Not at all. Some of them certainly are, but the Western District of Texas (El Paso Division) is hardly a hotbed of Trumpism. The bigger picture problem is that the 5th Circuit is the second-Trumpiest federal appellate court in the country.
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While I am glad Garland is taking some action, there really is no other choice;
Does anyone actually think Abbott and Republican plans for Texas has anything to worry about in the current U.S. Supreme Court?
All realists know Abbott will win and America will lose.
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OT. Now we had a truly patriotic CEO helping the country deal with labor shortageâŚstores are having a hard time hiring people for the holiday salesâŚ
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Straw man? That was damn near a direct quote from the boards here over the past few months.
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Plucking is one of those posters who calls everything a straw man when he/she disagrees with it.
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I just got into a Democratic district and itâs the best Democratâs district, too. Donât re-redistrict me out of it again please. I finally have representation.
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â95% of Texasâ population growth over the past decade came from Latinos, African Americans and other minority groups.â
And this is why the GOPâs Pink-American base in Texas (and elsewhere) is totally freaking out.
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Yes and why that freakout is happening in the suburbs to such an extent. Nothing like white folks finding out that white flight didnât work.
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They just placed me in a R+29 district, among all of them rednecks in Forsyth County. I usually avoid even going there.
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We went in the other direction. We got redistricted out of a Democratic district (Joe Neguse) along the Front Range and into a bright red district that encompasses all the ranch/farm/extraction industries in the Eastern Plains, aka west Nebraska/Kansas. The only thing we have in common with our new district is weâre east of the Divide.
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White suburban republicans: weâre gonna need a bigger truck.
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Well alright! âŚ.Yes, indeed!
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Not a Lawyer, but the optics are good for Garland.
As I see on this thread.
One thing about being quiet. When speech/action comes, it registersâŚ
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And @mondfledermaus - Sorry.
I was in a district that is mostly made up of East Texas. My Congressmanâs offices were in Terrell and Palestine. Two long thin weird tails stretched into Dallas into my neighborhood. His district ended in the middle of my street.
Not any more. Now Colin Allred is my Rep.
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Iâm delighted. Perhaps the doom-posters can take a break.
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Iâd like to thank the voters in the following states: Arizona, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia and Michigan.
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The new TX-32 doesnât appear to be targeted in the lawsuit, although itâs mentioned as part of the overall DFW gerrymander. TX-24, the shitty redrawn district I got cast into in order to benefit the odious Beth Van Duyne, is squarely at issue, however.
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I personally think all the states should be on pre-clearance. There are plenty of red states not included in the original group and even a few Dem states that are heavily gerrymandered or are working on becoming heavily gerrymandered (WI, MI, IL, OH, etc.)
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Well yay! Hot damn - you might get relief and the redraw of my district really should be left alone - I do not believe that it impacted the communities the DOJ is concerned with.
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Last year I did a day-by-day posting narrative on my take on things from 3 November to 7 November.
It was exhilarating. And I will not allow present-day Trumpism take that away.
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