and medicaid spending are all under way as well and we'll discuss those in a minute. along with the voter i.d. bill the state gop is advancing there's a push to end popular provisions such as early voting and sunday voting all of which disproportionally affect african-american voters. north carolina naacp president reverend william barber who led nine straight weeks of protests at the state capitol says he is not backing down. >> if you think you're going to take our voting rights without a fight, you ain't seen a headache yet. [ cheers and applause ] we'll fight you every step of the way. >> joined now by denita judge where she leads the organization's redistricting work. msnbc contributor dave weigel and jim morrow at "the charlotte observer" and democratic congressman brad miller now a senior fellow at the center for american progress. gym, you're covering this.