Would you ever expect the state you live to be involved in purposely
excluding minorities in redistricting to gain more votes? Well according to the Dallas
Morning News, this article talks about how the U.S. Justice
Department is currently investigating Texas lawmakers and their proposed
electoral maps that racially discriminates minorities. Texas lawmakers and attorneys
believe that they did everything possible to create an electoral map that was
fair and just, without intentionally causing discrimination; but in reality it looks like they are mapping it carefully enough for the Republicans to have the majority. The attorney of
justice will be using the San Antonio trial to demonstrate that Texas needs to
have federal approval under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act. I find this article very
interesting because Texas has a history of voting discrimination but they seem
to still squeeze through the cracks with changing the process of elections. This
article is definitely worth reading because you will be surprised of the various political issues that are happening right in your neighborhood or environment.
All readers should keep up with this story to see how things will unfold in the
future of Texas' redistricting maps.
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