Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, criticized fellow Democrats on Tuesday for not fighting hard enough to oppose Republican effortsto redraw congressional districts.During an interview on MSNBCs "Ana Cabrera Reports," Cabrera asked Casar if Democrats canget "rid of gerrymandering altogether" and also "fight fire with fire," questioning if the party can "have it both ways.""Absolutely," Casar said. "Every Democrat in Congress right now is on the record and has voted for or sponsors national legislation to get rid of gerrymandering nationwide. And I would vote for that tomorrow, and I challenge any of my Republican colleagues to vote for it.""We need to get to fair rules across the nation and not have Democrats showing up with a butter knife to a gunfight," he continued.'ALL-OUT WAR': FLEEING TEXAS DEMS SIDE WITH NEWSOM AS REDISTRICTING STANDOFF CONTINUES: 'FIRE WITH FIRE'Casars frustration reflects a growing sentiment among progressives that Democrats are handicapping themselves when it comes to redrawing congressional districts.Last week, Texas House Republicans introduced a redistricting proposal that could net five new Republican congressional seats. The draft map is likely to change before approval by both state legislative chambers. The proposal would redraw district lines to include more Republican-leaning suburbs or surrounding areas in heavily Democratic cities like Dallas and Houston."But Republicans have been the ones who have blocked that kind of independent redistricting across the nation," Casar sid. "So lets be clear about who is doing the gerrymandering. Its the Republicans. The question before us is, should California continue to play by a certain set of rules while letting Greg Abbott suppress peoples voting rights? I dont think thats the right way to do it."Casar added that he thinks "California should have an independent commission when Texas has one," and that "New York should have a law that says New York will have an independent commission when Florida has one."California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) have both said if Texas moves forward with their redistricting plan, they will look at redrawing their congressional discrts in their states to make it more favorable to Democrats.TRUMP, REPUBLICANS RACE TO REDRAW TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL MAP AS DEMOCRATS THREATEN LEGAL WAREarlier in his conversation with Cabrera, Casar said Republicans are guilty of gerrymandering."Right now, under our current maps, Congress already has been gerrymandered 16 seats total towards the Republicans," Casar claimed. "So, at the end of the day, we do need to get rid of gerrymandering nationwide. Pass a federal bill, like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, to get rid of gerrymandering and get big money out of politics. But what Democrats cant continue to do is to allow right-wing extremists in states like Texas to silence our voices, while in blue states we dont fight back."