Thread by @FloppingAces

This is a real congressional district.
Maryland’s 3rd — drawn by Democrats to guarantee a seat.
Nicknamed the “praying mantis.”
They call it democracy.
We call it what it is: rigged.👇
📸 (Yes, this is real.)
1/13

For decades, Democrats have gerrymandered their way into power.
Maryland. Illinois. New York.
Maps so twisted they make Picasso look sober.
Now Texas redraws a map — and the media calls it “fascism.”
Because this time, it works.
2/13

Maryland’s partisan shift:
- Mid-1980s: 4 Dem – 4 GOP
- 1990s: 5 Dem – 3 GOP
- 2000s: 6 Dem – 2 GOP
- Since 2012: 7 Dem – 1 GOP
Meanwhile, GOP vote share hovers around 35–40%.
This isn’t organic. It’s engineered.
3/13

And it's not just Maryland:
- Illinois (2021): GOP seats slashed
- New York (2022–24): Court fought bias; Dems still won
- Oregon & Nevada: Partisan maps locked in
- California, Washington, Colorado: “Independent” in name, Dem-favoring in practice
4/13

For years, the media ignored this.
Dem gerrymanders? “Equity.”
GOP maps? “Voter suppression!” “End of democracy!”
The hypocrisy isn’t subtle.
It’s structural.
5/13

In 2025, Texas Democrats tried to block the new redistricting map.
How?
They fled the state — again.
Some ran to Illinois. You know, that bastion of fair maps.
#RunawayDems
6/13

JUST IN: The Texas Supreme Court is now in play.
Gov. Greg Abbott has filed to remove Rep. Gene Wu from office.
Allegation: He abandoned his duties and forfeited his seat.
Legal basis: Quo warranto.
This is real — and it escalates fast.
7/13

Abbott’s filing warns:

“If legislators refuse to show up, Texans have no representative government at all.”
He asks the Court to declare Wu’s seat vacant.
No show = no seat.
Simple.
8/13

But wait — it gets better.
Attorney General Ken Paxton has confirmed this is just the beginning.
If other Democrats don’t return, he’ll file additional quo warranto suits district by district.
This isn’t symbolic. It’s procedural decapitation.
9/13

This is what happens when you abuse quorum rules.
Texas law allows you to be dragged back by state troopers.
Now, it may allow your seat to be vacated — and handed to someone who’ll actually show up.
10/13

Meanwhile, the Dems still pretend they’re victims.
But the truth?
They drew rigged maps in:
- Maryland
- Illinois
- New York
And screamed “authoritarianism” the minute Texas fought back.
11/13

You don’t get to rig the game for decades…
…then cry foul when someone finally flips the board.
12/13

Texas didn’t start the gerrymandering war.
Democrats did.
But now they’re finally losing it.
In the courts.
And maybe soon — in their own districts.
13/13