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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
Number: of 55803 
Subject: Those f*cking Texans
Date: 07/30/2025 7:00 PM
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Texas Republicans Unveil Gerrymandered House Map, Trying to Please Trump

The proposed map would give Republicans a chance to gain five U.S. House seats, including in Houston, Dallas and along the U.S.-Mexican border.


I don't think deliberately disenfranchising voters is good for democracy.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/us/politics/tex...
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Author: onepoorguy   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Those f*cking Texans
Date: 07/31/2025 4:09 PM
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I don't think deliberately disenfranchising voters is good for democracy.

The don't want democracy. That's the point that most people seem to miss. They want one-party rule. They have no interest in democracy.

Similar to the old USSR. As I recall, the USSR had "elections". There was one name on the ballot, and the count was always unanimous.

Let's see if the courts do their job and declare the map illegal/null.
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Author: ges 🐝  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Those f*cking Texans
Date: 07/31/2025 4:29 PM
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Let's see if the courts do their job and declare the map illegal/null.

I'm not holding my breath.
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