This is the republicans clearly showing they do not want democracy but instead want to rule. They are drive to rule over the people instead of being civil servants. They demand districts that they cannot lose and no democrat can win no matter who the people wish to represent them. They demand to pick their voters and enforce their will on them rather than pass the laws the people want. Why? Because power gives them access to personal wealth and also the ability to force their church doctrines on the public regardless if the public has the same religious faith. The ability to push their god on everyone, forcing everyone to worship as they do is paramount to them. Making it the law to follow what their religious views are is more important to them than personal liberty or democracy. Hugs
The measure would affect any county that has a population of more than 4 million people – Harris County is the only county in the state that meets that criterion.
Harris County is a bright blue spot in a red state. Donald Trump won Texas’ presidential election in 2020 by six points, even as he lost the county by 13 points to Joe Biden.
This is brazen gaslighting! This is a major victory for Texas GOP authoritarianism and and big defeat for democracy. You are targeting Harris County to eliminate its independent elections administrator, so you can suppress votes & overturn elections results you don't like. https://t.co/UCL5KAn2e0
The first bill, S.B.1070, would abolish the elections administrator position in counties with more than 3.5 million people—which *only* includes Harris County.
The Texas Legislature is sending two election bills to Gov. Abbott (R) for signing: #SB1933, which would allow the state to take over election administration in Harris County, and #SB1070, which would allow Texas to leave the data voter organization ERIC. https://t.co/efLSpv5bmN
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) May 29, 2023
#SB1933 will allow the secretary of state to take over election administration if they have "good cause to believe" that recurrent election problems exist in a county. The bill would only apply to counties with over 4 million residents. Only Harris County fits that criterion.
— Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) May 29, 2023
I fully expect to see similar legislation in other red states.
Republicans can’t win elections fairly, so where gerrymandering has given them the power they either block people from registering and voting, or stop counting their votes through stunts such as this.
Texas will settle for nothing less in the long term but a neoapartheid with white people in absolute control of brown people. That’s what I see whenever majority Latino districts are disenfranchised, there’s always a creepy old white guy like Mr. Century 21 jacket up there involved, churches and oil money.
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