1. United States
2. N.D.
3. Letter

Texas Republicans are launching a dangerous race to the bottom and they’re daring every other state to follow. Under pressure from Trump’s desperate team, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is trying to force the state to draw new voting maps. Why? So vulnerable House Republicans, who are worried they might lose their seats after voting to pass Trump’s unpopular and destructive agenda, don’t have to face voters next year. These politicians are scared of a fair fight and of having to defend their poor decisions to their constituents that they just ripped off to make billionaires richer. Instead of trying to convince voters, Trump, Abbott, and these cowardly members of Congress are trying to decide the outcome before a single ballot is cast. However, this isn’t just a Texas problem. If they succeed in Texas, we can expect Republicans in other states to follow suit. Recently, California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to retaliate by replacing his state’s fair maps with his own partisan power grab. This is precisely what the corrupt Trump regime wants. To bait every other state into a gerrymandering free-for-all, where politicians pick their voters while the rest of us get no say. This cannot be allowed to happen. Our state needs to stand firm in its commitment to fair and equal elections and our state leaders must both denounce and oppose any attempts to redraw maps for political gain.