These maps crack and pack districts of color, sex, silence their voices and votes, and put politics over people in the most dramatic way possible. Texans were against these in Committee almost 100 to 1. These maps are theft. But this is also about division. That's both smaller and bigger. The smaller division is right here, right now, in this room. (00:33–00:39)
CLAIM
Asserts that public opinion in committee hearings was overwhelmingly against the redistricting maps.
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