it's a witch hunt aimed at people of color. we are going back centuries. >> leading off our discussion this hour, democratic state representative jessica gonzalez, whose district includes parts of dallas. thank you very much for joining us tonight after your late night last night. when did you make this decision to walk out and deny a quorum? >> well, you know, these discussions began throughout the day, even a couple days before we knew this bill was going to get to the floor. of unclear when it would actually get to the floor, but republicans chose to put it on the 139th day of the 140th. so it was on the deadline. so, again, it was trying to be shoved through, you know, shoved down our throats again. so ultimately we came together and we all decided to walk out. >> and what can you do, if there