Posted on 08/21/2025 9:22:23 AM PDT by texas booster
While California law does not allow legislative action on a proposed measure until 30 days after it has been introduced, Democrats apparently sidestepped that deadline with a longstanding practice known as “gut and amend” — taking over other legislation that had been pending for more than 30 days, erasing the contents and replacing them with the redistricting language.
The Republican lawmakers “have failed to meet their burden of establishing a basis for relief at this time under (the) California Constitution,” the court said. Six justices, all appointed by Democratic governors, endorsed the order, while Justice Carol Corrigan, the only Republican appointee, was absent and did not participate, the court said.
The ‘basis’ here is pretty obvious. So is the denial. There’s no rule of law in California.
How in the world can a just state Supreme Court allow such a convoluted decision through?
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It’s time. The red states need to do what the blue states have already done
Anyone who expected any different out of California Democrats is either delusional or ignorant.
An appeal should be made to the US Supreme Court. This is a clear violation of the requirement to maintain a republican form of government.
There are more red states than blue. So end result while Newscum smiles and takes congratulations long game the DEMOCRAT PARTY and Americans lose
LEX
Democrats in Congress did something similar with ObamaCare, taking the "Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009" that gave tax credits to veterans who were first-time homeowners and gutted and amended it into ObamaCare in the Senate. Republicans went to the Supreme Court arguing that it violated the origination clause for spending bills, but Roberts and the Court ruled that it was still a House originated bill (despite entirely new content) and that it was constitutional.
The California Supreme Court is playing the same game, arguing that the 30-day limit was met despite that being for entirely different content.
They will still have to deal with an illegal map that was not drawn by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission being qualified to be on the November ballot.
-PJ
I have a gut feeling this isn’t going to turn out the way the California Democrats thinks it will.
Gerrymandering has become so effective because the politicians that draw the lines have access to data down to the block level.
California is a Third World Shtthole.
We can hope, and at least depend on Pres Trump to keep it in the spotlight.
Hillary already tried that insulting her way to the White House strategy.
In the finest Stalinesque tradition, the Demonrats will firmly control the vote counting.
Texas began this. Other states both red and blue will follow the leader. Basically, the states will be red vs blue as always.
It’s time for the Feds to invoke Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution on behalf of California’s citizens!
Texas began this.“
Texas did not start this. The rat states have done it for years. Because the GOPe did not throw a fit the way the rats are it just seems like Texas started it. It is the result of the GOP’s tradition of bringing marshmallows to a gunfight.
I don’t know. The top ten most gerrymandered states is pretty eve .
https://ivn.us/posts/10-worst-gerrymandered-states-country-2025-08-18
Either way Texas did not “start this”.
They filled CA up with third worlders, now it acts like a third world state. No surprise.
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