Focus on our own state

I am offended by Gov. Pritzker’s involvement with the state of Texas’ redistricting process. The governor and his party were very vocal about the individual states’ rights to determine election laws within the individual states, as written in the Constitution, yet he feels it is appropriate to become involved in another state’s affairs on the same subject.

The Democratic Party, currently led by Gov. Pritzker, has successfully squelched the conservative voice and opinion to a disproportionate level within this state and its representation in Congress through gerrymandering. While still a minority, 43% of votes cast last November were for the Republican candidate yet because of gerrymandering, only 18% of Illinois’ Congressional representatives are Republican. Now Gov. Pritzker threatens to make this imbalance even greater in response to another state’s actions?

Gov. Pritzker — stop worrying about another state and try focusing on the issues in Illinois — that’s enough to keep you busy. Grandstanding on the national stage only serves your own egotistical political ambitions and provides little benefit to the citizens of Illinois, to whom you swore an oath to serve.

Roger Machut

Elgin