Hugh Hewitt: ‘Texas Has the Perfect Right To Go Back in and Redraw Its Maps’

Jenkins Well Texas Democrats ░░░░░░░░ pushing their rhetoric to ░░░░░░░░ extremes as they attempt ░░░░░░░░ block the state s ░░░░░░░░ to redistrict Many have ░░░░░░░░ to Illinois and now ░░░░░░░░ while others are making ░░░░░░░░ comparisons to the redistricting ░░░░░░░░ Listen to this Clip ░░░░░░░░ ALVARADO You all hear ░░░░░░░░ game Texas Hold em ░░░░░░░░ we are literally holding ░░░░░░░░ line on democracy not ░░░░░░░░ for Texas but for ░░░░░░░░ nation Fletcher What we ░░░░░░░░ here happening in Illinois ░░░░░░░░ the fight for our ░░░░░░░░ is the fight for ░░░░░░░░ Jones And I will ░░░░░░░░ this to the Holocaust ░░░░░░░░ are like Well how ░░░░░░░░ the Holocaust happen How ░░░░░░░░ somebody in a position ░░░░░░░░ kill all their people ░░░░░░░░ good people remain silent ░░░░░░░░ ends Jenkins Here to ░░░░░░░░ it Fox News contributor ░░░░░░░░ Host of The Hugh ░░░░░░░░ Show Hugh Hewitt Hugh ░░░░░░░░ Holocaust comparison what do ░░░░░░░░ make of all this ░░░░░░░░ Well I said last ░░░░░░░░ to Sean Griff that ░░░░░░░░ is bad high school ░░░░░░░░ It is people who ░░░░░░░░ never had any attention ░░░░░░░░ to them and without ░░░░░░░░ power in Texas drawing ░░░░░░░░ little attention to themselves ░░░░░░░░ in the same time ░░░░░░░░ the appropriate redistricting of ░░░░░░░░ and stopping people from ░░░░░░░░ able to get the ░░░░░░░░ they need after the ░░░░░░░░ Country disaster of July ░░░░░░░░ the one that destroyed ░░░░░░░░ Camp and killed 136 ░░░░░░░░ So Texas legislators are ░░░░░░░░ their back on their ░░░░░░░░ They are not heroes ░░░░░░░░ are cowards They had ░░░░░░░░ go back and do ░░░░░░░░ job try and make ░░░░░░░░ against the maps and ░░░░░░░░ that water bill passed ░░░░░░░░ flooding has to be ░░░░░░░░ They got to go ░░░░░░░░ to Texas and they ░░░░░░░░ to do it soon ░░░░░░░░ with the theater get ░░░░░░░░ to work Jenkins So ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ I mean it seems ░░░░░░░░ bit rich that the ░░░░░░░░ Democrats went to Illinois ░░░░░░░░ is heavily redistrict already ░░░░░░░░ favor of Democrats 14 ░░░░░░░░ 17 seats are held ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and now Massachusetts ░░░░░░░░ there are let s ░░░░░░░░ zero seats held by ░░░░░░░░ in the House Hewitt ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to point ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts because he won ░░░░░░░░ than a third of ░░░░░░░░ vote there and there ░░░░░░░░ zero Republicans in either ░░░░░░░░ Senate or the House ░░░░░░░░ Massachusetts Illinois is the ░░░░░░░░ redistricting map the one ░░░░░░░░ you ll find the ░░░░░░░░ districts drawn in because ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are ruthless they ░░░░░░░░ cutthroat and they they ░░░░░░░░ after as many house ░░░░░░░░ seats as possible Gerrymandering ░░░░░░░░ is as old as ░░░░░░░░ it began in 1812 ░░░░░░░░ parties do it Texas ░░░░░░░░ got the perfect constitutional ░░░░░░░░ to do it There ░░░░░░░░ only two rules one ░░░░░░░░ one vote All districts ░░░░░░░░ to have the same ░░░░░░░░ size And two you ░░░░░░░░ not use race to ░░░░░░░░ a district unless it ░░░░░░░░ so ordered by the ░░░░░░░░ Rights Act Texas has ░░░░░░░░ perfect right to go ░░░░░░░░ in and redraw its ░░░░░░░░ as does every other ░░░░░░░░ that is not given ░░░░░░░░ power like California did ░░░░░░░░ an independent commission in ░░░░░░░░ constitution And so when ░░░░░░░░ look at California it ░░░░░░░░ a pretty good job ░░░░░░░░ redistricting Texas did not ░░░░░░░░ that for on behalf ░░░░░░░░ Republicans They re going ░░░░░░░░ do it It ll ░░░░░░░░ get done Jenkins Mm ░░░░░░░░ Hewitt In the meantime ░░░░░░░░ just got a bunch ░░░░░░░░ drama kids hiding out ░░░░░░░░ Illinois.”