Congressman Veasey On the 5th Circuit Court’s Decision to Strike Down Racist Maps

Washington, D.C- Today, a three-judge panel for the 5th Circuit Court struck down that the maps proposed by Governor Abbott, Donald Trump, and Texas Republicans, ruling that it discriminated on the basis of race to dilute the power of minority voters. Congressman Veasey issued the following statement in response:

“The courts have affirmed what we’ve known all along: Trump, Abbott, and their Republican stooges intentionally jammed through racist, rigged maps to shut minority voters up and shut us out. They tried to steal power they could never win honestly.

“They thought we would roll over and take it. Boy did they have another thing coming.

“We fought them in the streets, at the ballot box, and in the courts. We marched. We raised hell. We stood in front of judges and tore their lies apart piece by piece. And today, Texas proved it won’t be pushed around.

“Trump and Abbott know they can’t win on policy—because their records are disasters. Record-high prices for food, rent, and healthcare. 

“Make no mistake: this fight is far from over. Republicans will keep scheming, keep rigging, keep trying to bend democracy until it breaks. But if they think we’re going to roll over and take it, they’re dead wrong.”