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Rhiannon12866

(207,016 posts)
Fri May 26, 2023, 11:10 PM May 2023

TX State Rep.: GOP wants to 'hijack the largest urban voting district' - Velshi - The Last Word MSNBC



Harris County officials are planning to sue the state of Texas after Republicans passed two bills that would allow them to take over the elections in just Harris County, the Democratic stronghold. Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones tells MSNBC’s Ali Velshi that Democrats will not stop fighting against GOP efforts to “take Harris County back to the Jim Crow days.” - Aired on 05/26/2023.


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TX State Rep.: GOP wants to 'hijack the largest urban voting district' - Velshi - The Last Word MSNBC (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 May 2023 OP
There will be litigation LetMyPeopleVote May 2023 #1
Thank you. This cannot stand. Rhiannon12866 May 2023 #2

Rhiannon12866

(207,016 posts)
2. Thank you. This cannot stand.
Sat May 27, 2023, 01:49 AM
May 2023

This is yet one more instance of Republicans attempts to usurp power when they can't win elections legally.

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