c/politics · by PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au · 280d

Justice department sues California over new voting maps favouring Democrats

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwlze7ex2o

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13 Comments

Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 280d (4 replies)

They also sued Texas, right? Right?

iamericandre@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 280d (3 replies)

And North Carolina , right?

RyanDownyJr@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 280d

Rules for The, not for Me!

mikenurre@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 280d (1 reply)

And Indiana, right?

iamericandre@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 280d

Yeah just hold your breath, lawsuits on the way

Sludgehammer@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 280d (2 replies)

"Newsom should be concerned about keeping Californians safe and shutting down Antifa violence, not rigging his state for political gain," she said.

''Antifa violence"? Could you give me some examples?

PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au · 14 pts · 280d

Sure, here's a video of an insurrection from Bolivia from the 1950s. I mean, Sacramento. This is Sacramento.

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 280d

WWII.

tomiant@piefed.social · 13 pts · 280d

Why? The law means nothing anymore. Go California!

resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 280d

Sucks to suck, fascists.

AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 280d

Sounds like the JD can suck a dick.

sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 280d (1 reply)

So, if this ends up in front of the Supreme Court, there is a chance that they could outlaw partisan gerrymandering? I'd be OK with that outcome. Hell, I'd be happy with that outcome.

PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au · 2 pts · 280d

This might be the time where they just write down, more or less, "It's forbidden for the states on the following list to do gerrymandering:".