Marc Elias: ‘Louisiana Is Trying to Cancel’ Elections to Gerrymander and Disenfranchise Black Voters

RUSH TRANSCRIPT ELIAS Look ░░░░░░░░ think that we need ░░░░░░░░ understand this as well ░░░░░░░░ were redistricting story but ░░░░░░░░ as a democracy story ░░░░░░░░ are different story is ░░░░░░░░ clear which is that ░░░░░░░░ state of Louisiana is ░░░░░░░░ to cancel these elections ░░░░░░░░ that they can t ░░░░░░░░ and describe and and ░░░░░░░░ disenfranchise black voters but ░░░░░░░░ larger democracy story Chris ░░░░░░░░ I think you got ░░░░░░░░ exactly right Is the ░░░░░░░░ has declared a state ░░░░░░░░ emergency to cancel to ░░░░░░░░ an ongoing election yeah ░░░░░░░░ he does not like ░░░░░░░░ direction in which it ░░░░░░░░ going now I wonder ░░░░░░░░ when we get to ░░░░░░░░ November when we get ░░░░░░░░ the general election whether ░░░░░░░░ not we will have ░░░░░░░░ example they present a ░░░░░░░░ States who will think ░░░░░░░░ can do this and ░░░░░░░░ if we do not ░░░░░░░░ of put a stake ░░░░░░░░ the ground now and ░░░░░░░░ that you do not ░░░░░░░░ to declare an emergency ░░░░░░░░ suspend voting and sort ░░░░░░░░ restart things you don ░░░░░░░░ like how things are ░░░░░░░░ If we don t ░░░░░░░░ that now it s ░░░░░░░░ going to make it ░░░░░░░░ for us to do ░░░░░░░░ in November yeah”