It's truly alarming that gerrymandering like this is allowed to happen and even when challenged is not struck down. Kentucky has a habit of changing the district maps in cities so that the Democratic areas are broken into smaller parts of new redder districts. The shape of the districts is ridiculous. I hope Abbott doesn't succeed with this.
What's so frustrating is that all of these dishonest machinations should have been resolved decades prior to now. It's the level of cynicism that seems to brainwash our politicians within their first terms. Disgusting.
I hate this cynical, fatalistic approach to politics, like, “It’s always been that way. It’s never going to change.” It gives politicians something to hide behind so they can just coast, and it gives voters an excuse to be lazy. Take the electoral college: It’s archaic and makes no sense, but everyone just throws up their hands, “Well, what are we going to do?”
I see what the democrats are doing in Texas as too little and too late for the people. Of course, they finally take some more drastics means of actions when their seats are on jeopardy ... not in the many previous instances where people lost a lot out of what has happened in recent USA political history ... during those times there were only words, no action, but now that they can lose their job, all of the sudden there is action ... pathetic.
I was wondering what the end game will be—I mean, they can’t avoid this forever, and Abbott has the cards. So what’s next for Texas? What do you think will happen? I’m just curious.
It's truly alarming that gerrymandering like this is allowed to happen and even when challenged is not struck down. Kentucky has a habit of changing the district maps in cities so that the Democratic areas are broken into smaller parts of new redder districts. The shape of the districts is ridiculous. I hope Abbott doesn't succeed with this.
I hope the challenges I expect in court are successful.
It really is absurd. The U.S. political system is full of so many administrative oddities easily exploited for personal and political gain.
What's so frustrating is that all of these dishonest machinations should have been resolved decades prior to now. It's the level of cynicism that seems to brainwash our politicians within their first terms. Disgusting.
I hate this cynical, fatalistic approach to politics, like, “It’s always been that way. It’s never going to change.” It gives politicians something to hide behind so they can just coast, and it gives voters an excuse to be lazy. Take the electoral college: It’s archaic and makes no sense, but everyone just throws up their hands, “Well, what are we going to do?”
I see what the democrats are doing in Texas as too little and too late for the people. Of course, they finally take some more drastics means of actions when their seats are on jeopardy ... not in the many previous instances where people lost a lot out of what has happened in recent USA political history ... during those times there were only words, no action, but now that they can lose their job, all of the sudden there is action ... pathetic.
A lot of Texans hold this same view.
I was wondering what the end game will be—I mean, they can’t avoid this forever, and Abbott has the cards. So what’s next for Texas? What do you think will happen? I’m just curious.
Unfortunately, we have to eat this one. Challenging it in court might be our only recourse.
Sounds reasonable.
Our only move after that is mobilizing those districts to try to win some elections.