Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

NY Gov #KathyHochul: “I'm tired of fighting this fight w/ my hand tied behind my back. … #politics is a political process.…we’re sick & tired of being pushed around when other #states don’t have the same aspirations that we always have had. I hold those dear. But I cannot ignore that the playing field has changed dramatically. Shame on us if we ignore that fact & cling tight to the vestiges of the past. That era is over. Donald #Trump eliminated that forever.”

#law#ElectionLaw #gerrymandering

NY Gov Kathy Hochul: “I'm tired with fighting this fight w/ my hand tied behind my back. With all due respect to the good govt groups, politics is a political process. And to think we're gonna do this with a purity test & make sure it’s completely fair to everyone involved —the reason we are able to draw the lines as Democrats is because the majority of the people in the state elected us to be leaders — & when we say that we cannot use that power to its fullest we are abdicating the responsibility that we all have. (If) Republicans take over the legislature, they can have at it. But until then we’re in charge, & we’re sick & tired of being pushed around when other states don’t have the same aspirations that we always have had. I hold those dear. But I cannot ignore that the playing field has changed dramatically. Shame on us if we ignore that fact & cling tight to the vestiges of the past. That era is over. Donald Trump eliminated that forever.”
NY Gov Kathy Hochul: “I'm tired with fighting this fight w/ my hand tied behind my back. With all due respect to the good govt groups, politics is a political process. And to think we're gonna do this with a purity test & make sure it’s completely fair to everyone involved —the reason we are able to draw the lines as Democrats is because the majority of the people in the state elected us to be leaders — & when we say that we cannot use that power to its fullest we are abdicating the responsibility that we all have. (If) Republicans take over the legislature, they can have at it. But until then we’re in charge, & we’re sick & tired of being pushed around when other states don’t have the same aspirations that we always have had. I hold those dear. But I cannot ignore that the playing field has changed dramatically. Shame on us if we ignore that fact & cling tight to the vestiges of the past. That era is over. Donald Trump eliminated that forever.”
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

“We’re not going to tolerate our #democracy being stolen in a modern-day stagecoach heist by bunch of law breaking cowboys,” New York Gov. #KathyHochul said Monday, flanked by several of the [#Texas] lawmakers who fled. “If #Republicans are willing to rewrite rules to give themselves an advantage, then they’re leaving us with no choice: We must do the same. You have to fight fire with fire.”

#law#ElectionLaw #gerrymandering #redistricting #midterms #elections#Trump
https://apnews.com/article/us-election-2026-texas-redistricting-136cfeddc717f9fc69337bd3d39b1819
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#HakeemJeffries on how #Democrats will respond to the #Texas #redistricting scheme: "We are going to respond & respond forcefully, however we also will operate within the constraints of the #VotingRightsAct which is not what the Texas Democrats (sic; he meant #Republicans) are doing. We need fair maps & one national standard.”

#law#ElectionLaw #midterms #elections#Trump#GregAbbott #rigged

Hakeem Jeffries: "We are going to respond & respond forcefully, however we also will operate within the constraints of the Voting Rights Act which is not what the Texas Democrats (sic; he meant Republicans) are doing. We need fair maps & one national standard.”
Hakeem Jeffries: "We are going to respond & respond forcefully, however we also will operate within the constraints of the Voting Rights Act which is not what the Texas Democrats (sic; he meant Republicans) are doing. We need fair maps & one national standard.”
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#HakeemJeffries on the #Texas #redistricting scheme: "These extremists want to be able to choose their voters as opposed to allowing the Texas voters to choose the people who should be privileged to represent them in Washington. It's #theft. That's what #gerrymandering in its extreme form is."

#law#ElectionLaw #midterms #elections#Trump#GregAbbott #rigged

Rep Hakeem Jeffries: “These extremists want to be able to choose their voters as opposed to allowing the Texas voters to choose the people who should be privileged to represent them in Washington. It's theft. That's what gerrymandering in its extreme form is."
Rep Hakeem Jeffries: “These extremists want to be able to choose their voters as opposed to allowing the Texas voters to choose the people who should be privileged to represent them in Washington. It's theft. That's what gerrymandering in its extreme form is."
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

The #Texas#House can conduct business only when two-thirds of its 150 members are present. At least 51 of the chamber’s 62 #Democrats will need to boycott the session to prevent #Republicans from acting on the new map. The lawmakers could return a couple of days before the special session ends Aug. 19 & use other stall tactics, but any success could be short-lived as #GregAbbott can immediately call another 30-day session.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#Texas#Democrats have twice deployed the same tactic to combat #legislation in the 22 years since #Republicans have controlled all of state government, but their efforts ultimately failed. This time, Democrats plan to stay away for 2 weeks to run out the clock on a special legislative session called by Gov. #GregAbbott (R) to draw a map that would give Republicans 5 more #House seats.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged#Congress #midterms #elections
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#Update

#Texas#Democrats to flee state, blocking plan to pad GOP’s control of #Congress
By leaving, Democratic state legislators can stall a #Republican plan that would give the #GOP 5 more seats to protect their narrow #House majority.

#law #gerrymandering#Trump #rigged #midterms #elections
https://apnews.com/article/texas-democrats-leave-state-congressional-map-vote-b8b96080dfae00111664bbfb72fc304b?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-08-03-Breaking+News
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
#Democrats in the #Texas legislature said they were fleeing the state Sunday to block a #redistricting plan backed by #Trump aimed at preserving the #GOP’s slim #House majority, escalating tensions as a broader fight over congressional district lines unfolds throughout the country ahead of the 2026 #midterms.

#law #gerrymandering #rigged#Congress #elections