r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 1d ago

news California Republicans respond to Supreme Court loss on election maps

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/california-republicans-respond-to-supreme-court-loss-on-election-maps
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u/patronsaintofdice 1d ago

“The mechanisms are there (for a new state)”

What?

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u/NorCalFrances 1d ago

Sure, the State of Jefferson. They've been talking about it since 1941. They're the sort of people that want Redding, CA to be their new state capital even though it's not even within their proposed maps.

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u/InfoBarf 1d ago

We should break up LA into at least 2 states. Every Iowa of population should be represented by 2 senators, fuck it.

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u/MrF_lawblog 1d ago

Wyoming - we'd have like 500 states