Trump’s Scheme to Gift the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/11/trump-scheme-gop-2026-election-fail-doj-texas.html
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/11/trump-scheme-gop-2026-election-fail-doj-texas.html
12 Comments
minorkeys@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 291d
Red states have all gerrymandered themselves for decades. Blue generally haven't. So if both go full out to gerrymander, it seems like the blue states that haven't done so yet would have a lot more opportunity to gain seats.
ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com · 32 pts · 291d
FAFO?
Would be pretty sweet if this stands but they fail to block CA's redraw that was only done to counter this shit to begin with.
Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 17 pts · 291d
There's a few other fascist states following Texas, so even if Texas fails CA is still necessary.
Vorticity@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 291d
Here's the next argument from the right: The CA redraw is in response to a racial redraw, therefor it is also based on race and therefor unconstitutional.
Rentlar@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 291d
This judge was like, Texas had a whole plan to gerrymander away PoC while pretending it has nothing to do with race as approved by the Supreme Court. The DOJ can't keep their mouth shut and are too incompetent to understand the nuance of the case they were citing.
CubitOom@infosec.pub · 12 pts · 291d
Ha Ha...Bubba.
Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 291d
The only benefit to a kakistocracy, is that these morons are so incompetent, that they can't actually accomplish any of their nefarious plans. It's like a bank robber that shoots themselves in the crotch, while trying to pull their gun out of their pocket.
HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 290d
Ah ah aaahhhh! I shot my dick off!
Capricorn_Geriatric@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 290d
You forgot the part where he sues the bank for damages because they were caused in their building. $3 bn.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 290d
And just like that he is no longer useful to them.
Remember the end of the lion king where the hyenas eat Scar?
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 287d
He was never useful to them. They just couldn't find a way to stop him as he turned the electorate into his cult
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 290d
Sexy explosion.