Right now, state legislatures across the country are setting new boundaries for state legislative and congressional districts. And in many states, Republicans are drawing maps that allow them to hold onto power.
In Texas, for example, Republicans recently passed a law making voting harder, especially for people of color. Now they’re advancing a new congressional map that’s tilted in their favor and doesn’t reflect the state’s growth.
In Texas, for example, Republicans recently passed a law making voting harder, especially for people of color. Now they’re advancing a new congressional map that’s tilted in their favor and doesn’t reflect the state’s growth.
And in Georgia, Republicans released a congressional map that decreases the voting power of communities of color – including African Americans in a historically Black district – and ignores how the state has changed.
If we don’t stand up for democracy, we’ll see this type of gerrymandering happen in even more states. It’s why @DemRedistrict is fighting for #FairMaps. And it’s why the Senate must pass the Freedom to Vote Act to protect our communities from partisan gerrymandering.
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict how is this different than Oregon?
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict If we don’t stand up for democracy, we’ll see this type of gerrymandering happen in even more states. It’s why @DemRedistrict is fighting for #FairMaps. And it’s why the Senate must pass the Freedom to Vote Act to protect our communities from partisan gerrymandering.
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict You are the best president that came across sir 💯💯
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict As long as the #GQP has 40 members there won’t be a single significant piece of legislation passed. Unless we want to have some semblance of a western democracy and #EndTheFilibuster
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict End the filibuster and it could happen. Hammer on that, sir
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict But my question is how is this stopped? I cannot see this being passed through the Senate with the way that McConnell is behaving and it seems like we’re not going to be able to get rid of the filibuster. I don’t know what our options are here…
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict Please tell us what to do. It’s frustrating and terrifying to watch this happen
@BarackObama @DemRedistrict I wish I had more money to donate to @TurnoutPAC, so I could have a bigger effect on the fillbuster.