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crimycarny

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3. Reading this article (Marc Elias Democracy Docket)--sounds like legal challenges have to wait

Reply to crimycarny (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 11:25 AM

Aug 2025

In reading this article it sounds like legal challenges can't happen unless Texas actually passed into law the new maps.

What is very scary is the article mentions if Texas is successful then Ohio and Missouri, along with other red or swing states (with GOP control) could follow suit. If that happens, goodbye Democracy unless Blue States fight back.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/republicans-release-proposed-new-texas-congressional-map-could-add-5-gop-seats/

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin hinted that the proposed map, if passed, would likely result in a legal challenge.

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Does anyone know if the Texas map redrawing can be (or is already) challenged in court? [View all] crimycarny Aug 2025 OP

Well, it certainly should be, without question! ananda Aug 2025 #1

Can a suit against them be filed even before the maps become official & passed by the nation's worst state legislature? Janbdwl72 Aug 2025 #2

I think you came upon the answer crimycarny Aug 2025 #4

Reading this article (Marc Elias Democracy Docket)--sounds like legal challenges have to wait crimycarny Aug 2025 #3