In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to rig the Texas congressional maps and threats to expel Democratic members of the state legislature, Maurice Mitchell, National Director of the Working Families Party, has released the following statement:

“Donald Trump is desperate to cling to power. And Governor Greg Abbott is willing to do whatever it takes to help him—even if that means overturning the will of voters.

“Abbott’s plan to rig the Texas maps to give the GOP more seats in Congress is a shameless power grab, and we thank the Texas legislators who are protecting our democracy by denying Abbott a quorum. History will remember those who fight back against Abbott’s abuses of power.

“America isn’t a monarchy, and Trump and Abbott aren’t kings.”

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