lumbered into lala land. this is metastasizing, we need to march into we cross the bridge and stop this assault on our democracy. the young men who stormed the beaches of normandy on d-day running straight into enemy fire knowing well that they might die to preserve democracy, surely we are better and braver than this. a guy who back in 2005 likened our military to the nazis, the soviets and paul pot should probably drop the military analogies i am thinking. if our democracy is on the line it is because for decades fossils like durbin have refused to address the issues that directly impact the lives of every american. here are the recent headlines about life in his state of illinois. the exodus is continuing to the covid 19 pandemic with illinois losing 40% more people than it gained in 2020 ranking at fourth worst in the nation and deck must know that illinois s pension debt is a ticking time
the end game, forget texas voters who elected state representatives to do this thing calls pass laws. let them all eat cake or fly commercial because when texas s supposed to champion the democracy ran away from home they showed their true working-class by flying private. only in washington dc would fleeing a responsibility in a private plane be described as brave. if you want to start by making a statement about the legislators in texas are showing extraordinary courage and commitment fighting for the right to vote is as american as apple pie. it is so fundamental to defend the principles of our democracy so i applaud them. laura: fighting for the right to vote by not voting is fighting for the principles of our
they seized on january 6th as proof the republican party is synonymous with domestic terror. our democracy is under unprecedented assault unlike anything we ve seen in modern times. accountability is needed for republicans who underpin this result on our democracy. come to realize to appreciate how vital the rule of law truly is. we have serious and texas dental threats to our democracy on our hands. laura: i like to nancy pelosi better with the mass, the finger democrats are wagging us is always pointed back at them. it is there impulses, their rhetoric and their actions that are supremely undemocratic whether they run to the courts to override the will of the people or extension of emergency
body. why does dick durbin not want these types of stories to be told? i thought he believed in bodily autonomy after all. and the antidemocracy fight is raging on the state level too. when republicans in the texas state house advance legislation to safeguard future elections, among other things, the party supposedly dedicated to preserving democracy decided instead to cut and run to mommy and daddy in d.c. they are planning to leave the state until the session and spirits of the second session can last up to 30 days or a few days an end so they are going to washington, d.c., for three weeks where they hope to put a spotlight on this legislation as well as lobby for federal voting legislation because they think that is the end game. laura: no. state officials who believe federal intervention is the end game. forget texas voters who elected state representatives to actually do this thing called pass laws.
that is really cool. the anti-democrats, on top of everything else they are doing, really do think you are just stupid. and that s the angle. joining me now, texas governor greg abbott. governor, democrats in your state literally ran away from the democracy that they swore to uphold and protect. your reaction to what happened today. isn t that the most on-texan thing you have ever heard? texans running from a fight? they are quitters. it s like during a football game or baseball game taking their equipment when they are way behind and just leaving the field. that is not the way that texans do things. and you captured it perfectly. that is they are leaving and abandoning their right to vote. i tell you what. it s crazy. but, laura, this is not over. because as was pointed out in that prelude, we have special