California will be next…
“The U.S Supreme Court has overturned a lower court and rules that Texas redistricting map is perfectly legal
(5) seats will now flip from blue to Red
Good Riddance to Jasmine Crockett and Al Green”
The difference between redistricting in Texas and California is how each state went about doing this. The Texas legislature with much support from Governor Abbot and at Trump's behest, How so? The difference between redistricting in Texas and California is how each state went about doing this. The Texas legislature with much support from Governor Abbot and at Trump's behest, imposed it with no voter input, while in California, Newsom's proposition 50 was approved by the voters.
The California measure originally included trigger language that said the state would only redraw its congressional map in response to a similar move by a Republican led state. However, legislators removed that language before voters went to the polls.
Republicans have taken legal action against California's drawing new congressional maps. California and Texas are only two of the four states which have enacted redistricting. It is in process in three additional states and being considered in many more. In seven of these states the changes favor democrats while in eight they favor republicans.
The Supreme Court will look at each state independently. It would issue specific rulings based on the legal challenges brought before it, primarily focusing on whether maps constitute unconstitutional racial gerrymandering or violate the Voting Rights Act.
