0:31:08.800 --> 0:31:11.920
<v Speaker 2>ideas are unpopular. If you put a referendum in front

0:31:11.920 --> 0:31:15.640
<v Speaker 2>of the American people, you want open borders, overwhelming majority

0:31:15.680 --> 0:31:18.120
<v Speaker 2>of Americans say no, No, we don't. You put a

0:31:18.160 --> 0:31:20.120
<v Speaker 2>referendument in front of the American people. Hey do you

0:31:20.160 --> 0:31:23.280
<v Speaker 2>want to release murderers and rapists and child molesters? American

0:31:23.280 --> 0:31:26.520
<v Speaker 2>people say no. Hey do you want to confiscate everyone's guns?

0:31:26.680 --> 0:31:30.040
<v Speaker 2>The American people say no. Hey do you want boys

0:31:30.080 --> 0:31:32.840
<v Speaker 2>competing in girls' sports? The American people say no. And so,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're a party whose entire platform is wildly unpopular,

0:31:38.120 --> 0:31:41.000
<v Speaker 2>is on the twenty side of eighty twenty issue after

0:31:41.040 --> 0:31:44.440
<v Speaker 2>eighty twenty issue, after eighty twenty issue, the only way

0:31:44.480 --> 0:31:48.880
<v Speaker 2>you can implement your crazy ideology is through brute force

0:31:49.000 --> 0:31:52.840
<v Speaker 2>and power. And Beto, I'll commend him for being honest.

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<v Speaker 2>He's just interested, ironically, in being a fascist, in being

0:31:57.520 --> 0:32:01.200
<v Speaker 2>a ttalitarian the language he uses. He doesn't want the

0:32:01.280 --> 0:32:03.880
<v Speaker 2>voters to have a say. He wants to force his

0:32:04.000 --> 0:32:07.760
<v Speaker 2>radical policies on them. That's what the Democrats are revealing

0:32:07.760 --> 0:32:08.520
<v Speaker 2>to the whole country.

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<v Speaker 1>Just put in perspective, Democratic favorability is the lowest in

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<v Speaker 1>history of CNN polling.

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<v Speaker 3>What is your view of the Democratic Party?

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<v Speaker 1>Only twenty eight percent of Americans say that they have

0:32:20.440 --> 0:32:24.520
<v Speaker 1>a favorable opinion the Democratic part now fifty four percent

0:32:25.160 --> 0:32:29.000
<v Speaker 1>unfavorable of the Democratic Party. Only sixteen percent of Americans

0:32:29.080 --> 0:32:32.080
<v Speaker 1>have no opinion. That is the lowest in history of

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<v Speaker 1>CNN polling that came out today.

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<v Speaker 2>To put it in perspective, the Democrats are polling six

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<v Speaker 2>points above gonorrhea and nine points above ebola. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>where their radical policies have taken them. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>for the fact checkers, I made those numbers up. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't actually know where either of those diseases poll.

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