Even if it means a Blue state, or two, or three does a mid-decade map redraw. We must not allow Governor Hot Wheels to hand more power to the American Nazi Party!

Every other Democratic state should do the same to counter this blatant attempt to deny Democrats representation in the House.

If this happened he felt the need to save democracy

That was put in place by voters. Committee members should follow the legislative language as to their purpose, whatever that is.

So how is it that the Supreme Court can instruct federal courts to ignore it? Hence, there is the problem.

Someone explain to me why it was that when Democrats had the power, in 2020-22, with majorities in both houses, that we did not take the advice progressives were giving, be a little bit bolder and riskier than the old status quo political games we still play, and packed the court by taking out the senate filibuster? We'd have been able to secure a court that could have overturned citizens united, slapped down every red state gerrymander from prior decades, saved Roe and kept Trump from delaying his insurrection trial.

And we're wondering why our poll numbers are sljpping.

on the "Voting Rights Act" in recent years, that is questionable...at best.

As someone that has lived in Texas since 1974, I don't think the Democratic Party has a prayer here. We have too many people that are not interested in even voting and those that do are consumed by religious issues like abortion and most have problems with gender identity.

Because it is such a large state with so many rural areas, it gives the majority party (GOP) to draw districts in weird shapes that picks off portions of the cities (predominately Democrats) into multiple districts and diminishes the power of the majority Democratic population of most of the cities.