At President Trump’s request, Republicans in Texas and possibly other states are eyeing redistricting plans that could add seats to their U.S. House majority. Democrats are warning they might retaliate, in an escalating battle for House control.
In a sane world, this would lead to abolition of gerrymandering, or at least very egalitarian compromises. In reality, the courts are going to side with the republicans (eventually, even if it has to go all the way to the top [and it will, on emergency mode because of course the taco supreme court will want it]) and we’re even more fucked.
While looking at taco and couchie as the ringleaders, true progressives ready to not go to concentration camps would do well to remember things are built from the bottom up, and a group of 5-10 members for the local republican party is much easier to target and deal with. There’s a lot of knowledge of the local process tied up in those few people. Lose that and the ability to enter races effectively is hurt. Protest those 5-10 local people with enough people and you might be able to start knocking things out from under them. Fewer local republicans, fewer people able to file the paperwork to enter local elections, and it moves on and up.
In a sane world, this would lead to abolition of gerrymandering, or at least very egalitarian compromises. In reality, the courts are going to side with the republicans (eventually, even if it has to go all the way to the top [and it will, on emergency mode because of course the taco supreme court will want it]) and we’re even more fucked.
While looking at taco and couchie as the ringleaders, true progressives ready to not go to concentration camps would do well to remember things are built from the bottom up, and a group of 5-10 members for the local republican party is much easier to target and deal with. There’s a lot of knowledge of the local process tied up in those few people. Lose that and the ability to enter races effectively is hurt. Protest those 5-10 local people with enough people and you might be able to start knocking things out from under them. Fewer local republicans, fewer people able to file the paperwork to enter local elections, and it moves on and up.