Barack Obama praises Texas Democrats as state legislature moves to end special session without passing new electoral maps
Barack Obama praises Texas Democrats’ fight as they signal return to state
This is clear evidence that if the opposition party fights, they can win. I'm heartbroken that it's taken this much suffering of people with little political defense to show an example but we've made it.
I pray to whatever thing(/s) that might be out there that Democrats will take this example and fight like an opposition party should going forward.
Even if it's selfishly motivated. This strategy will get you votes. See the republicans actions for the past decades
This is clear evidence that if the opposition party fights, they can win. I'm heartbroken that it's taken this much suffering of people with little political defense to show an example but we've made it.
Amen! We have been BEGGING Dems to fight for us for years, but they have treated their cowardice like a virtue, and acted smug about it. They allowed the MAGA Nazis to grow and steal power, and are still doing nearly nothing about it.
The TX Dems are only a dim light in the smoke, but we have to follow it, and make it brighter.
This is evidence that resistance is possible, if that were wanting, but it's not a win. So far this is merely temporarily staved off defeat. This particular crisis is far from over, and self-congratulation is premature.
you were saying something about earning votes i believe
they're all gonna pick-up permanent surveillance courtesy of pissbaby abbott, as soon they set foot back in texas (if they don't already have that, wherever they are). then another special session will be called, these rebellious democrats will be denied their constitutional right of free travel between the states, and the house gains 5+ more maga nutcases.
While we're reading the tea leaves, what happens next?
That's cool and everything, but what's stopping them from calling another-
Governor Greg Abbott calls new special session directly after legislature adjourned its last one on Friday
ah, right. Nothing.
Still a bunch of genocide supporters but ill admit im surprised they actually did something more than A Strongly Worded Letter®
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Nooooooo Democrats are the woooorrrrst! There’s no way I’d vote for them next November when almost everything is on the line again!
I can only presume you prefer horizontal stripes on your camp uniform, then?
Ohhh nooo how could I not vote for genocide lite!
You’d rather let the other side win that will outright allow for the extermination of every Palestinian then? Grow up and quit being a piss baby.
How’s it working out?
Like it or not, abstaining from voting or voting in the general election for a party that is something other than ‘genocide-lite’ will be an effective vote for ‘genocide-heavy.’
Vote HOWEVER you wish in the primary, but please vote carefully in the general.
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Blue states should go ahead with plans to redistrict regardless of what happens. Play for the political landscape you have, not the political landscape you want. The way maps are already gerrymandered nets Republicans 16 seats in the House.
CA is.
CA, if passed, will only be triggered IF a republican state goes ahead. At least that’s how I understand it.
Blue States simply won't do this, because they are not part of a coherent national political project.
They'll bluff and then hope Republicans fold.
I'm hoping that, with the dismal polling for Democrats, the ones who want a future in politics, like Newsom, are recognizing they need to be tougher.
Maybe I'll kick the Hopium habit if/when we're no longer conspicuously moving toward a dictatorship.
CA is moving ahead. It will be on a special election ballot in November.
I bet CA goes through.
They’re proposing some conditional logic in their legislation. If others do ____, then CA does ____.
If the other states do nothing, then CA does nothing.