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🚨 Texas Democrats just pulled one of the boldest moves in recent political history: They walked out, got on airplanes, and broke quorum to block a Trump-backed GOP gerrymander. This is democracy on the line — and Texas Dems are fighting with everything they’ve got.

houstonchronicle.comTexas House Democrats flee the state to block a vote on new congressional mapTexas Republicans proposed a new map that could give the GOP five more seats in Congress after the 2026 midterm election.
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But Texas Democrats didn’t blink. They boarded planes, crossed state lines, and dared Republicans to try and pass that fascist map without them. This is the kind of fight we need to see from more Democrats right now.

texastribune.orgTexas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional mapThe lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.
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Texas Democrats are showing the courage we need from Democrats everywhere. There are 15 Democratic trifecta states that can redraw their own maps if Republicans escalate: CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, NJ, NM, NY, OR, RI, and WA.

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California governor Gavin Newsom has already said it: “This is not a bluff.” If Texas gerrymanders, California will respond. We need EVERY Democratic governor and legislature to make that same public commitment NOW.

sfchronicle.com‘This is not a bluff’: Newsom doubles down on commitment to redistricting if Texas doesGov. Gavin Newsom said if Texas redraws its congressional maps in favor of Republicans, he and his allies in the Legislature will do the same in California to favor Democrats.

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When Illinois gerrymanders for decades it’s crickets, when Texas gerrymanders it’s “rigging the midterms” according to Newsom, who then advocates doing exactly what he just called election rigging. Nobody but politicians win in a gerrymandering fight. It’s the D’s fault it’s this close anyway.

Gretchen
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#PeopleHoldThePowerDays 🚫-spend #FestivusDays🚫🛍 target venues/products reiteratie power of the people locally/weekly: Trump has no power over purses 🇺🇸can't keep buying like obedient cultists Instead pop-up music festivuses happy dancing, organizing locally promoting #vendors🚚🌮 #NoNewTaxes🫖 #SAGA☝️👨‍🦳

Graig Mellon
@mellongraig.bsky.social

We also need to convince blue states that have an independent redistricting commission to temporarily ditch it. And let's say if we win Virginia this November by taking back the governor... we should also pressure them by January 2026 to make a similar move with a blue gerrymander of their own.

Roanoke Action Collective
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The Texas Dems have fled Texas to avoid the quorum necessary to move Abbott's gerrymandering plan through and are each being fined $500 per day for their patriotism. If you have a few bucks to help them through this, here's the link: riggedredistricting.com #FightFascism 👊

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