It's not just white Texans who will receive three times more representatives. It's also the wealthiest Texans who get far more political clout than their actual share of the state's population. When you design districts so that elections are decided before anyone votes, you insulate power. You reduce accountability. And once power is insulated, the agenda becomes predictable because the people writing the agenda, the no longer fear consequences from the communities that they're sidelining. (04:12–04:21)
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Asserts that predetermined election outcomes reduce political accountability.
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