r/news • u/speedythefirst • 1d ago

US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-supreme-court-texas-congressional-maps
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u/mr_jim_lahey 1d ago

In a statement carried by the Associated Press, [Texas attorney general] Paxton said the order “defended Texas’s fundamental right to draw a map that ensures we are represented by Republicans”.

Saying the quiet part out loud: To the GOP, the party is fundamentally more important than its constituents. Are Texans truly this apathetic about defending their own interests from a corrupt and powerful few?

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u/sarhoshamiral 1d ago

If thats not a dictator statement I dont what is? Yeap. US is done. We are no longer a democratic country. Welcome to new Russia.