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The congressional map approved by California voters to boost the number of House Democrats was upheld Wednesday by a divided federal court, which said they were legally drawn for political purposes and not as an act of racial discrimination, as Republicans contended.

Proposition 50, pushed by Gov. Gavin Newsom and approved by more than 64% of the voters on Nov. 4, was immediately challenged by the state’s Republican Party and the Trump administration. While the Supreme Court has allowed states to redraw their districts in order to help a favored political party, the Republicans argued that the California maps were designed to benefit Hispanic candidates in Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley.

The U.S. District Court panel disagreed in a 2-1 ruling. The majority cited the Supreme Court’s Dec. 4 decision allowing Texas Republicans to redraw their districts in order to gain five House seats this year – rejecting arguments by Democrats that the new lines were racially discriminatory.

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[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And we voted for it, unlike unelected Texans.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Which is both a bad and a good thing.

I don't like gerrymandering in general, so I felt bad voting for it; but I also like that I was allowed to vote on something very important to the national political landscape.

[–] santa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Agreed. It felt like a back against the wall situation. We fight back or we lay down.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago

Sometimes you gotta fight fire with fire.