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Texas Home Democrats have made it clear that they’re combating for greater than Texas. The state Home members who left the Lone Star State to disclaim Republicans a quorum to have the ability to go a racially gerrymandered redistricting map are additionally combating for the nation.
Texas Home Democrats are doing one thing else. They’re altering the foundations of engagement in American politics.
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Texas state Rep. Ron Reynolds stated on MSNBC’s The Weekend when requested how lengthy the state’s Democrats can maintain out and keep away:
It’s a sacrifice. And I’d be mendacity to you if I stated, oh, endlessly. However I can let you know proper now, our resolve is stronger than it is ever been. We’re digging in and we’re combating the American folks. And Texans wish to see Democrats struggle. They’re sick of seeing the bully, authoritarian president run over Democrats. And we stated, no, no, no, no, not you ain’t handled Texas but. So we’re saying, come and get it. We’ll maintain out so long as it takes.
And we have already seen that we have been a catalyst for change. We noticed California Governor Newsom yesterday say that they’ll put a poll referendum on the poll for November to redistrict in California. So we’re attempting to carry out so long as we are able to to get different blue states like New York and Maryland and different locations that they do the identical factor. We received to vary the foundations of engagement and never permit President Trump to proceed to deliver have us deliver a knife to a gunfight. So if it is good for the goose, it is good for the gander. We are going to do no matter it takes for nevertheless lengthy it takes.
