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Mr.WeRP

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2. It started long before Texas. This is the reason for the Voting Rights Act

Reply to ihaveaquestion (Original post)

Wed Aug 6, 2025, 11:17 AM

Aug 2025

This SCOTUS has already dismantled half of the VRA and are gunning to dismantle it entirely. The people executing the coup want total control over everything but make it appear as though this is what people want.

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REPUBLICANS STARTED IT [View all] ihaveaquestion Aug 2025 OP

This situation JustAnotherGen Aug 2025 #1

It started long before Texas. This is the reason for the Voting Rights Act Mr.WeRP Aug 2025 #2

Gerrymandering has been around since almost our country's founding. yagotme Aug 2025 #3

Original cartoon of "The Gerry-Mander". This is the political cartoon that led to the coining of the term ''gerrymander' eppur_se_muova Aug 2025 #4

And it even predated him ITAL Aug 2025 #5

That doesn't makle it right, but if we're stuck with it, then both parties should cheat equally. NowsTheTime Aug 2025 #6

I wasn't arguing right/wrong ITAL Aug 2025 #7

Point taken NowsTheTime Aug 2025 #8