re: Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms

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Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms

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That may actually be better for republicans. The redrawn lines may have over-diluted the republican vote in many of the districts.

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Dude is so far left its insane.

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I bet California gets to use their new map though


This pretty much seals the win of the house for the Dems in 2026

Should be decided in spring

You are the only person who believes you aren’t a faux conservative

Substantial evidence shows that Texas undid the racially gerrymandered Map to stop it from over-representing democrats by drawing districts that look like octopus tentacles.”


FIFY dumbass Fed judge.

If you read the order, the Court ruled that the TX gerrymander is illegal in part because it was spurred by a letter from Trump's DOJ that demanded a redrawing for explicitly racial reasons. Take that up with AAG Dhillon, who sent the letter. POST LINK

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But abusing your power through choosing how much a persons vote counts in a given area, specifically to win elections, is not how a democracy should function.

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It isn't how a democracy should function, but many blue states already function that way. There is the ideal of how something should function and the reality of how it does function. There are two different sets of rules at play.

And there is no such thing as a non-partisan commission. Just because the members have supposed split party affiliation doesn't make it non-partisan. The Jan 6 commission was supposedly bipartisan because it included Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, and those two did everything they could to rig the Jan 6 commission against Republicans.

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Californians actually voted for redistricting to occur, unlike Texas.

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They had to do this. Texas and California have different laws on re-districting and both of them followed the only legal path available.

It's not like the deep blue CA legislature would have rejected this or the deep red TX populace would have rejected a referendum if those options were available.

The 5th is the most conservative circuit court in the country.