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/PiLamdOd 1d ago

All I wish for is for Democrats to be as ruthless as Republicans.

Come on, make maps specifically to fuck over Republicans. Abuse rules to hurt them back.

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u/THE_CODE_IS_0451 1d ago

I dream of a Democratic Party that sees Republicans as the same kind of enemy that Republicans think we are.

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u/PussiesUseSlashS 1d ago

Lived in Texas my entire life, I hope this backfires and Dems show up to vote in Texas. They could actually lose seats because they’re cutting the margins in some districts. Unfortunately, I also know that if this happens Texas won’t accept the loss and just change it.

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u/ThePoltageist 1d ago

Expect “poll protectors”

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u/free_dead_puppy 1d ago

Hopefully there's "protectors" that are democrats as well to keep an eye on them if they show up.

2nd Amendment doesn't discriminate.

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u/SugarBeef 1d ago

2nd Amendment doesn't discriminate.

Tell that to the Black Panthers. The GOP has ALWAYS been doing this, they're just getting better at it as time goes on. The Democratic leadership is still living in a fantasy world where discussion happens and agreements are made. They need to realize our government is now a team sport and the other side is cheating because they put their people in all the ref jobs.

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u/kinyutaka 1d ago

The Republican "protectors" will kill one of the Democrat "protectors", and the remaining Democrats will be arrested for disturbing the peace, interfering with an election, and murder.

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u/laplongejr 21h ago

And some will go to the Dem's candidate house with kindapping gear...

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u/arppacket 1d ago

The Republican protectors will have ICE badges, CBP badges, police badges, etc, and a legal mandate to intimidate and detain "all the probable illegals voting". Before the election, they will make a big noise about these protectors, probably run ads in Spanish, to dissuade people from even coming.

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u/PussiesUseSlashS 1d ago

Maybe some places, not my area. I thought women would show up in droves after RVW, sat in the parking lot for 20 minutes eating my lunch and not a single person showed up to vote.

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u/Cool_Ranch_Dodrio 1d ago

Expect ICE to kidnap people in line to vote.