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California moves to dismantle GOP map — and Trump’s grip (www.politico.com)

submitted 3 days ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/usa@midwest.social

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33992305

Caucuses were briefed. Polls are being shared. And the push to swing California bluer is taking shape.

California’s Texas-thwarting gerrymander has swiftly transformed from fantasy to reality.

Democrats in the House and the state Legislature are coalescing around a plan to draw a half-dozen Republican incumbents into oblivion — and persuade California voters to approve the new congressional maps before next year’s midterms. Party leaders are closely tracking the dual-track developments in which lawmakers in Texas and California are moving, in partisan parallel, to shore up their respective party’s House majorities. California Republicans are casting about for a way to avoid extinction.

It all points to a high-stakes, big-dollar brawl thrusting California to the center of the political universe.

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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

This is utter insanity, this is the complete dismantling of the US voting system. It basically creates a system where voting is completely meaningless as the state legislatures draw up the votes. Way worse than any Gerrymandering before.

“Who are you gonna vote for next election? - I am not voting, my district is safe [insert R or D] anyways will be the absolute only answer you’ll get from US citizens soon.”

…It’s really sad to watch the US turning itself into a failed democracy this fast.

[–] pezhore 2 points 3 days ago

My hope (and it's a fucking long shot) is that all this blatant partisan gerrymandering will get to SCOTUS and they'll finally rule that redistricting for politics isn't legal.

Now do I imagine they'll limit their ruling only to Blue states somehow? Probably.

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