Raptorpat Posted August 8 Posted August 8 12 minutes ago, 1pooh4u said: This country is going to be so fucked soon "The only people with the power to redistrict are sitting legislative majorities, who yes, can use that power to insulate themselves and their party. But don't worry, you have recourse! Your recourse is to use the electoral system to vote out those legislators who have already used this very power to insulate themselves from your criticism." 2 Quote
katt_goddess Posted August 8 Posted August 8 21 hours ago, 1pooh4u said: But it is for NY, I thought? This shit is just crazy and confusing. Them crying about voter fraud while simultaneously trying to cook the books is also mind blowing Don't forget firing all the watchdog groups that independently watch over the polling places, stopping the upkeep of election electronics, getting rid of all the cybersecurity experts and gutting the funds used to actually do elections in the first place. 1 Quote
Raptorpat Posted Tuesday at 06:49 PM Posted Tuesday at 06:49 PM Sherrod Brown running against the guy appointed to the JD Vance Senate seat. Brown lost his reelection in 2024 but ran like eight points ahead of Harris in the state. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2025/08/sherrod-brown-to-run-for-us-senate-in-2026-challenging-jon-husted.html 3 Quote
Raptorpat Posted Tuesday at 11:59 PM Posted Tuesday at 11:59 PM Quote Texas House Democrats who left the state to prevent a vote on new congressional maps will return to Texas, feeling they have accomplished their mission of killing the first special session, raising awareness and sparking national backlash about the mid-decade redistricting, multiple sources confirmed to ABC station KTRK and ABC News on Tuesday. A source told ABC News the House Democrats loosely plan on returning this weekend. Those plans could change, the source noted, if Republicans go back on their word to begin a second special session on Friday. In a news release on Tuesday that did not share specific plans, House Democrats proclaimed victory, saying that they "have killed this corrupt special session on behalf of Texas families -- exactly what we said we'd do when we left the state." “Members are still assessing their strategies going forward and are in a private meeting to make decisions about future plans currently,” he wrote. “If and when Texas House Democrats breaking quorum decide to go home is squarely dependent on the actions the Governor, Speaker, and Texas Republicans in charge make with regard to prioritizing flood victims over redistricting that hurts Texans.” Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Tuesday morning that the first special session will adjourn on Friday if Democrats do not return by then. Abbott would then call a second special session "immediately," he said in a statement. He indicated the second special session would include every item from the first and potentially additional items -- though his office could not say what those additional items might be Abbott has said he is committed to calling special sessions, which can last a maximum of 30 days, as long as needed to pass the maps. https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/texas-democrats-return-after-governor-ends-special-session/story?id=124592449 1 Quote
tsar4 Posted Wednesday at 02:06 AM Author Posted Wednesday at 02:06 AM "Trolling, trolling, over the bounding main..." 4 Quote
tsar4 Posted Wednesday at 11:43 PM Author Posted Wednesday at 11:43 PM 21 hours ago, tsar4 said: "Trolling, trolling, over the bounding main..." 3 Quote
Raptorpat Posted Thursday at 10:11 PM Posted Thursday at 10:11 PM Quote On Thursday, State Representative Gene Wu of Houston, who leads Democrats in the Texas House, said in a statement that they had reached a decision as a group: They would return only after the original special legislative session called by Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, officially ends on Friday. Mr. Wu added that they were also waiting until Democratic leaders in California introduced their own congressional map, redrawn to favor Democrats in five additional districts and counteract the Texas proposal. That introduction is expected to happen on Monday. 2 Quote
Raptorpat Posted Friday at 02:46 AM Posted Friday at 02:46 AM That is going right to SCOTUS to give them the change to throw out the VRA. 1 Quote
Raptorpat Posted Friday at 07:45 PM Posted Friday at 07:45 PM I know Gavin Newsom is like a Patrick Bateman psycho, but the give-no-shits press office account mocking trump etc. as this redistricting stuff plays out is just something 3 Quote
scoobdog Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago On 8/15/2025 at 12:45 PM, Raptorpat said: I know Gavin Newsom is like a Patrick Bateman psycho, but the give-no-shits press office account mocking trump etc. as this redistricting stuff plays out is just something I’m sure I mentioned it before, but I went to school with that dude. Motherfucker was always a dumb shit. 1 Quote
Raptorpat Posted 10 minutes ago Posted 10 minutes ago On 8/15/2025 at 3:45 PM, Raptorpat said: but the give-no-shits press office account mocking trump etc. as this redistricting stuff plays out is just something 1 Quote
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