Former President Barack joined Obama Zoom call On Thursday, with Texas Democrats, the Republican redistribution attempt in the state is called “systematic attack on democracy”.
Obama said, “We all recognize that we cannot give a systematic attack on democracy.”
“And my hope is a race at the bottom where every district is predetermined on the basis of how it is drawn, over time, American people, ideally with the help of courts, feel that there is a better way,” they continued.
Texas Democratic MP Run away The Loan Star State to break the quorum two weeks ago and to prevent a vote on a new redistribution map which will give GOP five additional seats in 2026 midnight.
Obama encouraged Texas Democratic MPs to be strong in front of GOP threats to arrest them in their home seats.
They postedX“I am very proud@TexashdcAnd the work they have done. His desire to put himself on line to highlight our current attack on democracy has given an example of what we all have to do. ,
Democrats announced Conditions for their return On Thursday. First of all, he said that the Texas Legislature will have to postpone today and end the special session, which means to vote on the map made Germander. Second, the California Legislature should present its map to combat the efforts of the Texas GOP.
California governor Gavin Newsom (D) called for one Special election To bypass the Independence Commission of California in November. With a new map,CaliforniaYou can compensate for the benefit of GOP by winning five more democratic seats. Newsom isPressureNew York Governor Kathy Hachul (D) and Illinois Governor JB Pritzkar (D) to do so.
Texas House posted on Democratic CocksXRegarding joining the call, Obama, “Your words reminded us why we broke the quorum: Democracy is not self-performing. For this we need to stand and fight for it.”
Obama said that the current danger for democracy is beyond the Germanding fight.
“We are currently in an instant, where not only Germanding, but attempts on voter oppression, efforts to question the election results, efforts in the executive branch, unilaterally doing things that bypass Congress and people bypassing, militarization of cities, politicization of our justice departments and our army.”
“Those are trend lines that remind us of this precious democracy that we have received, it is not a given one.”
Obama has been vocal about the risks of democracy under the new administration. In june, He told a mob in Hartford, Con that the political atmosphere under President Trump is “in line with autocapies.”
“We are not yet completely, but I think we are dangerous to normalize that kind of behavior,” he said at that time.
