Racist Relic Caught Creeping Into New Texas Voter Suppression Bill | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC
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- Опубликовано: 22 окт 2024
- Rachel Maddow looks back at how the phrase "purity of the ballot box" in the Texas constitution was used as the basis for excluding Black Americans from all-white primaries, and shares video of Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchía calling out Texas State Rep. Briscoe Cain, Republican chair of the Texas State House Elections Committee, for including that phrase in the new Texas voter suppression bill.
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He knew what it meant!!! That’s why he used the phrase. Don’t fall for that “Oh my God, really? I am shocked!!! I had no idea” crap. He absolutely knew. That’s how they speak in code and they hope we don’t know.
He still needs to learn to lie like a Republican.
Well they still dress up in Nazi costumes but there’s nothing nefarious about it.
Well doesn't he have advisers and researchers? Republicans keep thinking that it's democrats who don't do research and every time they are found out.
And this we all knew. But if he only new.
Absolutely! He's trying to use the "dumb blonde" excuse. Where a person will ACT dumbfounded and ignorant to the truth. Now, come on. He knew EXACTLY what he wrote and what it implies. I'm 10o% sure that he has studied many topics in his career. He just didn't expect anyone to catch on.
Rachel you are amazing. Thank you for all the history of our country.
Wherever you are, whichever state, this is YOUR Democratic Republic that is being directly attacked. Fail to fight this and you’ll lose it all, forever.
I love her so much
She is a smart woman 👍🏿💯
Lest we forget it.
AMAZING piece of context setting
His facial expression, body language and vocal inflections shows he definitely knew the meaning and history behind the words he chose to use.
He just didn't think he was going to get called out on them. SURPRISE!
lol
The stooges behind him smirklike it’s funny is shameful
@@NathanLongacre-jo6cx do you know what it means to "suppress a vote"?
nice shill account bro, "John Smith' LMAO. totally real bro, keep spewing buzzwords tho, its totally working! keep calling random wh!tes "nazi" when they stand up for themselves
The late Toni Morrison said, "If you can only stand tall when someone is on their knees, you have a very serious problem."
kinda like when Burn Loot Murder was ganging up on whites 10:1, suckerpunching white women, elderly & children? They NEVER step to anyone looking for a fair fight, just kick ppl when theyre down with all their buddies. its disgusting.
Well said Sir ..... well said.
100% Truthful Ronald.
That would fit the same description to how Californians that are moving to my friendly town. Think that just because we're friendly they can push us around and change bug corporation bills so they can turn my state into a California
Local, County, and State elections matter. People need to show up and vote in all elections - not just federal races. Conservatives figured this out decades ago and have done the work to gerrymander power almost permanently. Easy to complain/point fingers...time to get to work.
Language matters. Please note they wanted to preserve the "purity" of the ballot box, and not its "integrity".
Yes keep implying things that they did not say
It’s fuxing sick but true
And they call themselves Christian
@@Cornpop69 it seems you're one of em KKK
Yep.
Can’t have one without the other
*_9:56_* the woman next to him has such a defiant stare when she was told about disenfranchising black voters!! SHE along with all those women are FULLY aware of what the word "purity" means!!
I noticed the change in demeanor with all the women behind him when the history of "purity of the ballot box" was revealed. Uh oh, we just got busted is what I perceived.
I thought the same thing, like they all knew but hoped no one was going to notice the actual words in the bill..🙄
Noticed that too, she also had a short side smile, you know the one you have when you are not supposed to smile but inside you know something, the kind of Schadenfreude smile that is suppressed but still comes out unconciously
@@mikejones8866 Busted? That legislation isn't worth the paper it's written on. It is a direct violation of the 15h Amendment: period.
100%
He sounded very, very nervous trying to claim he didn’t know the meaning of “purity in the ballot box.” He knew exactly what it means.
He may not have known when whoever actually wrote the bill left it on his desk to push through, but he sure knew by the time he was being grilled for it. He was FAAAR to quick to point out it was in the texas constitution. He even knew which specific section the line came from (article 6, section 4) which tells me he was prepared to field a question about why that line was there. He just wsn't prepared for Rafael Anchia to hammer him on it, so he got nervous as all else.
My theory anyway.
He knew
Did the federalist society or one of their supporters have anything to do with the writing of this bill? As it sounds like something that they would do.
He sure did but he didn't have the guts to admit it in public. People like that make me sick.
He may of known, but he also may not have. Ignorance can be at least as damaging as intent.
One of the reasons making it illegal to teach critical race theory in schools is so very, very stupid.
That little guy trying to "Dubya" his way through the questioning, faking ignorance but being betrayed by his wry smile.
This guy KNOWS EXACTLY what
"PURITY of the Ballot Box" means &
IF he didn't he should get out of Politics & get a job at his local car wash!
Australia
He knows but every racist is afraid of self exposure, until you call them racist and they complain about cancel culture.
@Junie Jake why don't you crawl back into your hole, cultist?
@Junie Jake The whole wide world knows that the United States is a very racist country. More so after Trump squeezed in with a win. It has always been racist and will continue to be racist going forward.
@Junie Jake LOL ask anyone who knows anything about the US and has never stepped in the US and they'll tell you Texas is racist.
until today, you didnt know either... dont be a hypocrite
I googled : "purity" of ballot box meaning. Guess what google brings up in EVERY SINGLE listing? Disenfranchisement, suppression, poll tax, oppression, sufferage. Interesting the Texas "man" who wrote this language into election bill could not do a simple google search.
He knew. It's a white supremacist dog whistle. A common, modern trend for the Republican party.
No. They can't wrap their heads around their crimes
I would bet the bank he knew exactly what it meant.
None of the right can do a simple google search, or they wouldn't be fooled constantly like they are.
A google search in 1918? Are you f-ing stupid?
It is sad that so many of our elected officials are in fact racist, no matter their words proclaiming they are not. Words are cheap, it is the actions a person takes that shows their true heart, and how they really think. I am thankful to my parents for never instilled such nonsense in me.
My parents were horrible but I still know right from wrong.
@@JSkyGemini My parents were quite liberal anti-segregationists in 1950s and 1960's when I was growing up, but would be considered racist by today's standards. I was taught the bell curve nonsense in early grade school. It was a long journey from there to today.
@@JSkyGemini Me too. I fought them constantly. Now that I'm grown, I see it was born and bred into them.
It's a sick reality. One that has to change. Imagine. Out of all the younger reps and senators, only a handful are outright trumpers. They are good propagandists.
Progress takes so long.
@@JSkyGemini your point is valid but not everyone can think critically or rely on their personal beliefs when the people who are responsible for teaching their children how to act in society instead teaches them that certain people in society are different. It's kind of like being raised in a very religious family. Before the child is old enough to make choices about religion, it has been made for them and expected to be followed as it is taught. You made good choices based on good information and we're able to recognize your parents bad behavior. Some don't have that opportunity or even recognize it when thoughts are drilled into the young mind even before the child was abel to think rationally. I believe you were lucky
As a Texan, I knew this and am so sickened by this as I am also of Mexican heritage. The same Mexican heritage from which over half of Texas land was stolen.
Not to different to native Americans in that respect
So youre related to the Mexicans who stole that land from Mexico?
Nothing better than history
@Archer Cillian 😂🤣🤣😅
That Little tiny joke of a man has to be surrounded by Karen's so he'd feel safe.
As a Texan that young ignorant man needs to go somewhere else and stop lying he knew what he was saying!!!!
Maybe he should move to Russia
YES, he knew exactly what he was doing.
Plausible deniability, it's why folks like Trump and Boris Johnson act dumb about their crimes, western society is too damned naive
Animal Lover Nope. You are wrong.
Also in Texas and all I could think was...and this is the moment he f*cked up...lol
It took a second, after taking off his hood, for Rep. Cain to realize just where the line of questioning was going.
So American racism is timeless ..... but what will it be when the whites are a minority
@@henkholdingastate Potentially an old South Africa if some get their way...
@@henkholdingastate great
@@henkholdingastate Probably ferocious, for those whose whiteness is a key component of personal identity.
Hilarious! He took off his hood?
I learned all about this in high school class of '03 in my home state of TX and this is what happens when you white wash history in the class room
YUP !
I'm a Texan and surprised to learn Texas history (or history of any kind other than a quick cliffs notes run through) is taught in schools these days. Seem most people under 35 arent aware socialism (in different forms) has been done in the past and failed miserably. Or maybe schools are teaching the "benevolent dictator" theory of socialism? Idk..perplexing to me.
John 0866. Didn’t they teach you that socialism is an economic system and a dictatorship is a style favored by politicians that use their position to enhance their political and economic power
@@jbm0866 I think that the USA is the *only* nation in the world, where the term "socialism" is used as a synonym for communism. In all of Europe "socialism" denotes the general idea, that the state should be agent of social equality. Now, of course, there is plenty room for dissent and argument there (as indeed the realities of European politics affirms). One may have different views on social equality, and one may have different views on the states role in social equality, or social justice. Yet, you will find very few European societies, that absolutely refuse the state a role in social (equality) issues, and few that are unwilling to engage (even if only in a limited capacity) in policies compatible with socialist ideals. (Hence, for example, the predominance of free education all the way up to tertiary education in most of western Europe.)
In other words; your statement about socialism only makes sense, if one accepts the understanding of socialism, that is only used in US popular political language.
My mother was born in 1945 she would have been 76 can't even imagine what my grandparents, mother went through back in their day
And multiply that by 💯 (and still, we rise) that’s the point of it all. 🙏🏽
Imagine how much worse it was for them back then.
My mother was born in 1931, the injustices they suffered compared to today. We are still subjected to the same type of voters suppression.
My grandparents lived in Milwaukee Wisconsin when they were younger in the 50’s and still live there. From what I know their parents weren’t racist but they still grew up with racist propaganda. When I first heard about race when I was around 7 my grandma told the story of how she lost a track race to a black girl when she was 13 and realized that black people weren’t different and it shed her racism. And my grandpa told me how a black kid helped get help when he scrapped his knee while riding a bike. They basically told me how black people were no different and not to listen to any different, valuable lessok
@Rasheed Gazzi record it wiht your phone we all wanna heard her story
How can we ever expect to move forward if those drafting the bills don't even know the real history behind the actions of past legislators???
Those unwilling to learn from the sins of past are doomed to repeat them ....
SMH 🤨😔😑😥😢😣😖💔
They know...
They choose to keep doing it.
… and those willing to learn are doomed to live in a world created by those who are unwilling.
They'll just outsource more bill drafting to rich donors and interest groups...
They knew - they had that clueless young bloke present it. He was just a patsy - you can tell he really did want his mom and his blankie.
It's a game too see how far they can push, how much they can slide back in under the cover of ignorance or incompetence. A constant game of: Are enough not paying attention and have enough forgotten, that we might get away with it.
Eternal vigilance is a price of freedom for all.
Thank you for giving us background on your stories. It puts current events into historical perspective. Unfortunately, everything old is new again!!! Keep shining a bright light on all of this
That includes the rise of Fascism. I just hope America will fight it with the same sense of urgency they did against fascism in WWII?
She is absolutely incredible with her news reporting. She almost always gives us context.
@@Marchant2 Do you Americans not know your own history? What did they teach you all in schools? No wonder Trump was voted into office. A democracy dies if the population is full of idiots.
As a Black women, I cannot help but notice the Black man standing behind Rep. Cain and talking with the people surrounding Cain. I just wonder what he is thinking and feeling after hearing this exchange.
He looks like he’s furiously searching Google on his phone... 😀
I am sure he signed like most Republican blacks and will find ways to defend what he did. From what I have seen most Republican blacks they want to be part of the group and will do anything to stay there.
I guarantee the black guy is more in favor of the bill than the rep talking. C**ning is easy money.
@@Tathom88 You nailed it!
@@jakemccoy Candice Owens knows a little bit about that..
This is either a case for teaching the Slavery History, which they are trying to take out of school. OR he knew exactly what it meant and plagiarized...Making him a poster boy for lazy University students.
They knew... To look back at it they had to know why the laws were changed. They were just hoping that they wouldn't get called on it. I mean come on he was so proud that he found what he was looking for. But somehow didn't know, what came before or after?
he knew what he was doing. He couldn't resist geeking out on the racist history of Texas. that's how you know they are not morally developed individuals. disenfranchising Black people is classically comical and another tuesday to Briscoe Cain. Then we hear from conservative talk-show hosts that systemic racism does not exist. Then republicans wonder why their kids don't want to grow up to be like them. They blame the "woke" media and universities for teaching their kids the morals they sure didn't learn from home.
Suppressing Votes and voters, Suppressing your right to protest about that, and Suppressing your right to even learn about slavery in schools. This is the GOP’s Coup, by other means. It’s all blatantly Unconstitutional, but knowing that isn’t enough. You are fighting the rise of Fascism in America, people. You had better fight it with everything you’ve got. You can be certain they will. You didn’t pick this fight, but not one of you dare ignore it, or you’ll be as culpable as the Vichy French. It’s not your fault, but it is your responsibility. Stop them, at all costs, America.
His statement; I'm a fan of the Constitution of Texas" such a fan would definitely know.
@@ashroskell Absolutely spot on!
Wow! The history books in school sure left out a lot of important facts.
That's why it's called His Story
History is written by the "winners" in most cases.
And texas writes the history books
Yup 😞
Lol at who wrote the books
Rachel, THANK YOU!! For giving voice to the underlying sentiment of the right wing folks who were "raised to believe" that this is a "white country".
If anything, the USA is a Native American country. We know how that turned out.
Samantha No one thinks like that. Maddow is lying.
@@cattycorner8 sorry but a huge percentage of your country thinks like this, you only have to look at ANY of the Republican rhetoric and definitely anything the terrorist leader Drumpf has said when it comes to anyone not pastie white like underneath that die job of his!
wait... you are white... you are a racist. you cant get out of this by claiming you didnt know about your racist past
@@cattycorner8 No dear; don’t be naive
I'm a Texan and I make sure to vote! I realize it's a right hard fought for. Didn't know this history but I'm glad Rachel educated me on it.
I'm also a Texan, and it's sad and tragic what happened here many decades ago, as well as in the South. Rachael Maddow does provde plenty of History, with very little Detail about the "Current" Texas Voting law.. This new law is nothing like something from a hundred years ago, and Rachael Maddow is reckless in implying that. She is clearly misrepresenting this new law intentionally to drive Hate, Anger and Division. We will never be able to come together as a Nation when people purposely misrepresent what the other side is doing. That applies to people of both parties
@@voiceofreason3278 you are right but the Dems have weaponized it.
@@whoimia5208 Agreed. And it's sad that you see so many comments from angry Democrats here in regards to this law- trusting Rachael - the sheep following her reckless and irresponsible implications. Rachael is good at stirring things up and creating anger, and usually distorts things as far as they can be distorted. Proof that some people want drive this nation apart as much as possible for political gain and ratings.
I found a legit Biden voter
Democrats know all about the history of these voter suppression laws , after all, they wrote them back then.
Look at how his mouth goes to the side like he just got caught. He knew what that word mean. He is surprise that he got caught. He knew all these history. And take a look at the people standing behind him, they knew too.
Surprised he got called out by a white guy.
That smirking little racist probably giggled when he managed to get that phrase into the bill, and his assistants laughed and spoke fondly of the lynchings their grandparents visited...
His smirked gave it away....
He is a POS
Lol lookit all those "pure" faces, beautiful eh 🤣
1:19 Wow! Look at Texas being all progressive way back in 1918!
2:25 Ohhh... nevermind
Everything had gone reverse after 1964 Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act where southern Democrats aka Dixiecrats were hard core conservatives switched to Republican Party while northern Democrats were actually liberals and progressives and some Repubs were too, but later became Dems after Nixon was using "southern strategy" in 1972 to win most of the white votes and it was around that time that blacks switched from voting Repubs to Dems.
Did she forget to mention most black men and women were barred from voting from 1870 to 1965 due to the Voting rights act. Wow imagine her not being honest. Oh never mind, she’s a professional liar.
@@kcsollers8552 You make it sound like the Voting Rights Act was the cause of black voter suppression, not the other way around. Blacks have had the right to vote since 1870, though obviously many areas of the country, mostly in the south, came up with creative ways to suppress their vote anyway. And there was no “lying” here.
@@gregbors8364 I’m tired and shouldn’t of added black men. But if you listened to politicians today they’d say black men are being denied the right to vote because an ID and signature verification is needed. They can’t get that to vote? How do they go about the rest of their lives? I believe democrats are racist through the words they speak and how they portray people in the black community. But go ahead and tell a man or woman you think an ID is just too hard to come by because you are black and don’t know how to get one or afford one. You sorry p.o.s.
@@kcsollers8552 No Democrats say “black people are too dumb to get voter ID.” That’s projection wholly coming from the right... ever hear the phrase “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it?” There were no substantial irregularities with the vote last year, so there is no reason for Republicans to make voting more difficult for everyone - except maybe this one:
“If more people voted, you’d never have a Republican elected in this country again.” - Donald Trump
Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it. A great quote that some in this country seem to have missed.
That's funny because the left is doing everything they can do to erase history
Joseph Roland should they not what part of history was good for black Americans none of it but maybe when you and your family gets genocide racism and hate u hope you embrace it as your history because it’s coming
@@josephroland2622 if you're talking about statues that's not history, statutes are just made to honor someone, you can look them up in a history book if you really want to know about them, and the right sure do like there romatization of what Southern life was like back then, not to mention the 1776 project, which was filled with romanticized history
That's the problem. They're not ignoring it. They're TRYING to go back to it
@@josephroland2622 there’s a difference between dismantling offensive representation of history and ignoring history. It is very clear you are not ignoring history and are well-informed if you understand the implications of such figures.
“Oh I’m not aware of such thing” gimme a break, that guy knows exactly what he and his buddies did thinking no one would catch them, but they did get caught and thank god almighty they got caught.
Rachel’s show is the most informative and best source of historical background on television. Should be recommended viewing!!! 👏👍😉
I currently live in Germany and can only get CNN
Listen to Heather Cox Richardson
@@utethornburg7715 At least you have access to RUclips.
Is this a satirical comment
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I am so disgusted I have hardly words. Seeing what is happening to my country, and my home, and feeling stunned and frightened.
No need to be afraid.
What is happening, is that the evil in the hearts of these people is being brought to the light, so it can be dealt with.
Just be true at the ballot box, and in discussions with those near you.
The Democratic lawmaker asking the questions did a great job, he made Briscoe Cain look like a 3rd grader who got caught doing something stupid. The big difference is that most 3rd graders have the brains to learn from their mistakes.
@@kellymccain3403 no he will not.
Don't be frightened, stunned I can see. We just gotta fight all the wrongs, and make it right for all who vote.
This story would be considered critical race Theory which would be forbidden to teach in schools. LOL
Purity. Let each and every one of them backing this bill take a purity DNA test and we'll see just how pure they're not
Yup they all have ancestors from Africa if you go far back enough. One more thing demonstrating their stupidity.
Except we don’t care how “pure” they are or are not...that concept has no relevance to anything.
@@maargenbx1454 Agreed. But *they* care. Cuz they’re petty, bigoted, and dumb.
@@geodude7116 Yep.
And really, what does purity even mean in human beings?? We are all one species. There is no such things as “purity” of blood.
The “white primary” was law in many of the southern states. I taught this to my students in Georgia history. I included the “preserving the purity of the ballot box,” so my students would understand what that truly meant. To hear it today, makes me sick.
Thats Why Teachers are so important... Thank You for Your Hard Work....
so glad we live in 2021 where they hire black people to rig all the votes & anyone can win anything, but whites cant take issue. itd be "racist" to want to live in a Meritocracy instead of a society where we coddle black people & illegals while scolding whites for trying to live righteously amongst their own people!
@@JonMcAfee You sound so ignorant let it be known white people always worrying about black people let it be known WE DON'T LIKE YOU EITHER MAYBE MORE THAN YOU DON'T LIKE US JUST LEAVE US ALONE AND STFU
@@JonMcAfee stop doing what you blame them for doing. Stop victimizing yourself and educate yourself always question your beliefs that's what I do and I learn something new everyday.
@@JonMcAfee Any society in which a borderline illiterate con artist turned reality show buffoon can bamboozle millions into a reactionary white grievance-fueled cult, after a career built on inherited money and full of grift, failing businesses, and bankruptcy as strategy, is no meritocracy. DJT, Swanson heir Tucker Carlson and others, unaccomplished, woefully ignorant rich kids have their own sort of affirmative action, and that's the one you should be objecting to as it only compounds past injustices instead of aiming to correct them. What most fiercely anti-intellectual Americans understand by meritocracy is that your money determines your worth, no matter how much or little you did to earn it. And yet, knowledge, unlike family wealth, could be the foundation of a true meritocracy.
"1918..." You know the Republicans did something extremely asinine and racist when Rachel starts with a history lesson.
Texas. The home of the hanging tree
🎶 *_"The stars at night, are big and bright."_* 🎶
_(clap clap clap clap)_
🎶 Unlike the GOP in Texas. 🎶
Do you not understand that it was the Democratic party all the way up to 1960 that prevent in black folks from being able to attend schools with white folks or being able to vote it was Republicans that fought hard y'all need a long history lesson! An not critical race Theory a criteria that you're taught that if you're white you must be racist and if you're black you cannot accomplish anything that is Chinese propaganda that Democrats are pushing right now
@@JasonvstheWoke that’s amazing it’s almost like in the 1960s there was a political shift when in 1964 Democratic President LBJ signed the Civil Rights act that caused all the racist in the South to abandon the Democratic Party. Then moving to the Republican Party in 1969 when Richard Nixon’s (R) put into place his Southern Strategy of appealing to white racism against people of color.
Seriously try harder next time.
@@JasonvstheWoke "all the way up to 1960" and then there was a huge shift. Then you go on about critical race Theory. And you begin to blame the Democrats for Non-Stop lecturing about racism. Well as long as Republicans deny there is racism in this country, problem won't ever be solved. Denying that you have cancer, won't make it go away. Just look at the demographic makeup of both parties and then tell us how the GOP represents everyone in this country.
When they say, "We want our country back," _this_ is what they mean. They want "their" country back to a time when there were two sets of water fountains, and _certain people_ knew their place.
That is the simple ugly truth.
This is the UNITED States of America?
Yup. Some people are not happy unless their feet are on somebody else's back.
And Trump and QANON are the crazy leaders
Yup... back when America was “great” 🤭
Just look at the grin of those people behind him, they knew, they just picked him as the figure head because he clearly has so little joy in his soul that he can't smile.
wow thats nothing less than wild speculation
@@iamdone7094 speculate on d's nuts
@@kathys_damngoodsong
He should have know, he had the Texas constitution at his fingertips. He got that word from somewhere. He got caught being racist.
@@kathys_damngoodsong A major faux pas. While I would certainly like to think there were no underlying intentions, we just don't know that.
If you're involved in writing legislation, your knowledge of what you are writing is imperative.
I am very surprised that no one caught that before it was released to the floor.
Shame on them for not doing their research, if that was the case.
Knowledge of history is a good thing.
@@kathys_damngoodsong What I find troublesome is did anyone else carefully review it. I'd like to assume they would. If they didn't, how much thought went into the bill. If they did, that makes it all the more concerning.
The 4 people around him could not hide their anger at the questions.
This is all the more reason the 1619 Project should be taught.
These are the same bunch who get all worked up when choosing to remove a statue on public land, that champions so-called civil war hero. How easy we all can forget.
BINGO. I believe that he was ignorant to the horrific history.
It’s a mind-boggling manipulation of the American history curriculum that’s taught in ALL American schools across the country!! I’m a 39y/o white woman from Utah, & the 1619 project was what first made me aware that there even WAS all of this additional American history that I had never been taught at all. I’m outraged & indignant that, in attending public schools, I was given a “white-American-dominant version” of an American history education! And I had no idea! The entire subject in school needs to be created again from square 1. There MUSTN’T be multiple versions of history that are taught. They are ALL AMERICAN HISTORY. And they should be taught together.
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@@KatySueWho I have history major and I remember my collage advisor's word of wisdom "Never stop studying there is always something new to learn". A lot of stuff falls between the cracks but we need to shine the spotlight of truth on it so we remember. The post Reconstruction Era is something of a blank spot in most class rooms even at the college level.
@@KatySueWho - you just said what many now call "systemic". The system was built to try to keep certain people from being mentioned. I was born in 1963 and remember seeing sign that said "whites only". Yes, we should all love this country, but not the ugly and I'm sick of the Foxers who try to minimalize the bad parts of America history.
He can play drumb all he wants he knew exactly what he was doing and what it's meaning.he just thought he'd get away doing it.
Yes. Like I said, "He just thought that they wouldn't catch on." How naive and foolish of him.
He did get away with it the bill passed even with all knowing where he birth the idea
He knew exactly what he was doing, and regardless of the term/word being struck from the Bill it can not be unheard or removed from the celebration of its inception.
Yeah he sounds like he was not at all prepared to be called out on it. He knew exactly what he was doing.
Surely this means the federal govt can strike it down as unconstitutional? I wonder if he should've waited for it to pass before pointing this out, seeing as they had the wherewithal to remove it
@@kathys_damngoodsong Embarrassing, like the child caught saying their hand isn't in the cookie jar, when they have chocolate chip evidence all over their face?
48 hours ago you knew nothing of this word being in the texas constitution.... dont act like you did...
@@iamdone7094 the point is that HE did and acts like he didnt. Notice he'd rather be stupid than racist....at least in public.
He is so innocent (not). He absolutely knew the meaning of the word 'purity in that context. Racism will never die.
Hello from Belgium. This is quite extraordinary. I'm sitting here struggling to understand this bizarre situation...and the ignorance of it all...
Ditto from Australia mate.
Same! New Zealand here. The US has the worst democracy!
Ditto from Germany. Here you automatically get a mail in ballot when you turn 18
CongoBlue Sorry to keep you entertained in this manner... it's quite the clusterfuck over here since 2016.
@Sarah F 4.0 You hit the nail on the head, a nation founded on hate and nothing else! They still want to call themselves Christian and civilised!
Thank you so much, Rachel, for bringing these details to light on a national stage.
Democrats have always been horrible people
@@thatoneguy8715 you're cool.
Life of the party.
Hardcore "republican".
Big man on campus.
Daddy mack.
Woo hoo.....
@@jeffalbillar7625 thanks dude!
Thank you, Rachel, for explaining the history! Sad that we have not become intelligent and informed in Texas!
He is the equivalent of a soul singer not knowing James Brown ever existed.
RACHEL, THANKS FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF VOTING HISTORY! THANK U FOR REAL NEWS AND FACTS!
Rachel thank you for bringing this to the attention of those too forgetful or too young. It is so poignant today but also shows how far we have come. Let us not backslide into that abyss of ignorance ever again!
That's why the Democrats MUST pass HR1 and HR4 into laws before the 2022 mid-term elections.
Thank you Rachel for this piece I would have never known this. Never learned this in school and I am 75 years old. Appalling
I grew up in Texas and went through our Texas History classes. I don't remember this being covered at all. Granted, that would have been around 1970, so that's part of the reason. We still had segregation then.
@@lynnbetts4332 Do you mean segregation was legal in Texas in 1970? Because we still have segregation now (caused by socioeconomics rather than law)
@@maargenbx1454 While it was supposed to be illegal, we didn't have forced busing of blacks into primarily white schools till I was in the 9th grade. I remember, as Earl Campbell was bussed to our jr. high and that was the year we won the city 9th grade championship. The next year, the black high school was closed, and black students were split between the 2 other high schools.
Yes, there is a whole lot of stuff that you never learn in school, especially the real story about the Alamo.
I'm sure that you know that all the things she was describing in Texas' history was from the Democrat party. And somehow trying to tie a very fair bill that gives Everyone the opportunity to vote, whether by Mail weeks in advance, or in Person weeks in advance, or in Person on Election day until late, or use Drop Boxes in advance. There should be no one excluded that wants to vote. This is hardly reflective of the old Democrat party voting laws.
How are they passing these laws? The people writing these bills do not have any historic knowledge or critical thinking skills. 😬
They can get away with it cos they have the state legislature on their side, the governors willing to codify it into state law, the judges in their pockets, house/senate and 74m zombies that voted for them. The ultimate in cancel culture - Democracy is out for ever!
Neither do you if you listen to this lesbian leftist for an explanation of Texas voting laws.
@@whizbang7130 u don't want to know the truth. Are u do and u have your own agenda. Either way have fun hating in life. homophobe.
HEY, NOW - 'Critical thinking' sounds an awful lot like that crazy 'Critical Race Theory' I know nothin' about, but my man Hannity says is the Devil's Playbook for destroying my potential future livelihood and personal rights! -said no one except some idiots that believe our former POTUS was 'cheated' in the certified 2020 election results...
You can tell by how he started answering the question that he knew EXACTLY what he was doin.
Sadly, it's possible that he really is ignorant.
@@kathys_damngoodsong Given that he was responsible for drafting this legislation surely he should have done the research? I would want the people responsible for formulating laws that will affect everyone in my State to be well informed about the facts.
I saw the same.
Liar, liar, pants on fire.
@@kathys_damngoodsong We're talking Texas here, that bastion of progressive thinking. You seriously think that the word "purity" carries no special connotation for republicans? How informed do you need to be?
@@kathys_damngoodsong That is the privilege of being white. The ability to always keep being given the benefit of the doubt. If this lawmaker didn’t know, it is because he did not want to know and he should have. His ignorance is not an excuse for his oppression of black people.
I'm from NZ. I am hoping that all these changes they are trying to make across your states can be stopped.
So do we😫🙏
There is no way to stop them. Scotus has already made it clear that they aren't interested in voter's rights when the mail in ballot restrictions were upheld. These bills will stand...all of them.
being from NZ Trish, there is a REALLY high probability of you being white... are you? if you are you better stop talking for POC's
@@iamdone7094 Aren't you doing the same thing?
Really, though.
Think _before_ you type.
@@joelbizzell1386 i was simply pointing out the hypocrisy of the left
There's nothing creeping into anything, they are out right with it and don't have any shame ,and just pitiful with their actions.
If I were questioning one child who was suspected of misappropriating a cookie and his siblings facial expressions reflected those around the fellow being questioned, I would know he was guilty as and that his siblings witnessed the theft. There's even an "I told you so" expression in there.
I'm not so sure. He's young. To me he looks like a copy paste kinda kid. As he said, it's in the Texas constitution.
They should have kept the phrase in the bill so everybody would know exactly what their intentions are.
Yes. 👍
The Tim Scott's of that time probably said - "America is not a racist country".
The cat 🐈is out if the bag 🎒now
Then they'd have the legal grounds to not only suppress the vote, also physically (aka violently) prevent Black voters in TX from voting --- AGAIN!
I'm not from here but I live in TX and no one is taking my right to vote away except me.
Anyone that voted for Trump showed their true intentions as well. It's best to move on from these Anti-Americans, Anti-democracy, white supremacists.
How does one claim to "love" the constitution of ones state without truly knowing the history of the language used in it.
I think I love you Rachael.... your illustration of contemporary events and facts are extraordinary
- Are you aware a circle is round?
- No sir, I wasn't.
I love Rachel, she throws everything in including the kitchen sink. It is always an educational experience to listen to her. Although sometimes, my brain doesn't have the patience to absorb it all. 😆
So the purity phrase was tarnished and used to oppress by Democrats. Then Republicans, who also got rid of all those tarnishes, uses it in the right way to make sure there’s no cheating by anyone and the argument is, well look at what we did, by Democrats, with that phrase so that means your racist now....haha gotcha so good. Look everybody they the racist. Listen to her. She said Democrats used that to oppress.
Funny how they tend not to teach this history in schools..
Nice call 🇨🇦🇨🇦👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
I like the way his background singers faces changed expressions changed once shorty Doo Wop got exposed.
Lmao omg 'background singers'...
All I say can is: 🤔then 🤣 I read @ " shorty Doo Woo" 🤣🤣🤣
Sir, you've made me smile on a Saturday morning 🤣 and that's a talent!
They knew, look at the black man shuffle to remove himself, when question is asked. Actions are so telling.
I truly believe that "young man" knew the history of that terminology and its intent. His fake surprise was not convincing at all.
Of course he did, even if you didn't and you did go look at the constitution and you see that sentence, you would think that that is kind of weird, okay maybe that's how they talked back then, but it makes no sense today so let's say integrity instead, because that's how people talk now. And even if he didn't think that sentence sounded weird, did he not not think that maybe I shouldn't use that word here because there was this very charismatic German guy that was very obsessed with purity, maybe I should try to stay as far away from that that I can.
@@Arjay404 hitler / trump common ground !
He obviously thinks he's smarter than everyone else. (What else has he got?) He probably felt adding that language was pure genius. He would put the intention right in front of them in the bill. It would be a bow to the racist heritage of limiting the ability of non-whites to vote, which is the intention of the rampant Republican election legislation nation wide. He thought they will never get it.
And best actor in the award of fake surprise goes to....
AGREED!!!!
Him and all those women standing behind him SMURKIN’ & SMILING know what it means and THEY SUPPORT IT FULLY!!!!!👿💩🤡💀🔥🔥🔥
It will backfire on them!!
"Preserve the purity" They know exactly what those words mean... SMH. The majority is now the minority and now they're running scared trying to hold on to whatever power they have left " Preserve the Purity".
And the sad part is white women were discriminated against too. However there are African Americans who support the Republican racist agenda to maintain white supreamacy as well. Cough cough Tim Scott.
🤞🤞🤞
It won't. These women seem like well to do, likely live in suburbs or well off neighborhoods. There is no lines when they vote, and will be waved in without anyone so much as glancing at their licensees.
Its messed up but now all Republicans have to do is just put more voting locations in poor white neighborhoods than poor communities of color and bam.
They've set it up so they won't have to worry about a thing come 2022.
Exactly! Daughters of the confederacy no doubt
Most black men and women were kept from voting from 1870 until the passage of the Voting rights bill in 1965.
It's the "I'm sorry to hear that" as if he didn't JUST say he read it and studied it himself🙄 disgusting
I have never seen free, really free. The kind where you are free to be human and expect a government for which your taxes help pay, to protect the people, not segregate them.
Segregation is alive and well in the USA and the ballot box is proof enough.
I turn 71 this week and I am beginning to think that I won't see an end of racism before I die. I feel so stupid for years I was so hopefully.
Mary Elaine, I’m 64 and I feel the same at least in our life time we have pretty much eliminated systemic racism in our institutions were a Black man or woman can buy a home any neighborhoods they choose at the same interest rates as a White man or woman making the same wage, a Black man and woman can now work any job they are qualified for at the same wages as a white man or woman and a Black man and woman can go to any school of higher education they choose on their own merits and we now have black men and women he ever profession all the way to President of the United States, we have Doctors , Lawyers, Judges!! What we haven’t done is find away to stop the racism that still lives in the hearts of some White Americans and because of the history of racism in America we have instilled a hatred for us white Americans into the hearts of generations of black Americans even tho you and I came from the generation of MLK and shared that beliefs that we are all truly created equal and we judge a person on their character not the color of their skin!! Let’s just hope that our kids and grandkids and great grand kids will have all the bad history so far behind them that all the hate and resentment will be irrelevant! 🤞
@@lynnbaccus3855 thank you both for the past fights and struggles to get us here, still have ways to go as you said so gracefully.
none of us will.
@@rogerm6970 You're talking about the racists, right? Because it would be REALLY STUPID of you to be talking about POC, many whose families have been here for generations, some of them against their will.
Ditto.
when the charge is "stupid or evil?" and you pick "stupid" you still are guilty of something.
Anyone that believes they didn't know the history of the term eats bananas without peeling them first.
He said he didn't know what the term "purity" meant, but his smirk told me otherwise.
They keep putting up very, very obvious questions with very, very obvious answers, and *hoping* the hypocrisy will hit home, the light bulb will come on, the "ah hah!" moment. It's never gonna come. The fuse is blown.
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse that's seen in abusive relationships. It's the act of manipulating a person by forcing them to question their thoughts, memories, and the events occurring around them.
Gaslighting describes the systematic pattern of abuse by which the abuser manipulates factual information to give the victim the impression that they cannot trust their own senses. Most of us would recognise this as being part of the grooming process seen so often in cases of Child Sexual Exploitation we deal with. They may repeatedly focus on their own feelings in order to make the victim feel guilty for hurting them. Some predators may also engage in gaslighting. Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where the perpetrator makes a person question their thoughts, memories, and events they have experienced.
Weird how right wing populist rhetoric seems to be modeled on the same techniques used by pedophiles *so weird*
He Most DEFINITELY knew what that meant. That why he did it. Lying with a straight face. That's what they do.
@@kathys_damngoodsong did you know that gun girl pooped herself
Not a very straight face. He needs to become a better liar to make it in the Republican party.
@@kathys_damngoodsong Perhaps you are a bit too gullible...
@@kathys_damngoodsong Girl, I know a liar when I see one. Just look at the man's face at the first words spoken to him. He knows exactly what is coming. And he couldn't have know if he wasn't fully aware of what he was doing and why he did it.
@@kathys_damngoodsong you didn't know kathy? go look it up, it's the truth you don't want to see
That little man knows why he included those words in there. He’s just playing dumb.
Just look at the Karen's boiling inside they can't take it . Oh and let's not forget about the brother trapped in the sunken place .
The look on their faces was priceless. 🤣
So...Americans celebrate that women have the right to vote for a century by....enacting numerous laws to make it harder to vote?
Yes...progress is two steps forward and three steps back in America...
Michael Bray these past 4-1/2 yrs. it has been just 5 steps back with the Orangutan-man... now we have WHITE man Biden, so it's just over 1 step forward and just under 4 steps back.
@@eltorocal No, Biden has been extremely progressive and better than expected. He is bringing America back to the ground we lost to the Trump regime.
@@eltorocal there are those around him who will hopefully help improve that ratio...
And all this was a mere one hundred years ago!
Yet here we are again.
They scare to lose the privilégie
The USA never really dealt with racism. It was allowed to continue beneath the surface. The GOP has discovered it, and made it respectable again.
Underneath it all was a misplaced leniency towards slave owners in the aftermath of the Civil War, and the re-branding of the Civil War as a fight against "Southern" values and way of life (the southern identity), instead of for slavery. The South play victims instead of the aggressors of the Civil War. But in my history books, it were the Confederates who acted aggressively and fired the first shots, taking over Federal forts like Fort Sumter with violence.
If the fight had really been north against south, you would have expected the North to be the first to move aggressively. That proves Southern aggression was not to defend a "way of life", which no-one can take from you, but the right to keep slaves.
That same lie is being used to foment violence and aggression to this day.
This time - no going back!
@@ousmanekonate5253 bs
@@carolmiller5713 back to?
If the phrase "educated fool" were a person... Bless his heart.
Yeah you’d think a politician should know about the history of the subject they’re pursuing 😒
It's like using the phrase "The Final Solution", in Germany and claiming to never heard of it, being used before.
Rep. Cain looks so nervous, like he's being scolded by his father. It reminds me of when I was young and my father scolded me for talking back to a neighbor and made me right the Golden Rule 100 times and taped it up to my bedroom door. Also, the look on on face of the woman , behind Rep. Anchia is priceless.
He Knew Exactly What The Meaning Of That Word Purity In Their Documents Meant ..
They All Know !!!!
He lied with a straight face 😈
Geronimo once said "White Man Speaks With Fork Tongue"😳
Which is also why some have likened it to the land of the devil
@@エラー-e7v Exactly
He knew what he was doing.. and those witches behind him knew as well smfh
I honestly think they didn't know, and I don't mean that to support them in any way. But I do think that someone who DID know introduced them to the term, they liked the term and they were convinced (with little effort, I'm sure) to tack it on. And as a result, he was called out on his ignorance and the whole lot of them went green in the face.
We MUST do a better job of teaching our history. Too much of the past is being forgotten.
"No, I didn't know that...Those are very troubling things."
The ability of serious people with serious faces to stand up and tell serious lies would be impressive, were it not so pathetic 🤠
Yeah, so troubling that we will pass it anyway, you know, to get ahead of any problems.
I'd never seen an image of Cain before, but knew I'd heard the name, and had an image of dim, confident, middle-aged fat thug. (Yes, I know I shouldn't stereotype.) He was banned from Twitter after threatening Beto O'Rourke with his "AR" and refusing to take down the tweets. "My AR is ready for you Robert Francis" (O'Rourke's 1st and middle name.) Edited to be clear about weapon - Beto O'Rourke assumed AR15, as I did.
And to have so much power; it is monstrous how these cretins get away with being minsters in suits.
Thank you for this history lesson madam! It appears we are living through another moment in history people will be talking about many decades from now
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks comes to mind 😞🙏🌷
Yeah, that phrase “crept” into the bill, wink wink, nudge nudge. Just like his klan hood “crept” into his duffel bag when he goes “kamping” with his fellow robe wearing republicans.
his answer to your comment : "Das ist ein Lüge. Wir machen nur Feuer aus 2 zusammen gebundente Holzst:ucke. Es ist nur Zufall dass es ausseht wie ein Kreuz"
ok Khristopher
Republicans are not racist the Klan is democrat
The Klan was started by 7 ex-Confederate soldiers returning from the Civil War. It grew in the Southern States which were primarily run by Democrats. That much is true. But as the South turned from Blue to deep red, the Klan stayed.and grew. Their ideas of white supremacy are rightwing and embraced by certain members of the Rep Party in Congress .
Look at a picture of the latest Congress. Democrats (men, women, young, old, white, coloured and Latino and even of differnt sexual orientation) Republics (mainly male (mostly old), some female, mainly white, some with latino blood and 1 black member)
In 6 yrs time, in 12 states, 1542 polling places were scrapped by the Rep. Party in areas and districts that saw a growint influx of coloured and Latino ppl.
The Rep Party is pushing new voting laws in 47 states that will in the end infringe on the voting capability of minorities of colour.
How is that not racist?
@@ronalddejong3017 I believe there should be equal access for all at polling places we should have more in areas where transportation is a problem .Absentee ballots must be available upon request.But in the last election the potential and opportunity for f.... was way too high.And.the.fact that the D v...ing machines could be manipulated is a huge problem .The way msm and others are acting and fighting tooth and nail to prevent even one county from. being audited fuels suspicion.
This is why so many African Americans get so upset about rhetoric because we heard it and seen it before and we know what it means. On top of it we have people in our family still alive when the same rhetoric was to destroy their lives and rights.
THOSE WHO DO NOT LEARN FROM THE PAST ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT
Thank you Rachel for calling him out. Without people like you paying attention, guys like him get away with too much.
Rachel, I absolutely love you. You are the most passionate, emphatic woman I have never known... I follow constantly your stories and they bring me emotions all the time! Especially this one! ❤️
"Are you aware....?" "No, sir, I'm a Republican and so awareness of facts is a disqualification for party membership."
You hit that nail square on the head.
😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣
And have you remained a Republican ...?? if so ....why ??/
@@jamescaporale9367 lol
So the purity phrase was tarnished and used to oppress by Democrats. Then Republicans, who also got rid of all those tarnishes, uses it in the right way to make sure there’s no cheating by anyone and the argument is, well look at what we did, by Democrats, with that phrase so that means your racist now....haha gotcha so good. Look everybody they the racist.
History lessons with maddows.. I never knew this. Thank you
Starting to see how they managed to win all those primaries back in the day...
They or that guy knew about the statement of"the purity of the ballot box". Just by observing his body language, I could tell you that he was lying and knew exactly the significance of that statement!
You must understand he is only a junior Republican politician.
Mature ones are much better at lying.
I learn more about history and how it relates to today from Rachel Maddow than I ever did from my educators. I never miss her show and when she predicts something... 2 weeks later every other reporter and channel is reporting it. She must have an incredible team.
I agree! I call the information she provides "Informative Rabbit Holes" because you never really know where she is going with all that information until you come out the otherside and it all ties together!
@n?a actually I was in an honors program and very interested in my education. We were also taught to proofread our work... unlike you.
Yes, I do love Rachel she does her research and work very thorough.
@jluckey0225 when the time comes I will vote to support you. I am a former republican. When Trump became their nominee... it was over for me.
@n?a You over here talking trash while missing out on the tolls from your bridge!
Wow that kid really needed his binky and blanky.
He's a good ole boy
Generations of incest created this clown.
I remember when I was proud to be a Texan. Just barely, but I remember. Its definitely a memory becoming so old its fading fast.
@jojofromtx why dont YALL leave? or better yet, if you hate whites so much, dont live near them! Theyd be happy to not have to listen to yall incessantly complaining WHILE simultaneously having yalls hands out. How about no more pity privileges?
I'm so sick of my home state's GOP lawmakers. I want to move someplace sane.
@@JonMcAfee Lol, imagine being so insecure you get ticked off by two words
My love left the state last year, during the freeze. The people who died shouldn't have died, the jerks in charge should have done their JOBS. An 11 year old died, in his house, in his bed, next to his little brother. It seems all states are trash at this point
@@JonMcAfee Also, as a native Texan, it's "Ya'll." If you're gonna be a hill-billy racist, at least do so with good grammar. Pretend you graduated highschool 😘
😂 He knows and the women behind him know it too.
Right, it was all fun and games until the guy came to the crux of the matter. Then they are are staring ahead like a pack of dogs who know one of them is in trouble for getting into the trash.
The “white” women behind him know it too.
it's a simple ten second google search.
He knew what he was saying 🧐 with that elementary grin across his face
Inescapable.
Of course he knew. Pathetic example of a human being. The back-up singers were a disgrace and should be ashamed of themselves. Bet they go to church on Sunday and praise the Lord, hypocrites.
RIGHT!!!!
It's time to get the Klan out of government. Vote Blue.
Thank you for making us aware of these despicable actions of certain parties. Bravo for a well-presented report ! "Let's throw that picture up there again (pointing to the camera)." I love it ;-)