The Blind Leading The Blind

When the GOP was ordered to produce 5 new House Seats for the GOP, through redistricting, what they did think was going to happen. What did Trump think was going to happen?

Did they all think the Democrats are going to say "thank you, give me another?"

Yes, the Democrats were left with no choice but to weaponize redistricting, in self-defense and in an effort to protect our democracy.

So stop bitching about what California and Virginia are doing, and start thinking about what you did to get this destructive cycle started.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Historical Context

In June 2025, the Texas state legislature initiated a mid-decade redistricting gerrymander designed to increase the number of republican House seats from Texas. In Nov 2025, A three-judge panel in El Paso blocked the Texas gerrymander maps.

It went directly to SCOTUS where opponents, mostly democrats, demonstrated algorithms that could measure the fairness of district maps, and argued that the Texas maps violated the Voting Rights Act and the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.

On Dec 4 2025 SCOTUS overruled the block, allowing the Texas maps to be used in 2026. The Texas map secures, at least for 2026, a map that analysts say strengthens Republican control in a state where white voters hold 70% of districts despite being 40% of the population.

Present Day

SCOTUS said mid-decade gerrymandered maps are legal and allowed them in Texas. So other states, blue states, are following suit. If it's fair for Texas, it's also fair for California, Virginia, North Carolina, and others. Florida is trying to get in on the game.

Another point: Texas' legislature did the redistricting without consulting voters. California and Virginia put it to the vote. I'd say voter approval makes those gerrymanders more legitimate than ones done entirely in the legislature.

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