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Re: “Newsom is acting to defend democracy” (Page A6, Aug. 26).

Barry Gardin says efforts by Texas to minimize the voices of certain voters while maximizing the voices of others go against the Constitution and the spirit of democracy, and he defends Gov. Newsom’s attempts to gerrymander California’s congressional districts.

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