Gov Newsome Receives the Green Light from the California Supreme Court to Gerrymander

By The Blog Source

The California Supreme Court approved Gov. Gavin Newsom's political redistricting scheme, dismissing a Republican lawsuit and enabling Democrats to sidestep the state's independent panel. The ruling sets up a pricey November special election in which Democrats might gain five additional House seats.

The court, majority six-to-one by Democratic appointees, rejected a Republican complaint challenging Newsom's hasty ballot proposal. To avoid the 30-day waiting period for new legislative ideas, Democrats utilized a "gut and amend" method, which involves altering the text of existing measures. The new political map will be distributed to voters in a pricey November special election, estimated to cost at least $200 million.

This decision reflects a significant power move by Democrats in California, undermining the independent redistricting process that voters decisively authorized in 2008 to avoid precisely this sort of political manipulation. Using the arcane parliamentary procedure known as "gut and amend," Democratic legislators were able to avoid constitutional restrictions meant to protect openness and public scrutiny. The state's top court approved the move in quick order and with no explanation, allowing Newsom and the legislature to go on without opposition.

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the new plan is specifically designed to garner five more congressional seats for Democrats, a potentially critical shift in the House of Representatives. Republicans said that putting such a significant issue to the vote without enough public notice violated the state constitution. But the court dismissed such concerns, indicating that political expediency now trumps constitutional safeguards in California's administration.

The strategy also has a high price tag. Taxpayers will spend more than $200 million to bankroll a November special election, which some see as nothing more than a party power grab. By ignoring the work of California's independent redistricting panel, Democrats are also abandoning the spirit of voter-backed legislation aimed at reducing gerrymandering abuses.

Newsom justified his decision by citing Texas, which recently redrew its boundaries to give Republicans an edge. However, that rationale misses an important fact: Democrats have already maxed out gerrymanders in most blue states, leaving Republicans with significantly more opportunity to grow in a tit-for-tat redistricting struggle. As a consequence, Newsom's risk might backfire nationwide, benefiting Republicans in other states more than Democrats in California.

This judgment underscores a larger pattern of Democratic leaders taking advantage of procedural loopholes to accomplish party aims, while judges packed with their nominees look the other way. California voters originally insisted on an independent mechanism to avoid just this outcome. Today, their wishes are being disregarded in favor of sheer political power.

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