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Mark Pocan: “We fixed the state legislative maps a couple years ago and…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty and Justice for Some Ep. 47, What Law Would you Change?

Published | Video Starts at 19:27

That's also an HR one, the bill the Democrats passed. But if you want to see a good case study of the abuse of gerrymandering it is Wisconsin. We fixed the state legislative maps a couple years ago and picked up 10 seats in the Assembly. You saw the fairness come through. But congressionally, we still have a problem. My good friend and colleague from Milwaukee, Representative Gwen Moore, talked about repealing presidential immunity, something that Donald Trump has obviously been extremely abusive of. (19:27–19:32)

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