I noted in my last post that the Republican Party is engaged in an anti-democratic campaign of minority rule, and the Texas GOP has helpfully provided yet another stark illustration of that fact. The excellent reporting of the Texas Tribune tells us that the Texas Republican Party is currently considering this plank as part of their platform:
This is horrible. With the latest SCOTUS decision saying racial gerrymandering is ok if it is "political" opens the door to reinstating these hugely undemocratic policies in the name of politics.
When politics of racism and misogyny get to make that racism and misogyny legal, we are in a bad spot. And it brings us back to what you were talking about last week. The GOP is trying to destroy democracy and when liberals try to point it out they play the victim that they are being canceled. YES you are canceled from destroying the country. What are we doing?
When your new idea is less progressive than Georgia in 1907 you just might be a fascist
Maaaaaybe
This is horrible. With the latest SCOTUS decision saying racial gerrymandering is ok if it is "political" opens the door to reinstating these hugely undemocratic policies in the name of politics.
When politics of racism and misogyny get to make that racism and misogyny legal, we are in a bad spot. And it brings us back to what you were talking about last week. The GOP is trying to destroy democracy and when liberals try to point it out they play the victim that they are being canceled. YES you are canceled from destroying the country. What are we doing?
And this is how, democracy dies.
I want to believe that overturning Baker is a step too far even for this Court.
I read a news story about a 12 year old rape victim in Mississippi who is now a 13yo parent of an 8 month old. Nothing is too far for this court.