ron kirk, former mayor of dallas, former u.s. trade representative, mr. ambassador, it is a real honor to have you with us here tonight. i know we had to scramble to get you here on short notice. i appreciate you taking the time, sir. thanks. >> it's an honor to be here, and thanks for highlighting this important issue. >> of course. we have much more to get to tonight. stay with us. stay with us [sfx: kids laughing] [sfx: bikes passing] [sfx: fire truck siren] onstar, we see them. okay. mother and child in vehicle. mother is unable to exit the vehicle. injuries are unknown. thank you, onstar. ♪ my son, is he okay? your son's fine. thank you. there was something in the road... it's okay. you're safe now. >>> just a month after the 2015 election, a bunch of executives at facebook got together to make a very important decision. this is how "the washington post" described what went down. again, this is a month after the 2016 election. quote, facebook created project p for propaganda in the hectic weeks after the 2016 presidential election and quickly found d

joining us live is ron kirk, former mayor of dallas texas. he is the former u.s.esentative during the obama administration. mister ambassador, thank you so much for making time to be here tonight. nice to see you. >> rachel, thank you so much for having me. in your introduction, you basically expose this effort for what it is. you know, [laughs] in a state like texas, whether republicans like georgia won every office, you would think they would be pretty satisfied with the process as it is. but this is not about election, it is not about the integrity of the ballot box. this is simply the further the lie that president trump will not let go of, that somehow the 2020 election why's tanked. and the leaders who signed on to this effort, through our fair elections texas, they are making a fair point, and a recognition one, giving people more access through our democracy, empowering more people to vote. it's not only the right thing to do, it's also good for our economy. we are hopeful, as more leaders recognize this and speak out, perhaps we can have the same effect a

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his name is ron kirk. he used to be the secretary of state and the mayor of dallas.sador, welcome to primetime. do i have any of this wrong? >> chris, i don't know how much more i can add. i mean, you couldn't have made it plainer and more honest than you did. and the reality in all of these states -- georgia, florida, all those you mentioned -- texas, we are not solving a problem. this is not about correcting any flaws that were in the previous election, and this is not about voter i.d. republicans have done a pretty good job of making this about i.d. if i have one more person say, if i have to show an i.d. to get on a plane, why not to vote? we already have some of the most restrictive voting laws in the state. this is precisely what you said -- to make it more difficult for people of color, for poor people. but i think it's going to make it difficult for many of our senior citizens, chris, who very much enjoy the privilege of either voting by mail or voting early, and it's all so republicans cannot only keep the damage they already have in texas, but they're tryin

trade representative under president obama ron kirk. he is senior counsel. i'm joined by the ceo and co-founder of data dot world. ron, let me start with you. realistically, what do you hope to accomplish with this push? what did you hope to accomplish with the letters? republicans seem dead set on passing these laws. it's in a state that as you know largely republican. >> craig, thanks for having us on. what we would like to do to try to highlight the fact that, one, these bills are totally unnecessary. texas already has some of the most restrictive voting registration procedures of any in the country. two, these bills are not good for business. we had an economic study done. you will hear brett talk about the fact businesses increasingly oppose legislation that affects the fundamental rights of their employees. while texas has been a great state for corporate relocations over the last 10 to 15 years, the continuation of the assault on individual liberties, whether it's the rights of the lgbt community or the rights particularly of our people of color, of ou