California moves to dismantle GOP map — and Trump’s grip
California moves to dismantle GOP map — and Trump’s grip
Just a moment...
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33992305
Caucuses were briefed. Polls are being shared. And the push to swing California bluer is taking shape.
California’s Texas-thwarting gerrymander has swiftly transformed from fantasy to reality.
Democrats in the House and the state Legislature are coalescing around a plan to draw a half-dozen Republican incumbents into oblivion — and persuade California voters to approve the new congressional maps before next year’s midterms. Party leaders are closely tracking the dual-track developments in which lawmakers in Texas and California are moving, in partisan parallel, to shore up their respective party’s House majorities. California Republicans are casting about for a way to avoid extinction.
It all points to a high-stakes, big-dollar brawl thrusting California to the center of the political universe.
This is utter insanity, this is the complete dismantling of the US voting system. It basically creates a system where voting is completely meaningless as the state legislatures draw up the votes. Way worse than any Gerrymandering before.
“Who are you gonna vote for next election? - I am not voting, my district is safe [insert R or D] anyways will be the absolute only answer you’ll get from US citizens soon.”
…It’s really sad to watch the US turning itself into a failed democracy this fast.
My hope (and it's a fucking long shot) is that all this blatant partisan gerrymandering will get to SCOTUS and they'll finally rule that redistricting for politics isn't legal.
Now do I imagine they'll limit their ruling only to Blue states somehow? Probably.
This part, where the mask comes off is dizzyingly fast, but it hasn't been slow and isn't new. Voter disenfranchisement hass been going on since the country was founded (women, non-whites, to say nothing of native Americans) and has continued regularly. The first election I could vote in had the deciding state's recount vote stopped by someone appointed by the brother of the man who would benefit if the vote count stopped. I've twice voted in presidential elections where the winner of the popular vote lost the election. 5 years ago there was an attempted coup by one party because they didn't like the results and most of those who committed crimes were pardoned by the person who led them to attempt the coup.
The mask is now off and we're better for it; it has been a sham for a long time. The civil war was never finished and unfortunately will have to be fought again.