Obama Puts GOP On Blast Over Redistricting Ploy: 'A Systematic Assault On Democracy'
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The former president sounded the alarm over the "militarization of cities" under the Trump administration.
Former President Barack Obama on Thursday praised Democratic Texas state lawmakers for setting a powerful example for others to follow by blocking Republicans’ plans to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional maps at Donald Trump’s request to give the GOP an edge in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections.
His comments, which were first reported by ABC News, came as Democrats have fled to Illinois and other northern states, leaving the Texas House of Representatives unable to establish quorum to pass the new political maps that would give Republicans five additional GOP-friendly congressional seats.
“We can’t let a systematic assault on democracy just happen and stand by, and so, because of your actions, because of your courage, what you’ve seen is California responding, other states looking at what they can do to offset this mid-decade gerrymandering,” Obama said in a virtual meeting with those Texas Democrats.
Obama’s comments came on the same day that California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced his decision to pursue a state ballot initiative to offset Republicans’ controversial redistricting ploy in Texas. If approved, the plan would target five House Republicans in the Golden State.
The former president commended Texas Democrats for helping “set the tone” for the rest of the country, while predicting that the redistricting fight will be “long.”
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