Welp, the Texas Democrats returned to Austin, which means a quorum will be called and the redistricting will happen.If they had any guts, they would have stayed away forever, because why even bother if it’s just going to happen?Ah, the Texas Democrats revealed their plan:
“The Texas House Democrats successfully killed the first special session and blocked Republicans from voting on their racist map, which was designed to allow Donald Trump to continue harming American citizens and the working class.“During that time, they took the fight nationally and have successfully lobbied Democratic Governors across the nation to fight Trump’s fire with fire. Now that the nation is involved in this fight, some Texas Democrats are coming back to fight these racist maps in the legislature and then in the courts. GOP leadership in Texas has a long history of violating the Voting Rights Act, and we know these maps will be no different.
This statement made me laugh:
“Latino Texans didn’t send us to Austin to watch while Republicans punish our voters through racial gerrymandering that erases Latino voices we’ve already fought hard to secure at the table,” said Mexican American Legislative Caucus Chair Rep. Ramón Romero Jr. “Governor Abbott is pushing this map to attack Latino voters simply because we won’t fall in line with Trump’s extreme agenda. Latinos make up half of Texas’s growth, yet instead of creating new opportunities, this map steals them away. When we return, we will be ready to fight this map with every weapon available — from the streets to the statehouse to the courthouse.”
Romero doesn’t care that President Donald Trump won 55% of the Latino vote in Texas in 2024.
A poll from this year showed support has declined, though not by much.
As Ben Smith wrote on Sunday, the Democrats will likely not enjoy the results of a nationwide redistricting war.
Sure, the Texas Democrats ignited Democratic governors, especially California Gov. Gavin Newsom, but the Republican governors also took notice.
From Ben’s article:
Meanwhile, red states are moving fast. Missouri is on top of that movement.
A document obtained by The Associated Press shows the state Senate has received a $46,000 invoice for software licenses and staff training for redistricting.While Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe hasn’t officially announced a special session, Republican House Majority Leader Alex Riley told the AP it is “pretty likely” to happen. Riley added that he has had discussions with White House staff about it.
Ohio, Florida, and Kansas are weighing similar moves, and they actually have the power to deliver immediate GOP gains. Democrats in New York and Wisconsin, by contrast, are stuck in courts and constitutional amendments that will take years.
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