Are New York and California State Legislators Interested In Defending Democracy?

[TrollBuster9090]

State Republicans all over the country are SHAMELESSLY preparing to rig the voting system in their favour using voter suppression and gerrymandering. Federal Democrats appear to be (for the moment) powerless to stop them using federal law.

So, how about this? California and New York vow to gerrymander the hell out of their own congressional districts, unless the Republican State legislators, and the Republicans on Capitol Hill back off, and let the For The People Act pass.

California and New York currently have 11 and 8 Republicans in the House, respectively. If they wanted to, they could play the REPUBLICAN GAME, which they are playing unapologetically, and flip half of those seats by gerrymandering. Adding 10 to 15 more Democrats to the House for the next decade!

Democrats in California and New York should start lobbying their State politicians to put that on the table. We don't want to do it because it's anti-democratic. But if you insist on doing it, than we have no choice.

[uponit7771]

1. I believe most think its a "black people thing" and not up in arms until they can't win another

... election or GQP takes votes away.

Their finger to democracy should be hurting way more than a slogan hurt us.

[ibegurpard]

2. California is done by an independent commission

New York could do this

[brooklynite]

3. "We don't want to do it because it's anti-democratic" No, we don't want to because its stupid policy

Republicans in NY and CA are already weak; there's nothing left to "rescure". National Republicans would happily say that Democrats believe in Gerrymandering too, so no reason THEY shouldn't do it in States they control.

[dsc]

4. the fact is it would not gain us anywhere near 15 seats

one, both states lose a seat so that 19 GOP seats becomes 17 from jump. Now, to gain 15 seats means holding them to 1 in each state or 2 in one and 0 in the other. That could only be done with a map drawn so extreme that any population shift could cost us big time. Plus we should have to screw our constituents in big cities by putting them in districts with rural conservatives. Maybe we can get 5 or 6 seats out of this

[roamer65]

5. How about allowing secession referenda?

That would be much more effective.

Why would we stay under a federal government that does not represent our interests, due to corrupt apportionment of representation?