00:00The Texas House has approved redrawn congressional maps requested by U.S. President Donald Trump.
00:08In this case, Texas districts are being gerrymandered, meaning they are redrawn for partisan gain.
00:14This would give the Republican Party an advantage in the 2026 midterm elections.
00:19You want transparency? Here's the U.S. Supreme Court legal transparency.
00:27The underlying goal of this plan is straightforward. Improve Republican political performance.
00:36We are tested!
00:39Texas House Democrats had attempted to derail the process,
00:42with legislators delaying the vote by two weeks by fleeing the state earlier this month.
00:47They were then assigned round-the-clock police monitoring upon their return to ensure they attended Wednesday's session.
00:53We are at a turning point for our democracy.
00:55If we allow cheating, and that's what this is, it's cheating,
00:58elections will no longer reflect the will of the people.
01:01In a democracy, people choose their representatives.
01:06This bill flips that principle on its head, letting politicians in D.C. choose their voters.
01:11And that is un-American.
01:13The process of redrawing the boundaries of districts usually happens every ten years following a national census.
01:19Republicans and Democrats both do it, but Republicans have more openly embraced the process.
01:25O.S. Supreme Court
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