Democrats claim to be the guardians of democracy, yet their actions are something entirely different. Across the country, they have mastered the art of gerrymandering—drawing congressional district lines that don’t reflect the will of the people, but cement their own power. A recent dust-up in Texas highlights this strategy. After a two-week walkout to delay redistricting votes, Democrats fled to Illinois, where Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) welcomed them as political refugees. Illinois tells the real story: Republicans make up 37.7% of voter registrations, have only 3 of 17 congressional. A similar trend exists in other Democrat-controlled states. That isn’t fair representation; it’s engineered dominance. And it’s happening nationwide.
Look at California. Registered Republicans make up one in four voters in the state. That should translate into a quarter of the congressional delegation. Instead, Republicans hold just 9 of 52 House seats. Democrats, with 46.2% of registered voters, control 83% of those congressional seats plus both US Senate seats. Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has even reassured Texas Democrats that California will make up for any Republican gains in Texas by redrawing lines in California to ensure Democrats hold firm in the US Congress. This is systemic and conspiratorial gerrymandering designed to lock in Democrat majorities no matter how people vote.
Gerrymandering happens after every census, but what we are witnessing today goes beyond routine redistricting. It is a coordinated, nationwide effort to secure permanent control of the House and Senate by undermining proportional representation. When maps are drawn to prevent fair competition, the ballot box becomes meaningless. The outcome is pre-determined, and voters are reduced to pawns in a rigged system. Robert Knight of the Washington Times put it bluntly: “The party of Jim Crow is superb at creating novel voting requirements to weed out undesirables. They can call it ‘saving democracy.’” The truth is, manipulating districts to silence millions of Americans is not saving democracy—it is strangling it.
The result is a creeping tyranny where Americans are forced to knuckle under the political thumb of one party, regardless of how they actually vote. This systematic national gerrymandering is an assault on representative government. If voters can’t choose their leaders, and instead leaders choose their voters, freedom is lost. Imagine how this would work if Democrats got their way on the electoral college. As citizens, we should demand fairness, transparency, and accountability in the process. Scripture warns us in Isaiah 10:1, “Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees.” It is time to call gerrymandering what it is: an unjust decree designed to oppress the will of the people.
Sources:
Reuters – Texas Democrats end walkout, setting stage for redistricting vote (Aug 18, 2025)
San.com – Runaway Texas Democrats safe in Illinois, Gov. Pritzker says (Aug 2025)
Independent Voter Project – Illinois voter registration statistics (2025)
California Secretary of State – Voter registration report (Feb 2025)
PPIC – California voter and party profiles
Chicago Sun-Times – Pritzker welcomes Texas Democrats fleeing redistricting battle (Aug 18, 2025)
The Hill – Newsom fights Republican redistricting, pledges to offset GOP gains (2025)
Washington Times – Robert Knight column on Democrat election tactics (Aug 2025)
