MSNBC’s Jason Johnson: Biden Needs to Deploy ‘Federal Takeover’ of Texas Elections

REID Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ look at this Texas ░░░░░░░░ plan White voters account ░░░░░░░░ 40 of the population ░░░░░░░░ they get 60 of ░░░░░░░░ districts Hispanic voters are ░░░░░░░░ of the population they ░░░░░░░░ get 18 Black voters ░░░░░░░░ 12 and they get ░░░░░░░░ They have no districts ░░░░░░░░ it s not subtle ░░░░░░░░ No no it s ░░░░░░░░ subtle And I mean ░░░░░░░░ districts they may look ░░░░░░░░ a Dexter blood splatter ░░░░░░░░ are just pieces here ░░░░░░░░ there that are just ░░░░░░░░ for whatever the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ And the concern is ░░░░░░░░ LaTasha sort of points ░░░░░░░░ out being a Georgian ░░░░░░░░ parts of the south ░░░░░░░░ concern is even if ░░░░░░░░ can organize the legislation ░░░░░░░░ is being passed on ░░░░░░░░ lot of these states ░░░░░░░░ basically said the state ░░░░░░░░ step in and throw ░░░░░░░░ whatever the results are ░░░░░░░░ they don t like ░░░░░░░░ REID Exactly JOHNSON This ░░░░░░░░ an emergency And I ░░░░░░░░ this is something that ░░░░░░░░ t been done in ░░░░░░░░ years but you know ░░░░░░░░ happened when the federal ░░░░░░░░ said Hey Brown V ░░░░░░░░ of Education we got ░░░░░░░░ integrate schools They sent ░░░░░░░░ They sent federal officials ░░░░░░░░ places and said You ░░░░░░░░ let black children to ░░░░░░░░ school This administration can ░░░░░░░░ We have concerns about ░░░░░░░░ elections are being conducted ░░░░░░░░ this particular state We ░░░░░░░░ going to send officials ░░░░░░░░ there We re going ░░░░░░░░ send election observers If ░░░░░░░░ think that people s ░░░░░░░░ rights are being violated ░░░░░░░░ will do a federal ░░░░░░░░ I know lots of ░░░░░░░░ will scream about this ░░░░░░░░ right wingers are going ░░░░░░░░ scream This is what ░░░░░░░░ federal government is supposed ░░░░░░░░ do If states are ░░░░░░░░ people s civil rights ░░░░░░░░ re supposed to step ░░░░░░░░ And we know perfectly ░░░░░░░░ that the courts alone ░░░░░░░░ t be good enough ░░░░░░░░ this because by the ░░░░░░░░ this gets up to ░░░░░░░░ handmaid and all those ░░░░░░░░ people hiding in the ░░░░░░░░ Court they will say ░░░░░░░░ what Texas is doing ░░░░░░░░ fine So in order ░░░░░░░░ this government for the ░░░░░░░░ administration to save next ░░░░░░░░ s elections they re ░░░░░░░░ to have to get ░░░░░░░░ and they will have ░░░░░░░░ get creative about protecting ░░░░░░░░ s rights And let ░░░░░░░░ be clear just because ░░░░░░░░ pass legislation doesn t ░░░░░░░░ Democrats win Look what ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia But it ░░░░░░░░ guarantee that people have ░░░░░░░░ right to vote and ░░░░░░░░ s something everyone should ░░░░░░░░ allowed to do regardless ░░░░░░░░ party REID Better go ░░░░░░░░ and get Eric Holder ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ DeMild is going to ░░░░░░░░ any of those things ░░░░░░░░ you just mentioned Let ░░░░░░░░ just because a lot ░░░░░░░░ this is also personal ░░░░░░░░ Georgia You re in ░░░░░░░░ LaTasha so let me ░░░░░░░░ David Perdue David Perdue ░░░░░░░░ fresh off of you ░░░░░░░░ the controversies around whether ░░░░░░░░ tried to enrich himself ░░░░░░░░ of Covid and he ░░░░░░░░ running again He wants ░░░░░░░░ run for governor and ░░░░░░░░ wants to run against ░░░░░░░░ Kemp who Trump is ░░░░░░░░ at for not fixing ░░░░░░░░ election for him after ░░░░░░░░ fact Here he is ░░░░░░░░ it very personal about ░░░░░░░░ he’s running.”