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President Trump’s political team is encouraging Republican leaders in Texas to examine how House district lines in the state could be redrawn ahead of next year’s midterm elections to try to save the party’s endangered majority, according to people in Texas and Washington who are familiar with the effort.

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
        4·
        5 days ago

        2019!

        The Court ruled that while partisan gerrymandering may be “incompatible with democratic principles”, the federal courts cannot review such allegations, as they present nonjusticiable political questions outside the jurisdiction of these courts.

        oof…

        Only racially based gerrymandering.

        How convenient, since there’s no racism in the USA anyhow. /s

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        2·
        5 days ago

        The SCOTUS ruled federal courts can’t review partisan gerrymandering.

        Which is so goddamn fucking stupid. It’s literally why gerrymandering exists in the first place.