For people who are constantly fearmongering about (fictional) election tampering, it seems Republicans only know one sure-fire way to keep giving themselves the edge in current and future elections:
Gerrymandering.
Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Houston) threatened to file a lawsuit to block the Texas GOP’s plan to redraw his and other Democratic congressional districts in the state, which Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pledged to do, notably under pressure from the administration of President Donald Trump. (You know, the guy who can’t stop spreading propaganda about elections being rigged against him, despite the indisputable fact that said rigging has never happened.) Green also called for House Democrats to impeach Trump over his meddling in state elections.
Well, recently, Rep. Jasmine Crockett sat down for an interview with Zerilina Maxwell of SiriusXM’s Mornings with Zerlina, where she, as usual, refused to mince words or play police politics while discussing Trump, the Republican party, and the way it has relied on congressional map redistricting in an intentional effort to dilute Black voting power.
“One of the things that’s happening right now, aside from the controversy over Jeffrey Epstein, as you’ve heard the news, I’m sure, that you’re processing the meaning of this news down in Texas where Greg Abbott wants to redistrict and damage the prospects and the ability of certain Democratic colleagues of yours to serve in the Congress,” Zerlina began. “I mean, talk a bit about how in some ways, the Epstein stuff is a little bit of a distraction from some of the more important, far-reaching consequences of this administration and the way in which they are trying to dilute the power of people to cast their ballot, have their ballot counted, and have their voices heard and have full representation in Congress.”
“So the keyword that you just used was ‘dilute’ — diluting voices,” Crockett responded. “And so the only way that the Republicans who have decided that they are going to embrace an agenda of white supremacy, and this isn’t me exaggerating, this is me denoting how much the Proud Boys love them. This is me denoting that the neo-Nazis tend to side with them and hang out with them and support them.”
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