Trump , MAGA and GOP Governor Greg Abbott of Texas have come up with a plan to gain 5-6 more Congressional Seats by re-districting the red state of Texas.
The hope by Trump is that the 5 new Texas GOP Congressional seats will help him maintain control of Congress which is in danger of flipping to Democrats in the Mid-Term 2026 Elections.
How the scheme works:
The Supreme Court ruled in the 2019 case “[Rucho v. Common Cause]" that partisan gerrymandering is not subject to a federal court review , because they present non-“justiciable” political questions that lie outside of the court’s jurisdiction.
In a handful of states , there are limits on gerrymandering , or there are special procedures for redistricting that make gerrymandering more difficult , but as a matter of federal law , the Supreme Court said it’s not unconstitutional.
This court case a “watershed” moment in redistricting.
As such , people trying to detect partisan gerrymandering can “only rely on” state supreme court or state judicial systems.
These judicial systems are often faulty because they have been appointed by state legislature , the same body that is likely working on the redistricting.
One thing is clear..
This could trigger similar retaliation in large Democrat controlled States like California and backfire badly on Trump and the GOP.
Interesting days ahead.
