Republican Gerrymandering Schemes Target Minority Voters and Their Representatives

[B.See]

Republican Gerrymandering Schemes Target Minority Voters and Their Representatives - Mother Jones It’s not just Democratic power that’s on the line, but Black political power.

Donald Trump is not particularly popular.... This summer, he asked Republicans in Congress to put their political lives on the line to pass a bill that would hand tax cuts to the wealthy at the expense of popular things like health care and rural hospitals.

Now, having saddled his party with unpopular initiatives and staring down the midterms, Trump has embarked on an authoritarian plan to keep the GOP in control in Washington: pass new congressional maps in states controlled by Republicans so his party can’t lose.

At Trump’s insistence, redistricting plots are hatching all across the country. But most of these plans aren’t only aimed at Democrats: Look closely and you’ll see that the targets are often Black Democratic voters and officials, and, in Texas, Hispanic ones. If these new maps take effect, not only will the Democratic Party be set back, but so will the political voice of people of color. 

“Across the country, Republicans are waging a calculated campaign to erase Black and Latino political power through extreme gerrymandering,” warns DNC senior spokesman Marcus Robinson. “This isn’t just about redrawing maps—it’s about dismantling representation and silencing communities that have fought the hardest to be heard.” 

Can only post 4 paragraphs. But the article gets even more troubling as it goes along. So read the rest.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. But seriously

Folks. You want me to believe these folks aren't white Supremacists?

Its not only this year - it's 2026 and 2028.

But do go on with lofty ideals.

And thank you B.See. it needed to be posted.

[B.See]

2. Thank you. And this also happens to be WHY

Trump is targeting select cities with plans to deploy the military against its citizens,

and why he's restoring Confederate monuments and their names where they had been rightfully removed, because of what they represented,

and why he's always on about DEI (fka: integration) and why the majority of those who lost their jobs via Trump's PURGE are minorities.

And this isn't coming from just me but from a number of elected officials, observers, analysts, journalists, and socio-political commentators.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. It's blatant

[B.See]

4. Out of the closet, as it were.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Every Single Trump Voter

Voted for this.

Never forget that.

[electric_blue68]

5. Unfortunately, NOT Surprised!

Drumphf gave them "permission" to reveal themselves if they were hiding.They're always some who never hide their dismay to outright verbal vitriol, and violence to Black people trying to achieve equality. Along with other POC's, women etc!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. I sounded the alarm on FB.

Posting the Mother Jones link.

I refuse to remain quiet about what TACO Don plans for this country. The lives and futures of my adult children and granddaughters are on the line. The lives and futures of Americans not white and from other countries are on the line. Their voices and political futures are on the line.

[B.See]

8. Exactly. And their lives HAVE been on the line

from the moment the Devil came down that escalator. Some (of us) knew it even then.