You might have missed that it is harder to vote in Texas than any other state.
It’s not about total votes cast (btw we’re still 46th), it’s about which voters are targeted for discrimination.
Young people, poor people, people of color.
texastribune.org/2020/10/19/tex…
It’s not about total votes cast (btw we’re still 46th), it’s about which voters are targeted for discrimination.
Young people, poor people, people of color.
texastribune.org/2020/10/19/tex…
https://twitter.com/JohnCornyn/status/1367485805837615105
It may have escaped your attention, but a three-judge federal panel described TX Congressional districts as a “racial gerrymander.”
Meaning: Black & Latino Texans were drawn out of districts to diminish the impact of their vote.
Makes you think you didn’t want them to vote!
Meaning: Black & Latino Texans were drawn out of districts to diminish the impact of their vote.
Makes you think you didn’t want them to vote!
And here’s something those of us who live in Texas know: while Abbott can’t keep the lights on or the water running, he’s damn effective at keeping people from voting (one ballot drop off location per county in the midst of a pandemic! Voters at TSU waited up to 6 hours to vote.)
Texas has seen more than 750 polling place closures in the last 8 years — far more than any other state — and those closures have been concentrated in the fastest growing Black and Latino neighborhoods. 
John, you betray your constituents... you betray the courageous women and men of the civil rights movement who successfully fought for the first Voting Rights Act... and you betray our very democracy when you perpetuate suppression & intimidation in Texas elections.
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