Al Green wird den 9. Kongressbezirk von Texas nicht mehr vertreten
https://www.chron.com/politics/article/al-green-houston-district-9-21016793.php
Al Green wird den 9. Kongressbezirk von Texas nicht mehr vertreten
https://www.chron.com/politics/article/al-green-houston-district-9-21016793.php
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> U.S. Rep. Al Green will no longer represent Texas‘ 9th Congressional District, as a new proposed congressional map is carving up the Houston-area district.
This is disenfranchisement. Heartbreaking. Al Green is one of the fighters.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68228938.amp
Yeah, The GOP definitely wanted Him gone.
This is on purpose. Anyone who is arguing against democratic states gerrymandering at this point doesn’t understand the playing field.
And ironically, it isn’t until we gerrymander the fuck out of the country that it will likely finally be outlawed.
Can someone explain what’s happened with all this new map etc?
If we ever change the current system to a real democracy the entire republican party will just be a few small towns here and there, They have only lasted this long because of gerrymandering and empty land counting as people.
Well then, stop giving money to these fucking RED states who are gerrymandering their way into power to control us all the while we’re paying the goddamn bills- no more
Why can’t we just vote by county? Why must the maps be so tortured? Or just make a grid or something. This is fucking ridiculous.
Not an accident
That’s facts a big part of this democracy is the voters sitting on their ass and hope everyone else participate
Key examples of undemocratic tyranny:
(1) Gerrymandering (politicians choosing their constituents)
(2) Electoral college (46% of Texas population that votes Dem is not represented in Texas’ selection of President)
(3) Senate (more per capita representation in Wyoming than Texas)
(4) Legalized Bribery (money in politics, Citizens
United)
The only kind-of bright side to the Texas redistricting is that in order to make 5 secure red seats, they had to make 10 red seats vulnerable.
Trump, and his scum bag Republicans want to take away the mouthiest Dem Reps they can. By hook, or by Crook.
Old idiot loudmouth.
Good riddance.
If Democrats can get out the vote more than they have historically, they have a better chance at flipping more seats than not under the new map. The maps are designed for limited electoral involvement. If the people, collectively, can’t get out to vote against this nonsense then we deserve the results, collectively.
How convenient for the Republicans(Traitors)
Anything but release the Epstein files which Donald Trump the child rapist is definitely
In.
I’ve always said that Colegrove was wrongly decided and that the Guarantee Clause is not a non justiciable question. Whether it’s democrats or republicans doing the gerrymandering, it’s a violation of the republican government guarantee
You mean the guy that Capitol police hauled out during the state of the union for speaking the truth? Not surprised. But I guess that’s the point. Things that would be horrifying years ago become commonplace when we inch further away from democracy and decency.
We don’t need another dead House rep that costs us a vote.
Let’s stay together!
This is authoritarian rule at work. Republicans do everything they accuse Democrats of
The urban areas in Texas should not share a congressional district with rural areas that are 300 miles away.
Let’s hope all the „Al Green has my respect for fighting“ people show up when it matters.
He can still win his new district. The downside of gerrymandering is the voters can really screw up your planning. Spreading districts this thin can lead to many lost districts from either an apathetic or pissed off voting base.