state representative trey martinez fisher, he s one of the democrats who led that walk out. representative, it s good to have you on this morning. thank you, jim. when you look at the changes in this bill republicans are going to try again, such as banning drive-thru voting, 24-hour voting a felony a felony to send unsolicited mail-in ballot applications. in your view, are these changes deli deliberately intended to reduce democratic voter turnout? voting is one of the most patriotic things we can do. texas seems to over and over again republicans want to criminalize voting behavior. obviously that doesn t encourage people to want to go out and vote. we re talking about simple mistakes. criminalizing behavior if you give somebody a ride to go vote. criminalizing behavior if you go help somebody apply for a mail ballot so they can vote absentee. republicans want to make that a crime. that certainly is going to discourage voting. as you know, we already lead the
later, i will talk to malcolm kenyata from pennsylvania. republicans are attempting something similar to what they have done in texas, but they are doing it on the basis of protecting democracy and expanding the franchise. there are things happening in texas that would cause people to not vote. it doesn t take away their vote, undo their right to vote, there are things happening in your state that would actually make it impractical for working people to cast a ballot. you are right. we have one of the lowest voter turnout rates in the country. it s not because people don t want to vote. there s a lot of tripwire on the grounds. republicans are good at criminalizing voting. if you give somebody a ride, it s a crime. if you help somebody with a mail ballot and you don t disclose it another crime.