Texas Republicans Baffled: Voters Are Supposed to Be Controlled, Not Counted
Deutsche Welle reports a federal court has blocked Texas Republicans' congressional map, citing racial discrimination. The ruling states the map unlawfully diluted the voting power of minority communities, primarily Hispanic and Black voters. Of course, the mainstream only reports the 'what,' not the decades of 'how' or 'why' this keeps happening. This isn't an isolated incident; it's practically
a Texas tradition, honed since the 1960s with voter ID laws, poll taxes (until struck down), and continuously creative gerrymandering. Republicans, led by figures like Governor Greg Abbott (who received over $6 million in political donations in 2023 alone for his re-election campaigns, much from corporate PACs that benefit from such partisan control), consistently pass maps designed to engineer
outcomes, not represent constituents. One might wonder, if your policies are so popular, why do you need to redraw the lines to guarantee votes?