The latest round of redistricting in Galveston County, a community of 350,000 people, redrew a district in which Black and Hispanic voters together had made up a majority of voters. The redrawn boundaries reduced their combined share of the district’s electorate to 38 percent.
right there in the article
leaders rigged the election to get elected and to keep holding power
voting is a sham
and both parties participate in different ways to keep people from voting
And yes, unilateral disarmament is a dumb idea — the Democrats ended gerrymandering in a few states (eg: California) but aren’t going to end it nationally except as part of a law to do it for the whole country. Which the Republicans have blocked at the federal level.
right there in the article
leaders rigged the election to get elected and to keep holding power
voting is a sham
and both parties participate in different ways to keep people from voting
That’s called gerymandering.
And yes, unilateral disarmament is a dumb idea — the Democrats ended gerrymandering in a few states (eg: California) but aren’t going to end it nationally except as part of a law to do it for the whole country. Which the Republicans have blocked at the federal level.
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This doesn’t come across as a good-faith argument. Numerous claims in it are simply false.
Removed for misinformation. Democrats are absolutely not in the business of restricting voting access. That is solely a Republican issue.
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Removed for misinformation and temp banned. Democrats DO NOT restrict voting access.