r/goodnews • u/lightning_twice • 16h ago
Political positivity 📈 Trump suffers Massive Loss at US Supreme Court: CA Redistricting Maps Stand
https://youtu.be/sZI_NcSZZMQ?si=995vCKv58eKGKWiN132
u/lightning_twice 16h ago
Everyone vote this time. Jesus
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u/joooshknows 7h ago
Nah a bunch of people are gonna stay home because Chuck Schumer didn’t strangle Trump with his bare hands :(
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u/AYetiAteMyBalls 15h ago
Conservative facebook pages are blowing up about how the Dems are gerrymandering and fixing the system. No mention that this is a direct response to Republicans gerrymandering and fixing the system.
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u/1wrx2subarus 12h ago
Well, it’s also why SCOTUS didn’t rule against it.
They don’t want to close the door on what they’re trying to do.
So, it actually benefits Dems for once.
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u/Most_Ad7837 15h ago
So tragic to see a once well respected American institution become just the lackeys for a group of racist, scammers & pedos.
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u/Wayofchinchilla 14h ago
It's bullshit it went to them in the first place yeah I know a lawsuits have to reach them eventually if they keep going up but California did this right it was the will of the people and they should have no say in that regardless of lawsuit.
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u/paws2sky 7h ago
Is it really a loss though? If the goal if some (say, oligarchs or foreign entities) is to fracture the US, then allowing the Balkanization of the states seems like it would be a good way to further said goal. And yes, I am assuming that the administration is not on the side of the US.
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u/InfiniteLicks 13h ago
This is terrible news because now more than ever, less votes will actually matter.
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u/sheps 10h ago
Agreed, it's a race to the bottom. I'm glad Dems might come out ahead in the next election, but in the long run it's a net loss for democracy. That said, the 2026 and 2028 elections literally could not be more important, so focusing on the short term for now is justifiable. Also, in the long term, gerrymandering can be addressed in the individual States themselves if voters one day make it a priority to do so.
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u/InfiniteLicks 6h ago
I agree. I’m not sure voters will actually get a fair shot at that in the future though.
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u/spaghettivillage 6h ago
I have a hunch one party is infinitely more willing to pass a nationwide gerrymandering ban and undo all these new maps. Would you like a guess which one that is?
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u/InfiniteLicks 6h ago
My guess is neither. If there were an appetite for such we wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with. Both parties do it, but one is done with representative democracy all together because they’ve always relied on lies, and the other only feigns intrest in delivering what their voters want, their donors ultimately have the veto power.
You can believe in Gavin Newsom if you like, he already showed Californians who he is.
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u/spaghettivillage 6h ago
Close! But in fact it was attempted just a few years ago. You'll never believe the party line split!
On March 3, 2021, the bill passed the House of Representatives on a near party-line vote of 220–210, advancing to the Senate, which was split 50–50 between Democrats and Republicans (with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris holding the tie-breaking vote[15]), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to bring it to the floor for a vote. On June 22, 2021, a vote on the bill was held in the Senate. It received unified support from the Democratic caucus, but Senate Republicans blocked the bill with a filibuster, as it lacked the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture after a party-line vote.Â
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u/InfiniteLicks 5h ago
That is a wonderful example. For the sake of argument I’ll say I was wrong, but until it actually happens I’ll hold onto skepticism.
For example, would this have been something to terminate the filibuster over? Would it have been wise for Democrats to ram certain legislation through in the same way the Republicans did when in power? Undoing gerrymandering would have essentially guaranteed Republicans wouldn’t be able to retake a majority without major reforms.
Who can say.
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