the federal government. before the burden was on texas to show why their maps actually didn t discriminate against people of color. now that burden falls on those who challenge the map like yourself and others to try and prove why it is discriminating against people of color. tell us about your lawsuit and if you think your case will actually be successful. hi, thank you so much for having me on. and here s the here s the rub the reason that this map passed mustard was because there was the gutting of the voting rights act back in 2013. and basically said that the federal government did not have to preclear the maps. under normal circumstances this map would have been thrown out the door, it would have never made it to the governor s desk. now unfortunately organizations like mine, voto latino and the organization that focuses redistricting, we are suing because we recognize that the way the constitution is written, the way redistricting is written is that we should be able to el
congress has failed to pass that. can these issues that are playing out in texas and other states, can these issues be successfully litigated on the state level, or does it all hinge on whether congress will actually amend the filibuster and pass some kind of meaningful voting rights protection? that s a great question. we are filing and sue under seconds two which is relevant, still law. undersection 2 we have a shot because it says specifically you need to have representation that reflects the community in which that growth came from. and in this case, it was 95% of the growth came from communities of color, two million of the four million were latinos. the rest is a combination of african-american and asian american in texas. so we would expect some sort of fair representation to that effect. now, you re asking about the freedom to vote act. last week you may recall it was actually put up sorry, two weeks ago, things are flying fast
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actually driven by people of color. so logically the districts would reflect that growth. instead, republicans opted to give white voters both control of those districts. voting rights groups wasted no time in taking the state to court. now just moments after the governor signed that map into law, a lawsuit was filed by texas voters and voto latino saying it violated the voting rights act. to discuss us, maria teresa kumar. it s great to have you with us. hispanic people make up 39% of texas population. the numbers speak for themselves. under this new map they only have the majority in seven out of 38 congressional districts, 30 out of 150 state house districts, and 7 out of 31 state senate districts. that s about 20% of those allotted seats. this is the first year in nearly 50 years that texas hasn t had to get its maps preapproved by
you re referring to that actually want to see this done dude, dude, joe manchin, dude, joe manchin represents 40% as many people as live in metropolitan detroit i m with you, i m with you. that s why i wanted to spend time talking about the process. you got to reform the process. you are right on. no, are you right on. appreciate it. congressman andy levin, appreciate you spending time with us. appreciate you. coming up, texas gained two congressional seat thanks to the census. how the new voting maps are already facing legal challenges for discrimination. plus, congress wants to tax billionaires to help pay for biden s build back better agenda, but not everyone is on board. can you actually guess who s standing in the way it s getting tiring saying this. can you guess who s standing in the way? as someone who resembles someone else, i appreciate that liberty mutual knows everyone s unique. that s why they customize your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need.