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Greg Abbott accused of trying to ‘fix’ midterms for Republicans: ‘attack on democracy’ (www.theguardian.com)

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If you can't win on policy, change the rules!

Greg Abbott, the Texas governor, has been accused by political opponents of trying to “fix” next year’s midterms in favor of Republicans after he announced a plan that would see a wide-scale redrawing of the state’s congressional districts.

The move was contained in Abbott’s list of priorities for the upcoming legislative session published Wednesday. It features several items related to the deadly Hill Country flooding that killed at least 120 people and left dozens more missing, including instructions for lawmakers to look at early warning systems and improving disaster preparation.

But Abbott’s directive to redraw congressional maps, which the Texas Tribune reported on Wednesday, was in response from a Trump administration demand for more Republican seats to preserve or expand the party’s narrow House majority, has angered Democrats.

In a statement, the National Democratic Redistricting Committee called the move “an attack on democracy”.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I wish him and Paxton would make and execute a suicide pact. The world would experience a huge net positive gain.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

We'd still have Patrick, though.