Los demócratas de Texas que pusieron fin a un paro se encontraron con la sombra de agentes de la ley para evitar que repitieran la protesta que paralizó los esfuerzos republicanos para redibujar los distritos del Congreso y cumplir el deseo del presidente Donald Trump de remodelar los mapas de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos.

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Texas Democrats, after a two-week absence from the state legislature, returned under police escort to prevent another walkout over a contentious redistricting bill. Some lawmakers, such as Nicole Collier, refused the escort and staged a sit-in at the Capitol. The initial walkout was intended to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan, which Democrats argue is designed to increase Republican congressional seats based on recent voting patterns. The issue has sparked similar redistricting efforts in other states, including California, and is expected to lead to further legal challenges regarding gerrymandering and the disenfranchisement of minority voters.

La policía escolta a los demócratas de Texas para evitar una nueva huelga por la redistribución de distritos

Después de dos semanas de boicot a la Cámara de Representantes de Texas y un exilio de dos semanas de del estado, los demócratas de Texas no pudieron mantenerse alejados para siempre, enfrentándose a órdenes de arresto civil de el Presidente de la Cámara e incluso acciones legales para destituirlos. En algunos sectores, fueron recibidos como héroes, pero para evitar otro paro, ellos tuvieron que aceptar una escolta policial para abandonar el Capitolio. La mayoría estuvo de acuerdo, pero algunos se negaron, entre ellos Nicole Collier, que ahora está escenificando una sentada. Tendré que quedarme aquí. Realmente no lo había pensado mucho. Lo que me importa es asegurarme de que resisto y me defiendo. Estoy seguro de que al final me dormiré, ya sea en mi silla o en el suelo. El paro inicial tenía como objetivo bloquear un proyecto de ley de manipulación de distritos electorales ordenado por Trump en el estado de Texas, que aumentaría la cuota republicana de escaños en el Congreso según los patrones de votación de 2024. El presidente ha pedido a los representantes estatales para aprobar este mapa lo antes posible, pero los demócratas esperan anularlo más tarde con una demanda, ya que el gerrymandering para privar del derecho de voto a las personas de color es ilegal. Su protesta ha provocado que las asambleas legislativas estatales controladas por los demócratas se pongan en marcha en sus propia redistribución de distritos, como en California, donde los demócratas están proponiendo un nuevo mapa de su propio. Dividimos menos ciudades, menos comunidades. Somos más compactos. Pero también identificamos cinco escaños ...que probablemente elegirían a un demócrata si se adoptaran estos mapas. Las leyes estatales suelen obligar a la redistribución de distritos después de un censo, pero el único estado que debe un rediseño del mapa este año fue Ohio. Pero antes de las elecciones legislativas de 2026, el juego es en ambos lados para trabajar los mapas a su favor.

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