BREAKING: Florida court reinstates congressional map drawn by DeSantis

[In It to Win It]

Link to tweet

[lpbk2713]

1. I don't know and don't care who that judge is.

But I know he/she is in DeShithead's pocket.

[RKP5637]

2. The goal of DeSantis is to throw out of Florida anything to do with freedom, equality and equal

opportunity. The guy is about the most un-democratic thing I've seen in recent history. It's clear he wants NOTHING to do with a democracy. Imagine him as president of the US.

[FBaggins]

3. Seems more likely than not that November's election will use DeSantis' lines

Link to tweet

New: in another win for Rs, FL appeals court lifts lower court injunction and reinstates DeSantis-backed 20R-8D gerrymander that would cost Dems an additional North FL seat. This case clearly headed for the FL Supreme Court.

[Takket]

4. This is fucking absurd

It’s on. Then it’s off. Then it’s on. Then it’s off.

When congressional lines are changed it should be on the person changing the lines to prove they are in compliance. Especially since this isn’t even the governor’s job. The Florida legislature is supposed to do this but they are just a rubber stamp and just said “fuck it. Ron do whatever you want”.

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7. I feel like the legislature could have overrode any veto to the first they had

IIRC from when I first read about the squabble between the Legislature and DeSantis on the maps, the Dems in the Legislature were okay with the first map because it preserved much what they had. Admittedly, my memory on this is fuzzy.

I'm thinking the Republicans in the Legislature wanted to avoid a public fight with DeSantis so they just went with his map.

[obamanut2012]

12. lol there is no squabble

The state leg here is heavily GOP, and they do whatever King Ron says to do.

[In It to Win It]

14. Initially, they did disagree with him over the map. DeSantis threatened to veto their map publicly

ETA: He actually did veto their first map

[TheRealNorth]

5. IOKIYAR

Laws only apply to Democrats, it seems.

[UCmeNdc]

6. WTF?

[superpatriotman]

8. The article is from April

So is this on or off?

[Celerity]

10. that article was just for background, this (the main part of the tweet) is a new decision

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11. The date is when they initially filed the lawsuit, suing the state. It also includes filed documents

near the bottom of the page where you can see the order from the appellate court putting the stay of the lower court's injunction back into place. That happened today.

[Celerity]

9. ffs, combine this with the SHITTY NY cannibalise our own map (in multiple districts) nightmare situ

and it is

[FBaggins]

15. Wasserman's latest take:

Democrats had a really strong Dec-Feb in redistricting battles. But the last few months' string of legal losses/setbacks - in AL, MD, OH, WI, NY, KS and perhaps FL (we'll see) - has been staggering.

[Celerity]

16. the NY map (and some really problematic decisions, like Sean Maloney's, which has even normally very

mellow Ritchie Torres pissed off and tossing around racism charges) is likely going to turn into an epic shitshow (it already is starting).

[Tickle]

13. does this guy have

pictures of these judges in strange poses with animals? I don't get it,

[sakabatou]

17. Of course they would. THEY'RE FUCKING REPUBLICANS WHO CAN ONLY WIN BY CHEATING!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

18. Another Trump judge?

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19. State court