The Most Needed Election Reforms to Save Our Country
American ThinkerJUL 28
This redistricting effort represents a necessary correction to unconstitutional maps and a strategic move to maintain Republican control of Congress. The Justice Department has already identified four Texas districts as racially gerrymandered, providing legal justification for redrawing boundaries. With Trump winning Texas by 14 points and making significant gains among Hispanic voters, these changes reflect the state's political reality and ensure fair representation.
The proposed redistricting constitutes a brazen power grab that violates the Voting Rights Act and disenfranchises minority communities across Texas. This mid-decade gerrymandering specifically targets districts where people of color elect representatives of their choice, continuing Texas's shameful history of racial discrimination in voting. The timing and scope of these changes represent an attempt to rig the 2026 elections before voters can hold Republicans accountable.
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