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🗓️ 31 October 2019
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0:00.0 | Did you know choosing the train over your car can cut your carbon footprint by up to two thirds? |
0:06.0 | So, one family outing at a time, one little adventurer at a time, one trip to the museum, one dinner in the city, one nap on the way home at a time. |
0:18.0 | One train journey at a time can help create a greener future. |
0:23.0 | So when will you take your next trip? Find out more at nationalrail.co.uk slash greener. |
0:36.0 | So March is a stern. I know you're a lawyer, but I'm going to make you do a little bit of math to start the show, okay? |
0:44.0 | Okay, okay. |
0:46.0 | Under the current congressional maps in North Carolina, Republicans hold how many seats out of how many? |
1:00.0 | So Republicans hold 10 seats out of 13 in North Carolina right now. |
1:07.0 | And what percentage of the state actually voted for Republicans? |
1:12.0 | About 50% or less in the last few election cycles. |
1:17.0 | That doesn't seem right. |
1:20.0 | No, it sure doesn't, but it is in fact exactly what Republicans designed their gerrymander to do and it has succeeded swimmingly. |
1:34.0 | March is a stern. Right about the courts for slate. He's been covering North Carolina's gerrymander for years now. |
1:41.0 | Watched as the maps that decide who can vote for whom have been challenged again and again in the courts. |
1:47.0 | For racial bias, for political bias. |
1:50.0 | Saying these maps are controversial, it's kind of an understatement. |
1:54.0 | My favorite detail is the Republican map maker who said, I just think Republicans are better. |
2:00.0 | So I'm drawing maps so more Republicans win. |
2:03.0 | Yes, that was the guy in charge of redistricting. |
2:06.0 | And he also said the reason that I created 10 Republican seats and three Democratic seats is because I couldn't create 11 Republican seats and two Democratic seats. |
2:17.0 | So these guys were not exactly subtle about what they were doing. |
2:20.0 | Like the whole point was to dilute Democratic votes as much as humanly and mathematically possible. |
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