California Republicans File Lawsuit to Delay Democrats' Redistricting Effort

[Celerity]

Time is of the essence for Democrats, who need to vote on the plan by the end of the week in order to maintain their timeline.

https://www.notus.org/california/california-republicans-lawsuit-democrats-redistricting-gerrymandering



Four Republican state lawmakers in California filed a petition on Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to put a stop to the redistricting plan proposed by state Democrats and Gov. Gavin Newsom. It’s a development that could cause Democrats to lose valuable time. In order for election officials to prepare for a November special election on the redistricting plan, the California State Assembly must vote on the proposal by the end of this week.

“Today I joined my colleagues in filing a lawsuit challenging the rushed redistricting process. California’s Constitution requires bills to be in print for 30 days, but that safeguard was ignored. By bypassing this provision, Sacramento has effectively shut voters out of engaging in their own legislative process,” Assembly member Tri Ta, a Republican, wrote on X.



The battle over the California congressional districts emerged after President Donald Trump asked Texas lawmakers to redraw their state’s map to deliver Republicans five new seats in the House of Representatives, causing Texas Democrats to temporarily leave the state in an attempt to stall the vote.

In response to Texas’ partisan redistricting effort, California Democrats introduced their own tit-for-tat legislation called the “Election Rigging Response Act” that would redraw the state’s map and likely add five Democratic seats. It would be a departure from the usual redistricting process in California, which is typically led by an independent commission after each census. Republican legislators now argue that a quick vote on the redistricting proposal this week is prohibited by the California Constitution, which requires a 30-day review period on new legislation.

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[Justice Brandeis]

1. The courts may have to be ignored to do what is right

nt

[Celerity]

2. We (Democrats) will not go into open rebellion against the courts (IF they rule against us) on this gambit.

[Torchlight]

5. And in the process, strengthen those same ideals we fight against.

No thanks... gazing into an abyss is a blind man's game.

[Sneederbunk]

3. Chutzpah

[Initech]

4. Fuck you California GOP! The republicans are drunk with power and they must be stopped!

[EndlessWire]

6. I wonder why that cop was in the picture with

the Repub?

Also, I read where we could get as many as 9 new seats, but we were only planning to redraw for 5. I don't understand that.

[tritsofme]

7. The current delegation is 43D to 9R, push too far and you end up with a dummymander

and it ends up backfiring.