re: The Missouri House has OVERWHELMING passed their new U.S. Congressional map

Hey Dems...payback's a bitch. Think how many years the Dems have had a bunch of extra representatives for doing the same thing.

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Gavin’s already done it, as has Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey ad infinitum…

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Yes they did and want to squeeze more as a "answer" to Texas.

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Exactly. This is merely Conservative states finally playing by the same rules the Dims have played for decades.

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Yep. Only difference is Democrats have long ago already squeezed out about as many districts as they could. Now it’s the Republicans turn. And there are far more red states than blue ones.

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Yep. Only difference is Democrats have long ago already squeezed out about as many districts as they could. Now it’s the Republicans turn. And there are far more red states than blue ones.

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And, even more important when it comes to drawing districts is that even in blue states, like 70% of the land is red. To avoid Red seats, you have to fricking gerrymander the shite out of your cities and there's only so much you can do here.

In red states, you can easily build perfectly normal districts that are ALL 55/45 red.

At firat we were told SC wasn't going to do it because of Clyburn ..... but now it's game on. It's in the works.

Update: This is a done deal & on its way to Governor Mike Kehoe’s desk as I type this, which might as well be a rubber stamp.

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Only difference is Democrats have long ago already squeezed out about as many districts as they could. Now it’s the Republicans turn - DV.

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That’s exactly what this is, Mo. is entirely Red with the exception of 3 out of 114 counties, that’s including STL. proper which is somehow considered independent though it hasn’t had a Republican mayor in 80 years.

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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri senators passed legislation Friday that would redraw Missouri's congressional districts to favor Republicans and make it more difficult for Missouri citizens to amend the state constitution.

The bill to redistrict Missouri goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe's desk for approval, and the joint resolution to amend Missouri's initiative petition process will go before Missouri voters for approval. Kehoe called lawmakers back to the Capitol last month for a special session to pass the redistricting and initiative petition reform legislation.

Republicans in the state Senate called the previous question, or PQ, to end a filibuster by Democrats and pass the legislation. The legislative tactic is considered controversial and is rarely used, but Republican senators in Missouri have used it several times this year to stop Democrats from filibustering.

The new proposed congressional districts would carve up the Kansas City area, which is currently a single district held by Democrat Emanuel Cleaver, into multiple districts that extend east into more rural, conservative areas.

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Emanuel Cleaver, think Clyburn but with a Rev. at the beginning of his name. As I stated previously in this thread, the Democrats had earmarked his seat specifically for lame duck KC mayor Quinton Lucas for perpetuity.