Posted on 12/09/2021 7:54:09 PM PST by where's_the_Outrage?
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called on the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit against his own state, claiming that its Democratic-controlled legislature violated the Voting Rights Act with its newly drawn congressional districts.
"On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it is suing Texas over its new redistricting plan, alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965," Hogan's office said in a press release Thursday. "Today, Governor Hogan called on the Biden administration to immediately add the State of Maryland to that lawsuit."
While Hogan vetoed the legislature's new map, Democrats hold a supermajority in both chambers of the statehouse and will likely move to override the veto.
"The congressional map drawn in back rooms by party bosses in Annapolis makes a mockery of our democracy, and it is an embarrassment to all that our state stands for," Hogan said in a statement. "On behalf of all the people of Maryland who value fairness and integrity in our elections and in our political system, I am vetoing these disgracefully gerrymandered, illegal maps, which are a shameful violation of state and federal law."
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DOJ is going to ignore you Hogan, too bad. You’re an useful idiot. But they won’t do you a favor.
Here’s a Texas U.S. Congressional district (33) that has been gerrymandered for Democrats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas%27s_33rd_congressional_district
The Dumb Oh Jay(DOJ) needs to look at the State of Oregon.
Oregon picked up a 6th Congressional District due to Census Data.
Republicans win 40+% of the vote in Oregon, but only have 20% of the representation in the House of Representatives. (1 to 5) prior to redistricting.
Now democrats will have 87% to 13% representation, as they’ll win 5 out of the 6 Districts next November.
“Garland has his dogs barking up the wrong tree.”
Hogan isn’t the best governor, but I support his cause on this issue.
Add Illinois to the list.
I’m not sure we know how many seats that Rats think have been drawn in their favor will actually be won by a Rat candidate. They’ll be down 10-20% of the “expected” vote in many districts. I.e. anything projected D+5 or worse they can kiss goodbye.
Another option for the Trump-hating Hogan is to take his case to federal court, and if he lucky enough to get a Trump Judge, he just may win. LOL!
Merely political rhetoric.
Hogan is pretending to be a Republican, again.
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