that they “drew these maps race blind.” Sure they did. Just like last month when the state party enacted new voter suppression measures that just happened to ban 24-hour and drive-thru voting that had been implemented in 2020 in Harris County — where President Joe Biden defeated Trump. Guess who used those two methods of voting the most? Black and Hispanic voters. And the Texas GOP knew that when it passed its recent voter suppression law.
The reason the party can be so brazen in its efforts to suppress the vote of people of color is because this is the state's first redistricting since the Voting Rights Act was gutted in 2013 by the Republican-controlled Supreme Court in the infamousdecision. Ten years ago, the Texas GOP would’ve needed “pre-clearance” before these new voting maps could go into effect — same for its voter suppression measures.
Thankfully, various groups have already filed lawsuits against the Texas governor and other GOP officials arguing that the new voting maps are unconstitutional because they are racially discriminatory. Thomas Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which joined in that lawsuit, stated, “The maps are typical of that long-standing and unique record of disregard for Latino civil rights.
If you want to help end the Texas GOP’s political segregation — and to prevent other Republican-controlled states from mimicking it — your best hope has been to enact the, which would not only create national, uniformed standards for voting but also end partisan gerrymandering. Unfortunately, on Wednesday all 50 Republican Senators used the filibuster to block even a debate on the bill. The question now is, will Senate Democrats create a carve-out to the filibuster needed to pass this bill to preserve our democracy, or will they allow the GOP to create even more political apartheid states across our country? Those are truly the stakes.
DeanObeidallah Why do you think they’re rigging elections so they can’t lose? They have nothing worthwhile to offer Texas (or the country).
DeanObeidallah It's pure and unadulterated racism...that's all it is. Texas Republicans are unhinged and afraid of the inevitable...The transfer of power to the black and brown majority is only a matter of time
DeanObeidallah Trump belongs in jail. INCITING a deadly INSURRECTION should have consequences.
DeanObeidallah They made is so POC would no longer be represented……😢
DeanObeidallah Apartheid Texas style.
DeanObeidallah
DeanObeidallah Yes, Immigration Hurts American Workers. … The United States Loses $150 Billion Annually in Remittances.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Latino groups sue over Texas redistrictingThe lawsuit was filed as the Texas Legislature was nearing completion of U.S. House maps that shore up Republicans and do not add additional Latino majority districts, even though Latinos account for more than half of the state’s growth. Illegals can't vote unless democrats pass their freedom to vote act. It pretty much allows anyone to vote and they prohibit any verification process with 80% of registered voters believing there's nothing wrong with IDs. It’s called fighting voter fraud.
Source: NBCNews - 🏆 10. / 86 Read more »
Drag racer slams into spectators in Texas; 2 killed, 5 hurtKERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two and injuring at least five others Saturday, authorities said. The crash occurred Saturday afternoon at an event called “Airport Race Wars 2” at the Kerrville-Kerr County Airport, police said in a news release. My condolences to those families affected, nobody went to the races to die, likewise nobody went to work on a film set to die; charge those responsible. Boy it's almost like vehicles with hundreds of horse power are dangerous Not good
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »
Verstappen on pole and Hamilton alongside in TexasRed Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen secured pole position for the U.S. Grand Prix in the dying seconds on Saturday as Mercedes title rival Lewis Hamilton had to settle for second. horrible Max wygraj to 👍🎈
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »
2 children dead as vehicle plows into spectators at Texas drag racing eventTwo children were killed and several other people were seriously injured after a drag racer lost control and plowed into spectators at an event in Texas. This was NOT a NHRA sanctioned event held at an airport not a drag strip with no wall between spectators and drag races What is Texas the Florida of Mexico?
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »
Texas drag race driver slams into spectators, killing 2 kidsA driver lost control during a Texas drag racing event on an airport runway and slammed into a crowd of spectators, killing two children and injuring eight other people, authorities say. A 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old boy were killed in the crash. Coulda gone the day without knowing that, thanks. Prison for life! A very similar thing happened several years ago in TN. Afterwards, safety regulations were put into place for events like this. I don’t know if that would happen in today’s TN. But this was long enough ago that words like “safety” and “regulations” weren’t anathema to the GOP.
Source: AP - 🏆 728. / 51 Read more »
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's anti-migrant plan: Many arrested, many detained, few prosecutedHundreds of migrants have been arrested for criminal trespass in Texas over the last few months. They're held in jail, sometimes without legal help, for weeks. but many of the cases are dropped before prosecution. So isn't that illegal detention and impunity on the part of USA? I love how a country built on slavery, kidnapping, genocide and theft can declare people 'illegal' because they cross an imaginary line drawn up at a border decided on by millionaires that steal money, push drugs, outsource jobs and destroy lives without remorse. Who cares? They should be glad they are not shot on sight!
Source: CNN - 🏆 4. / 95 Read more »