Is this how democracy is supposed to work?

• Education and Diversity Initiatives: The state has closed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices in universities, limiting resources for vulnerable student communities.
  https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=9c34...cy12b3Rlci1zdXBwcmVzc2lvbi1sYXctdHJpYWw&ntb=1
  These actions contribute to a broader trend of increasing authoritarianism in Texas, raising significant concerns about civil rights and democratic processes.
  https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=65c3...W9uLWFuZC1jaXZpbC1saWJlcnRpZXMtMjQ2OTM2&ntb=1

How Texas is eroding human rights and civil liberties

Commentary: While concerns about the future of American democracy dominate headlines, Texans are already seeing a rapid decline in democratic standards.

sanantonioreport.org

Fantine said:

With the immigrant population decreasing (their numbers are included in the census, even if not documented) and movers not wanting to live in an area rife with discrimination and repression--not to mention that they will have a lot of natural disaster exposure due to Gulf of Mexico hurricanes (yes, I believe in geography and cartography as well as science!) and will have to deal with it without FEMA--I wouldn't be surprised if Texas lost House seats in the future.

Americans want to live in the land of the free--not a country where ICE agents grab people on the streets. Not a country where legislators can be arrested for being out of town. Not a country where people can earn $10,000 for reporting a neighbor for having an abortion.

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• Education and Diversity Initiatives: The state has closed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices in universities, limiting resources for vulnerable student communities.
  https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=9c34...cy12b3Rlci1zdXBwcmVzc2lvbi1sYXctdHJpYWw&ntb=1
  These actions contribute to a broader trend of increasing authoritarianism in Texas, raising significant concerns about civil rights and democratic processes.
  https://www.bing.com/ck/a?!&&p=65c3...W9uLWFuZC1jaXZpbC1saWJlcnRpZXMtMjQ2OTM2&ntb=1

How Texas is eroding human rights and civil liberties

Commentary: While concerns about the future of American democracy dominate headlines, Texans are already seeing a rapid decline in democratic standards.

sanantonioreport.org

Finally, there booby-trapping the Rio Grande (international waters) in order to deter (and occasionally kill) immigrants is (one of the worst descriptions I can think of) absolutely Netanyahu-esque.

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Akita Suggagaki said:

Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats​

Texas House Republicans unveil new congressional map that looks to pick up five GOP seats

The first draft of the lower chamber’s new redistricting map targets Democratic members of Congress in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas and in South Texas.

www.texastribune.org

Extreme partisan gerrymanders not only bake in results, but also result in maps that are deeply unrepresentative. John Adams famously wrote in 1788 that the House of Representatives – and by extension state legislatures – should be a “exact portrait” and “miniature” of the people as a whole. That doesn’t happen when district boundaries are manipulated in this way.

What Is Extreme Gerrymandering?

Understanding how extreme partisan gerrymandering works.

www.brennancenter.org

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