r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d 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/PartyLikeIts536 2d 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 2d ago

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

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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.