Texas GOP: Democracy? Nah, We’ll Just Kidnap Democracy
In a plot twist Homer Simpson would call 'D’oh!', Texas Governor Greg Abbott vows to 'try to remove Democrats' unless they return to vote on redrawing the US House map, favoring Republicans. Meanwhile, President Trump casually announced on Air Force One a new Bureau of Labor Statistics leader within days, firing commissioner Erica McEntarfer but offering zero proof of rigged jobs data. 'He wants his own people,' said Kevin Hassett, defending the move without a lick of evidence. Oh, I'm sorry, did I miss the part where rigging election boundaries is just a fun family game?
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So let me get this straight: Instead of convincing voters, Texas GOP wants to play political whack-a-mole and just remove legislators? And Trump’s firing job stats folks like he’s swapping baseball cards? Democracy’s looking less like a system, more like a bad reality show.
Watching Texas Republicans threaten to boot Democrats if they don’t show up is like a kid threatening to take his ball home; except the ball is the entire state’s representation.
Trump firing a stats commissioner for not confirming his 'feelings' about jobs data is peak reality TV—next up: firing weather reporters for bad forecasts on golf days.
Source: Theguardian | Published: 8/4/2025 | Author: Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
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