The Most Needed Election Reforms to Save Our Country
American ThinkerJUL 28
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Both parties are engaging in partisan manipulation that betrays the fundamental principles of democratic representation and fair elections. This redistricting effort violates the Voting Rights Act while diluting minority voices, yet it also exposes the hypocrisy of a system where both sides gerrymander when politically convenient. Texas voters deserve transparent processes and districts that reflect their political will, not maps designed to predetermine electoral outcomes.