{"id":160931,"date":"2025-08-17T01:37:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T01:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/thousands-join-us-fight-the-trump-takeover-protests-against-republican-redistricting-plans-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T01:37:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T01:37:22","slug":"thousands-join-us-fight-the-trump-takeover-protests-against-republican-redistricting-plans-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/thousands-join-us-fight-the-trump-takeover-protests-against-republican-redistricting-plans-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands join US \u2018Fight the Trump Takeover\u2019 protests against Republican redistricting plans – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protests against redrawing of electoral maps in Texas and other states take place in 34 US states on Saturday
Thousands gathered in cities and towns across 34 states on Saturday for a national day of protest against Republican<\/a> redistricting plans in Texas<\/a> and elsewhere.
\u201cFight the Trump Takeover\u201d was anchored in Austin, Texas, with other sites<\/a> spread nationwide.
In Austin alone, more than 5,000 protestors gathered at the city\u2019s capitol in a show of defiance. Videos and photos on social media showed protestors holding various signs that read:<\/a> \u201cAbbott is a vote thief,\u201d referring to the state\u2019s Republican governor and \u201cFight the Trump takeover.\u201d
Others chanted in a rally, yelling:<\/a> \u201cShame on Abbott\u201d and \u201cThe people, united, will never be divided.\u201d
Speakers at the rally in Austin included<\/a> the 95-year-old labor activist Dolores Huerta, Texas congressman Greg Casar and former congressman Beto O\u2019Rourke.
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\u201cTexas House Democrats<\/a> are blocking a redistricting vote in the Texas House right now to Stop the Trump Takeover,\u201d a website for the protests says. \u201cBut Trump<\/a> has made it clear that he\u2019s not stopping at Texas. He\u2019s targeting Missouri, Ohio, Florida and every state he can twist to help him steal Congress.\u201d
The protests came as Texas Republicans are considering a mid-decade redistricting plan<\/a> at Donald Trump\u2019s request that would add five additional Republican House seats to the red state. In response Democratic lawmakers have left the state in protest<\/a>, depriving the statehouse of a quorum needed to move its plans ahead.
\u201cThough this fight started in Texas<\/a>, it doesn\u2019t end here,\u201d Drucilla Tigner, executive director of Texas For All, said in a statement. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just about redistricting or one state\u2019s politics. It\u2019s about the future of our democracy.\u201d
Before the rally, O\u2019Rourke wrote<\/a> on X: \u201cThanks to everyone who has joined us in this fight for Texas, we\u2019ve been able to donate over $1 MILLION to the Texas Legislative Black Caucus, the Texas House Democratic Caucus, and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus during the special session.\u201d
On Thursday, the Democratic governor of California, Gavin Newsom<\/a>, announced<\/a> Democrats there would move ahead with a plan to redistrict the blue state in response to Texas\u2019s effort. But, Newsom said, the plan for new California maps<\/a> would only take effect if Texas or other red states pushed ahead with their own plans for partisan redistricting.
Texas Democrats<\/a> said on Thursday that they would return to the state<\/a> after a nearly two-week absence if certain conditions were met, including Republicans ending their special session and California introducing its new map that would add five Democratic seats to offset Texas\u2019s proposal.
\u201cThe incredible support we\u2019re seeing \u2013 not just back home in Texas, but from Democrats, Republicans<\/a> and independents across the country \u2013 proves this fight is bigger than any one state,\u201d said congressman Gene Wu, chair of the Texas house Democrats. \u201c<\/strong>We\u2019re defending our entire country from the Trump takeover, and I\u2019m honored to stand with every patriotic American who refuses to let extremists rig the system.\u201d
Major left-leaning organizations including Indivisible<\/a> and MoveOn helped organize and support the protests, as is the Democratic National Committee. \u201cTrump knows the only way he can hold the majority after his budget betrayal is by changing the rules in the middle of the game to avoid accountability for ripping healthcare and food away from millions of Americans,\u201d the DNC chair, Ken Martin, told NBC News<\/a>.
Organizers used an approach they have honed in the second Trump administration<\/a> \u2013 holding protests in places big and small to show that dissent against the administration exists in all corners of the country.
Saturday\u2019s protests also took place across the country, including in Washington DC where hundreds staged a demonstration outside the White House, carrying signs and banners<\/a> that read: \u201cNo Kings in America Since 1776\u201d and \u201cNot Normal, Not American\u201d.
An April day of protest called \u201cHands Off\u201d<\/a> drew people to more than 1,000 sites. In June, as Trump held a military parade in Washington, millions turned out to more than 2,000 sites nationwide for \u201cNo Kings\u201d<\/a> protests. Other days of action themed around labor and immigrants rights<\/a> and voting rights<\/a> also brought out tens of thousands of people on weekdays.
Planning is under way for another mass day of protest set for Labor Day, on 1 September.<\/p>\n

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