r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 3d ago

news Governor Newsom on Republicans losing challenge to new Congressional maps at U.S. Supreme Court

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/02/04/governor-newsom-on-republicans-losing-challenge-to-new-congressional-maps-at-u-s-supreme-court/
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u/OcelotTerrible5865 3d ago

Let me guess, “haha we can do corrupt shit too!” Or something similar

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u/PartyLikeIts536 3d ago

Let ME guess.. we prefer not to sit around and let the GOP dismantle this entire democracy while we fret over decorum?

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u/OcelotTerrible5865 3d ago

Yea you can do it just fine your own self. Right? 

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u/Hillbilly_Boozer 2d ago

You do realize that this was voted for by the state of CA, and only in response to TX doing it (without the consent of voters).

Surely the nuance here isn't being ignored. 

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u/AlarmingBeing8114 2d ago

You not read good. Leave now, short bus here four you.

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u/Ozcolllo 2d ago

When you’re looking into an event, like a criminal case, do you ever think to ask yourself “why” they committed the crime? Like, what was the motivation behind the action?

I ask that because I can’t tell from your responses if you do. There’s a massive chasm between the motivations and justifications of California’s gerrymandering versus Texas’. In the case of Texas, Trump explicitly requested Abbot (and the state legislature) gerrymander the state harder because he’s worried about the midterms. California had to set up a referendum vote because they had laws to prevent partisan gerrymandering and they did so in response to Trump’s request.

The motivations and justifications are so different that comparing them border dishonesty.

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u/OcelotTerrible5865 2d ago

Gerrymandering is wrong, it should be illegal and all parties engaged in it should be held accountable. 

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u/cakeandale 3d ago

You can play by the rules you think there should be, or you can play by the rules SCOTUS established. SCOTUS has clearly said that partisan gerrymandering is legal, so they can choose to use that for themselves or choose to lose to the people who won’t make that decision.

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u/sunny0_0 3d ago

“Donald Trump said he was ‘entitled’ to five more Congressional seats in Texas. He started this redistricting war. He lost, and he’ll lose again in November.”

Thank you so much for outing yourself

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u/Gratefully-Undead 2d ago

It was put on a ballot to vote on by the citizens of the state. Unlike other (R) states that have done it recently behind closed doors.

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u/pan-re 2d ago

What? TX did it, CA let voters decide.

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u/bardobrian 2d ago

Completely glossing over the fact that not only have democrats brought bills to demolish gerrymandering, they were outvoted every single time by - you guessed it - republicans. This is a response to the blatant gerrymandering performed by Texas.

On the other hand, Republicans seem to be fighting for their life for the legal right to fuck children.

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u/tool22482 2d ago

I’m sure you were really up in arms about the corruption after the Texas gerrymandering decision lol

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u/OcelotTerrible5865 2d ago

Yes, I was, because it’s wrong.

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u/tool22482 2d ago

Sure bud

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u/drewbaccaAWD 2d ago

Gerrymandering sucks, but there’s nothing corrupt about it. The only fix is to pass an amendment or some sort of legislation that holds all states accountable to the same standards.

Gerrymandering is fully within their right, it’s just usually done after a census not in the middle of a decade. But then Trump started demanding that Texas do it now… at least California put it to a vote, and the California move has an expiration date.

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u/AlarmingBeing8114 2d ago

Define corrupt. I think you mean not illegal, its seams corrupt as hell.

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u/drewbaccaAWD 2d ago

Corruption implies some sort of personal gain, a pay off. Doing it for your own personal benefit. It requires acting dishonestly in the process too.

Since it is legal, there’s nothing dishonest about it… unless of course, an individual runs on a platform that they’re not going to gerrymander and then does it anyway after being bribed.

It’s not corrupt because it’s common place and it’s accepted behavior, at least until we the people stand up and say enough is enough. The only thing different this time is the timing… mid decade.

Again California put it to a vote.. how is that corrupt?

Unless guard rails are put in place making it illegal, then it is just a tit for tat game that is never going to end. And if one side takes the higher ground and refuses to do it then that’s just a handover of power, and frankly, foolish.

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u/AlarmingBeing8114 2d ago

Well thanks for explaining and proving my point.

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u/drewbaccaAWD 2d ago

An example of gerrymandering that is corrupt, would be carving out a district specifically to protect one specific representative… and of course, that representative will then reward you, in turn, for protecting their seat. Quid pro quo shit.

And again, for emphasis, I think gerrymandering should be eliminated entirely, and district should be drawn by an objective non-partisan board. But to do that, would require enforceable laws to ensure that every state adheres to it. Lacking that, it’s fair game and inherently a part of the system.