Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the landmark legislation securing democratic rights for non-white Americans after nearly two centuries of discrimination. In recent decades, the Voting Rights Act has become a shadow of its former self, gutted by the John Roberts Supreme Court with the Shelby County versus Holder decision in 2013 and further chipped away at ever since by Republicans at every level of government. Joining me now is the holder in the Shelby County versu ...

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Political Strategy & Motivation - Texas House Democrats left the state to block a Republican-designed congressional map aimed at gaining more House seats in the midterms [1] - Democrats claim this is their last resort after failed attempts to negotiate and seek fairness in the redistricting process [2][3] - Democrats aim to delay and ultimately stop what they consider a corrupt redistricting process by raising public awareness [5][6] Gerrymandering & Racial Impact - Democrats allege the redistricting plan "cracks and fracks" communities, diluting the power of minority voters [9] - The plan allegedly combines districts with Black elected officials, reducing the number of Black representatives [10] - Governor Abbott claims the plan will solidify the Barbara Jordan African-American district and add four new Hispanic districts [8] Legislative Priorities & Accusations - Democrats accuse Republicans of prioritizing political games over addressing urgent issues like disaster recovery in communities like Kurville [12][13] - Democrats claim Republicans haven't filed bills or held hearings on disaster relief, despite claiming Democrats are blocking progress [13][14] - Democrats are committed to ending the current special session due to its perceived corruption and political manipulation [15] Potential Legal & Political Repercussions - Governor Abbott accuses Democrats of committing felonies by soliciting funds to pay fines for missing work, calling it bribery [11] - Democrats are prepared for potential arrest or removal from office in response to their actions [11]

Joining us now, NBC Shaquille Brewster in Chicago, NBC Sahil Kapoor is on Capitol Hill. Former Republican Congressman of Florida, Carlos Carbelloo is an MSNBC political analyst. And Basil Smeichel, former executive director of the New York State Democratic Party and MSNBC political analyst, joins me here in studio.So, Shaq, wow, another show down in Texas. It's escalating as we get closer to Governor Abbott's 400 p. m.Eastern deadline. So, tell us what's happening. Both sides digging in.>> That's exactly ri ...

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We did not make the decision to come here today. We did not make that decision lightly. But we come here today with absolute moral clarity that this is the absolutely the right thing to do to protect the people of the state of Texas.Governor Abbott has used this tragedy, taken these families who are grieving, taken these communities who are struggling to recover and use them as hostages in a political game. Their attempts to disenfranchise Texans is being you the tool they're using is a racist gerrymandered ...

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President Trump did the same exact thing. He went out there, he said it himself. I won this election because of one word, groceries.Cuz people are out here hurting. People are out here starving. Affordability is actually the right term.When you're speaking to people's pockets, people will always hear you. Cuz that is something I don't care if you're black, white, gay, straight, regardless of what your party is, your religion is, if you are a person who is we want two things in America. We want more money in ...

This is not normal. This is not democracy. >> This map was politically based and that's totally legal, totally allowed, and totally fair.>> State Republicans answering President Trump's call for rare mid decade redistricting, redrawing the map to make congressional districts more red. This gerrymandered map is designed to create five more Republican seats in the House, which could expand the GOP's thin control of Congress. >> You've got these Texas Republicans that are just rolling over and giving Trump wha ...

when we've seen all of these blue states overperform with their maps and Texas is underperforming, that puts Republicans at a distinct disadvantage nationwide and it's right for Texas to step up. So, I have not seen any evidence that this map was racially based. What I have seen is evidence that this map was politically based and that's totally legal, totally allowed, and totally fair.So, uh, frankly don't care what the DOJ letter said, and I think it's pretty clear that no one does on the on the prevailing ...