Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 midterm elections.

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    Redrawing maps seems like it’s removing a pretty big load-bearing whatever from society. So every state is permalocked to a party because nobody can afford to play fair - now what?

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      now what?

      Now we declare Democrats non-citizens and remove them to the camps. Obviously their assets will need to be seized.

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      Unfortunately, that kind of seems where it’s all headed. States will lock into a party, people will either be forced or feel forced to move to a state that they align with, states begin to secede.

      If Jesus himself came and told all MAGA to embrace their lefty neighbors and immigrants, they could call him a hoax. I really don’t see a way out of how divided we are. And it doesn’t help we have 3.5yrs left of divisive bullshit spewing out of the white house everyday.

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        If Jesus himself came and told all MAGA to embrace their lefty neighbors and immigrants, they could call him a hoax.

        And then nail him to a tree.

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        If Jesus himself came and told all MAGA to embrace their lefty neighbors and immigrants, they could call him a hoax.

        Which is extra ironic, because allegedly he already did. In their own bible.