Local Elected Democrats Understand Stakes Of Redistricting & Must Offer More Than Performative Fight

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​A few days ago, I watched a Zoom meeting (Picture below.) that featured Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Texas State Rep. Jon Rosenthal. State Rep. Rosenthal is Vice Chair of the Texas House Redistricting Committee. The intent of the call was to rally the public to fight the Trump-ordered redistricting. 

Commissioner Ellis said a purpose of the redistricting is to "..dismantle everything. All of the rights." 

Commissioner Ellis said: "Anyway I can be helpful, I will do it." Commissioner Ellis has $ 7.3 million in his campaign treasury. There are many ways he could be helpful. He's had the option for many years to spend some of that money more aggressively to increase local turnout and boost good candidates. 

Commissioner Ellis talked about "Good trouble." Good trouble as originally practiced by future Congressman John Lewis involved a lot of civil disobedience.

Rep. Rosenthal has an established record of doing things like showing up when not required, to help in important CY-FAIR ISD board elections. In the Zoom call he said: "I'm down for this fight at every level there is." I believe him. 

Above you see a recent posting from the Texas House Democratic Caucus saying that they will use "whatever means necessary." All right. There is a standard each of us can hold Texas House Democrats to in the days ahead.

Today, some Texas House Democrats met with some Texas House Democrats met with Governor Newsom of California and separately Governor Pritzker of Illinois to map out whatever it is they all hope to do to fight back. 

Commissioner Ellis has laid out the stakes of this fight. It's not complicated. I'm not going give any strategy suggestions. I don't have any. What I want is something much more than a performative fight from our local elected Democrats against this redistricting. They are saying some of the right things. They must deliver a fight that shows they will be with for the even more difficult challenges ahead. 

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