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His campaign focused on voting rights. merit accused texas republicans of launching an all out assault on our voting right and civil liberties. joining me now is lee merit. thank you so much for taking the time this morning. thank you for having me, jim. so, first, to the central message of your campaign. and that is that these new voting restrictions, that they re an assault on voting rights and civil liberties. you could explain to folks at home if this bill does pass in texas, how exactly will it suppress votes, either democratic voters or particularly people of color in your view? i ve heard it described as a solution looking for a problem. the legislation being proposed by the republicans is a response to when we re hon oveest, the massive turnout in the last voting cycle and a changing demographic that is not favorable to the people in ....