Good evening. I m mehdi hasan. I m sorry to have to report this to, but the past week has brought more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. In texas, despite the slight reprieve, republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restrictions on voting. It s one of niep bills to restrict voter registration in the state. A provision that would take away sunday early voting and hinderring black church goers? absolutely not, says republican representative, one of the bill s architects. He says it must be a typo. If so it s an awfully long and very specific typo. What about another provision that would make it easier for judges to overturn elections without any proof? why? that would be a horrendous policy says the same texas gop lawmaker. Amazing. Both of these things this lawmaker claims to be against he helped to put in the legislation. Texas democrats are heading to washington wednesday to meet with vice president harris. Maybe while in town
Donald trump s absence from the white house there s a near perfect synergy between the chaos of this following and the cowardice of his allies of elected office and the same gop lawmakers who are taller kelly cosigned the insurrection now insist there was an isolated incident, even after some of them participated in the horror of that day or one of its many runins and run ups in the past year when trump artisans attempt to run the campaign vehicles off the role in texas where white nationalists planned to kidnap and brutally murdered the governor of michigan and rightwing terrorists storms the oregon state house armed with weapons of war at now congressional republicans even if they re internally opposed to the insurrection that threaten their lives, that forced them the coward fear the same legislators are content to use the disorder sold by the trump years to stay in power. That is why they killed the commission to investigate the insurrection before it ever stood a chance. And that
A really tight vote there. Indeed. Benjamin netanyahu looks like he s gone. Isn t it interesting. People say voting doesn t matter, my vote doesn t count, yet america and israel have both gotten rid of benjamin netanyahu and donald trump in some pretty tight votes. Have a great rest of your sunday. We ll see you soon. This week made it clear, american democracy is in crisis. The latest assault happening in texas. Is the white house taking it seriously enough? my one on one with beto o rourke. Plus, why maya is soaring to the top of the new york mayoral race. What s behind the surge of maya? i ll ask her. Mike pompeo said the trump administration was the toughest on russia. Really, he said that. And islamophobia, leading to realworld violence and murder. I ll talk about it. Good evening. I m mehdi hasan. Since this show launched in october, i ve been warning about the crisis of democracy that is engulfing this nation. I m sorry to have to report this to, but the past week has brought mo
media and politics these days and leads to real world violence and murder. i ll talk about it an author. good evening. i m mehdi hassan. since this show launched in october i ve been warning about the crisis of democracy that has been engulfing this nation. and i m sorry to have to report this to you. but the past week has brought even more confirmation that the crisis continues to get worse. in texas despite the slight reprieve republicans remain determined to pass a bill that would enact new and horrific restricts on voting. governor greg abbot says the bill will be back in november. it s one of nine bills to restrict voting now in the lone star state. texas republicans were fully prepared to sign the measure into law at the end of may had house democrats not successfully staged an 11th hour walkout to block the measure. republicans are being shamed to make the bill better. a provision to take away early voting on sunday to hinder church goers, absolutely not. one of the
[applause] it s wednesday or as kat likes to call it bob, why vodka, why am i waking up today? she really should take better care of herself. [laughter] getting worse. Here s a funny question. Is it wrong to be against our sin? you think greg, that s a dumb question but setting fire to things is bad, very bad. Unless it s one of hunter s paintings. But we should all condemn arson, correct? not so fast, hypothetical viewer i am having an imaginary conversation with. You haven t heard the story of daniel elder, talented artist specializing in leftwing religious music. He publicly scolded arsonists after a george floyd protest in his hometown of nashville that turned violent, resulting in assault, vandalism of the torching of an historic courthouse. Elder, very liberal dude, posted enjoy burning it all down, you wellintentioned blind people. I m done. Sounds like what i say after i use the bathroom. Susan. Then he deleted his instagram account, and then he was deleted himself. He began th