TRUMP "MISSED THE DEADLINE" TO CALL OFF TX GERRYMANDERING; CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE “BEAUTIFUL MAPS”

ozso said:

Despite all of complaints against it eh? This us awful, this is wrong, hey lets do it.

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Trump is awful, Trump is wrong - so now imitate Trump to DOMINATE X with the irony of it all! I'm belly laughing at Gavin Newsom's Tweets on a daily basis - as he gets it. The world has listened to Trump's bizarre ranting for far too long! Now that Gavin is taking him on - MAGA don't know what to do with themselves.

So BECAUSE the electoral division steal in Texas is SO WRONG - Gavin has to do it!
He has to fight fire with fire.
To save democracy.

I don't think you're really aware how scared the rest of the world is of not just Trump, but what his Project 2025 handlers are orchestrating in your country.

While you might feel good about it for now - just imagine after the next election (IF THERE IS ONE!) that Gavin gets in charge. And then HE keeps nerfing the powers of Congress, HE fires everyone in the DOJ who is not a fan of Captain-Gav, HE fires half the generals in the Pentagon that have not sworn allegiance to HIM, HE KEEPS all the powers Trump has taken on himself like the tariffs etc, and HE encourages Democrats in every state to start redrawing the maps!

When it's your guy in - everything's sweet as the Constitution gets nerfed and Presidential Power Creep continues!

Just do the mental exercise. What if Gavin or Kamala had those powers? How happy would you be then?

Ozzo - the email showed me your post "Maybe it's time to take a break from American Politics?" It seems to have been deleted. But I'll answer by pointing out this is my planet as well. See - one nuclear war triggered by Trump's NPD really could ruin my whole day.

That's why I'm invested.

That's why I would ask MAGA's to reconsider cheering every time Trump gobbles up even more power for the Presidency.

Again - just ask yourself this question every time he continues to stretch your balance of powers out of shape.

Would I want Kamala or Gavin to have these powers?​

It gets better...
Unintended Consequences

• Republican State Senator Phil King acknowledged the map's potential for increased competitiveness during its introduction. He stated that the map "is more competitive, but there are no guarantees that it'll elect more Republicans".
• Packing and cracking strategy: The map uses "packing" and "cracking" of Democratic voters to secure five new Republican seats. This concentrates Democratic voters into existing districts and redistributes remaining Democrats into surrounding Republican districts.
  
  • The downside is that it removes Republican votes from surrounding districts, potentially leaving incumbents vulnerable in a strong Democratic year.
• Political gambles: Republicans are gambling that Texas voters will continue to shift right, as seen in the 2024 presidential election. However, the map relies on 2024 data and doesn't account for potential shifts in voter behavior during the 2026 midterms, when Democrats may be more energized.
• Vulnerability in key districts: Democratic leaders, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have warned that the redistricting map could make several incumbent Republicans vulnerable in the 2026 general election. Democratic analysts have noted that in past midterm years (like 2018 and 2022), some of the new districts would have been far more competitive

I wonder if Newsome was this careless. I'm thinking not.

Frankly all this gerrymandering is horrible and should not be.
There should be commissions in every state.
We can thank this conservative SCOTUS for this hot mess.

As someone who lives in a state where not a single state official or federal official is "my" representative, representing "my" interests (i.e. the common good), I appreciate that there are representatives in California and many coastal states who are abundant and who are working for me.
They will never read a letter I send them or accept a phone call, but they are working not only for Californians but all of the voiceless in the Bible Belt (who don't quite get things about the Bible like "love your neighbor as yourself.")
Texas started this and I fully support states who are fighting back.

Partisan gerrymandering needs to be illegal for everyone.

But thanks to a Republican supreme court, here we are.