TX Gov Gets Bill To Overturn Elections In Blue County

TX Gov Gets Bill To Overturn Elections In Blue County

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
— Sol (@forwardarc) May 23, 2023

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.

This bill would likely end efforts to expand voting access in the county. pic.twitter.com/8QntWYWWSN
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) May 19, 2023

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

heleninedinburgh 3 hours ago edited

“Battles over voting.” The term is ‘attempts to restrict voting,’ NYT. There are not two sides to this.

KnownDonorDad heleninedinburgh3 hours ago

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
-Desmond Tutu

jk1053 hours ago

A theocracy doesn’t value democratic features such as voting.

Gustav23 hours ago edited

a complaint is filed or there’s cause to believe there’s a recurring pattern of problems

Yes, that one complaint thing is working out so well with the book banning crusade they thought it should apply to elections.

Ore Carmi 3 hours ago

How are they getting away with shot like this? It’s so angering!

Houndentenor Ore Carmi3 hours ago

A court system packed with Federalist Society judges, that’s how.

S1AMER 3 hours ago

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.

Dave B 3 hours ago

Fascism. If you don’t vote the “Right” way Republicans will fix it.

Jim Smith Jerry Kott3 hours ago

It won’t matter, by the time a case challenging this gets to the SC, the US will be a theocracy and voting will no longer exist.

Wintercat3 hours ago edited

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.

Name 3 hours ago

The right to overturn the will of the people. The death of the Republic.

Darreth DmR2 hours ago

I dare say that the lawsuits won’t make it past TX appeals courts before TX declares that they can basically do whatever they want.

SilentMike3 hours ago

Standard Operating Practice of GQP/MAGA’s now instead of “Big Tent”