A federal court has upheld the new congressional map approved by California voters last month, giving Democrats a chance to counter the nationwide redistricting effort led by President Trump and his Republican allies.
The court challenge to the redistricting plan had been brought by the California Republican Party and the U.S. Department of Justice. The court found that the new district map did not violate laws against racial gerrymandering.
The Republicans argued that the new map was motivated by a desire to increase the voting power of Latinos. The court, in a two-to-one ruling, rejected that claim, noting that voters approved the measure, called “Proposition 50” and there was no evidence they acted on racial grounds.
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- Supreme Court allows the California gerrymander: Pays 2:1
- Supreme Court allows the Texas gerrymander: Pays 1:2
- Supreme Court overturns California gerrymandering but upholds Texas gerrymandering: Pays 1:1
- Supreme Court overturns Texas gerrymandering but upholds California gerrymandering: Pays 100:1
- 2026 election not held as scheduled due to Trump activities: Pays 4:1
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What are the odds on Clarence Thomas being found doing some truly heinous things in the Epstein files, refusing to step down, and publishing an opinion that the founders really wanted Trump to become God-KKKing of the US?
Why do I feel like SCOTUS is about to say “Hold my beer” and fuck this all up?
It shouldn’t be a matter for SCOTUS. This is a state matter and states control their elections.
Because they always do. It’s why Republicans have fought so hard to gain full control of it. None of the lesser courts matter anymore
I could have sworn they already did a couple months ago, stating it was too close to the election or something? Maybe I misunderstood.
They fall back to the Purcell principle when it’s convenient and didn’t get involved in Texas redistricting a full year before the next election, but when California does the same thing (via the legal avenues) all of a sudden it’s not too close to an election and they’ll likely mess with California’s redistricting. I despise the corruption of the court, but they could at least have the decency of keeping the corruption consistent.
They don’t need to be consistent. They know they’re corrupt and in charge and totally expect you to do nothing about it.
I think they pocket-affirmed the Texas map that had been blocked by a Reagan appointee.
Doesn’t matter anymore. Trump is starting WW3 over Greenland now, there will not be any further elections in the US.
We’ve never cancelled elections, not even during the Civil War or WW2. That is a Bright Red Line that they cannot be allowed to cross under ANY circumstances.
We have to understand on a national basis, that suspending elections is the OFFICIAL end to American Democracy, we are in a state of anarchy, and we are no longer obligated to follow government policies or laws. It is instant Civil War, and all MAGAs become mortal enemies, especially government authorities of all types.
At this point. I feel like we’ll annex Canada before the midterms and he’ll just be like “ah, can’t have elections. Wouldn’t be fair for the new states. We gotta delay until they are established. For fairness and such”.
The useless Democrats at that point are just full fascist supporters. It sounds ridiculous but this is one of many reasons for a non election I could see occuring. Among others.
Just “annex Canada?” And try to cancel elections on that basis? That makes no sense. Even if he is serious about Canada, he’s got several priorities ahead of that right now, like Venezuela, Greenland, Iran, and America itself. Canada is somewhere down the line, after he’s kicked ass in a few other cases, and he can use that to intimidate Canada and Mexico into becoming vassal states.
It’s obvious that the current plan is to increase unrest in the streets, amp up the violence, impose Martial Law, and THEN cancel the election.
Eh, I was just spit balling. This shit is wild man.
Oh, yeah, I’ve been writing speculative fiction every day. I have a history degree, and all my life I’ve been making predictions of where America would go in the future.
Back when I first started listening to Rush Limbaugh in the late 80s, and heard him gathering new conservatives to his side, I thought about the path this country could take if the growing Conservative Propaganda Machine continued unchallenged for the next few decades.
My prediction is pretty close to where we are (although I never would have predicted a putz like Trump), but I honestly thought we’d avoid this. Now I think it’s going to get a LOT worse before it gets better.
I also predict that IF Dems regain power, they absolutely have to deal decisively with MAGA, or we will be right back to where we are now, except worse.
Imagine if we let Hitler off the hook in WW2, and he went on to regain power in a few years? We already allowed that to happen, and we cannot let it happen a second time. Our country, the world, and history deserve better.
At least whoever survives the war will be able to drag Trump and his cabinet out of their bunkers for Nuremburg 2: orange boogaloo.
“The Canadians are putting up a lot of resistance after we butchered every single one of them in Vancouver. Oh, and I would like to remind you all that I enjoyed pulling my Canadian guest apart in the Oval Office. I’m sure you all did too, since I broadcasted it live. Inappropriate content? Not on my watch. Oh, and since the Canadians are blowing up our ICE agents, I’m going to have to cancel the elections. The Canadians will try to mess with the results, and we can’t have that, you know? We’ll resume elections when all the Canadians have been exterminated like the dogs they are.”
