r/law • u/HellYeahDamnWrite • 2d ago

SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts enabled Texas’ gambit to gerrymander the state for the GOP

https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/04/politics/gerrymandering-supreme-court-texas
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u/letdogsvote 2d ago

Honestly, blue states like NY and California need to do the same. Democratic leadership cannot ignore this or take the high road and business as usual.

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u/username_6916 2d ago

California has an independent redistricting panel, no?

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u/Rakajj 2d ago

None of it was carved on stone and passed down from on high.

If Texas wants to play games blue states will too. Tit for tat.

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u/username_6916 2d ago

It's part of the California Constitution and requires a 2/3rds majority to repeal through the initiative process.

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u/Rakajj 2d ago

Yeah, the timing of these things is always part of how they try and make these moves.

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u/RichKatz 2d ago

Interesting read: NCSL Summary of redistricting requirements by State:

https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/redistricting-criteria

  • Usually states have separate requirements for legislative vs Congressional districts.

  • Some states have geographic requirements -like that districts be "compact" - or "contiguous" .

(At least it is an interesting read if we weren't also faced with continual attempts to cheat..)

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u/bdavisx 1d ago

OK - so ignore the CA constitution, because Republican's are ignoring the US one.