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BumRushDaShow

(163,279 posts)
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:18 PM Yesterday

Trump administration sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats

Source: CNN Politics

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2025, 2:48 PM ET


The Trump administration moved Thursday to challenge California’s effort to redraw the state’s congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, throwing the full weight of the Justice Department in the high-stakes battle over control the House of Representatives next year.

After voters in the Golden State approved a ballot measure last week that allows state Democratic lawmakers to replace congressional lines drawn by the state’s independent commission with new ones that make five US House seats more favorable for Democrats, the California Republican Party and others raced to court to block the redistricting effort.

The administration’s involvement is a dramatic escalation in the legal challenge, which, if successful, could scramble Democrats’ plan to push back against a nationwide effort by Republicans, at the behest of President Donald Trump, to boost the party’s chance of holding on to their House majority through rare, mid-decade redistricting ploys across several states.

Lawyers for the Trump administration told the federal judge overseeing the case in the Central District of California on Thursday that days after the case was brought last week, the “federal interest” in the matter became clear given the constitutional issues at stake in the challenge.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/politics/california-trump-redistricting-lawsuit



But TX's power grab without voter approval, per your order, was "okay".
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Trump administration sues to stop California from redistricting to give Democrats more House seats (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP
Losing loser will lose in court. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #1
If he wins WmChris Yesterday #13
SCOTUS has already ruled TX redistricting is OK. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #17
That's true. Problem is THIS court you can NOT depend on any decisions being the same bluestarone Yesterday #22
Remember when you sometime went days without a news story about the President? twodogsbarking Yesterday #2
remember those days very fondly rurallib Yesterday #3
Sometimes on their days off they would visit troops or invite them to the White House, when there was a White House twodogsbarking Yesterday #4
And the DOJ is suing Texas in 3 ...2....1.... (LOL) ificandream Yesterday #5
We wouldn't have to do this shit if the GOP would stop letting Fox fill their heads with garbage. Initech 23 hrs ago #41
Can't wait to hear Newsom (and his lawyer's) response to this... hlthe2b Yesterday #6
Oh this is just hysterical that they are claiming racial gerrymandering jgmiller Yesterday #7
Redistricting bromeando Yesterday #8
Elections are under the control of the several states. MLWR Yesterday #9
If it goes to the Supreme Court Jesters, I'm sure they'll side w the orange beast. C Moon Yesterday #10
turnabout is fair play. can we do the same to texas? Javaman Yesterday #11
Texas doesn't have mid-term anti-redistricting in their state constitution... Wounded Bear Yesterday #18
"...here in Texas I didn't get a chance to vote on shit." rubbersole Yesterday #24
So true! LOL Javaman Yesterday #25
"constitutional issues at stake in the challenge"? BaronChocula Yesterday #12
It's the state constitution at issue...nt Wounded Bear Yesterday #19
Actually, they aren't arguing over state statutes BaronChocula Yesterday #28
Oh no, not the full weight of the Keystone Cops. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #14
Your tax dollars at work here. lees1975 Yesterday #15
They're making it racial. Saying that CA redistricting favors Hispanics. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #16
The majority in the state of CA ARE Hispanic. BumRushDaShow Yesterday #20
I know, but that's the basis of the Republican complaint same as lawsuits against schools that consider race ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #21
That argument will fail BumRushDaShow Yesterday #23
Trump's entire life including his Presidency is all about suing people. walkingman Yesterday #26
The Texas state laws allow gerrymandering between censuses. Mblaze Yesterday #27
Irony is that the citizens of California were allowed to vote to allow this but the ones in Texas were not. cstanleytech Yesterday #30
I revisited California law Mblaze Yesterday #37
If this is Unconstitutional then so is the redistricting in Texas. cstanleytech Yesterday #29
Why doesn't he just fucking die already? Orrex Yesterday #31
The Gop is doing it to North Carolina! CarolinaNC Yesterday #32
Aw hell, let's all just become COL Mustard Yesterday #33
No suing Texas or Missouri Historic NY Yesterday #34
Prop 50 Ammends the State Constitution jgmiller Yesterday #35
And the don't see the irony question everything Yesterday #36
all TRUMP KNOWS how to do is sue YoshidaYui Yesterday #38
Talk about balls! Playingmantis Yesterday #39
We wouldn't have to do this if the GOP would stop letting Fox News dictate policy. Initech Yesterday #40
I cannot wait to see how discovery goes. OldBaldy1701E 15 hrs ago #42

bluestarone

(20,768 posts)
22. That's true. Problem is THIS court you can NOT depend on any decisions being the same
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:55 PM
Yesterday

For both parties! THIS court is for one party, the REPUBLICONS!

twodogsbarking

(16,704 posts)
2. Remember when you sometime went days without a news story about the President?
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:25 PM
Yesterday

That's because they were trying to do their job. Not really sure WTF Reagan was doing though.

twodogsbarking

(16,704 posts)
4. Sometimes on their days off they would visit troops or invite them to the White House, when there was a White House
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:31 PM
Yesterday

Initech

(106,895 posts)
41. We wouldn't have to do this shit if the GOP would stop letting Fox fill their heads with garbage.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 11:54 PM
23 hrs ago

MLWR

(669 posts)
9. Elections are under the control of the several states.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:52 PM
Yesterday

How does the orange obscenity have standing?

Javaman

(64,904 posts)
11. turnabout is fair play. can we do the same to texas?
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:01 PM
Yesterday

At least California put the vote to the citizens.

here in texas I didn't get a chance to vote on shit.

Wounded Bear

(63,503 posts)
18. Texas doesn't have mid-term anti-redistricting in their state constitution...
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:27 PM
Yesterday

That's the basis of the California lawsuit.

rubbersole

(10,876 posts)
24. "...here in Texas I didn't get a chance to vote on shit."
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:58 PM
Yesterday

Every two years you get a chance to vote on mountains of shit. Repubs on your ballots qualify.

(With apologies to shit everywhere.)

BaronChocula

(3,757 posts)
12. "constitutional issues at stake in the challenge"?
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:27 PM
Yesterday

Where does it say anything about redistricting in the Constitution?

BaronChocula

(3,757 posts)
28. Actually, they aren't arguing over state statutes
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:21 PM
Yesterday

They're claiming Prop 50 is race-based and a constitutional (federal) violation - an argument with as many holes as any other court filing by the rapist.
So I guess we both learned something new.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1417291/dl?inline=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

lees1975

(6,844 posts)
15. Your tax dollars at work here.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:59 PM
Yesterday

Suing to make one state stop what you have already asked another state to do.

ChicagoTeamster

(164 posts)
21. I know, but that's the basis of the Republican complaint same as lawsuits against schools that consider race
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:52 PM
Yesterday

BumRushDaShow

(163,279 posts)
23. That argument will fail
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 05:57 PM
Yesterday

since "Hispanic" isn't a "race" but a language group.

But as I have posted many times, everything they do is their faux outrage over "race" due to their imposition of a system of racism/white supremacy and ethnic cleansing.

walkingman

(10,096 posts)
26. Trump's entire life including his Presidency is all about suing people.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:15 PM
Yesterday

He is a perfect example of why so many people push for "tort reform". He is a crooked motherfucker and has no ethics or morals. That is why it is so astonishing that the White Bible thumpers seem to worship him. Tells me a lot about them and their religion.

Mblaze

(881 posts)
27. The Texas state laws allow gerrymandering between censuses.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 06:20 PM
Yesterday

With approval of the Legislature and the Governor.

California state law does not. That's why Newsom developed a citizen's initiative to temporarily suspend that restriction. I suspect the Trump administration will contend that the initiative was illegal or invalid.

cstanleytech

(28,044 posts)
30. Irony is that the citizens of California were allowed to vote to allow this but the ones in Texas were not.
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 07:08 PM
Yesterday

Mblaze

(881 posts)
37. I revisited California law
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 09:50 PM
Yesterday

And it does allow for gerrymandering between censuses but requires approval from the citizens, thus Prop. 50.

Texas only required Legislative approval and the Governor's signature.

I'm not sure how the DOJ can prevail.

COL Mustard

(7,796 posts)
33. Aw hell, let's all just become
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:00 PM
Yesterday

Republicans. That way we can worship His Highness King Donald the Perverted and not have to shower every time we say his name.










(Of course this is sarcasm, if it's needed.)

jgmiller

(661 posts)
35. Prop 50 Ammends the State Constitution
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 08:51 PM
Yesterday

so they can't argue it violates the CA constitution which prevents mid-census redistricting. I mean they can try to argue it but it would fail because the citizens voted it in and in CA the citizens are allowed to ammend the constitution.

What they are arguing is that it is racially biased redistricting which means that they are trying to give SCOTUS a reason to rule in favor of Lousiana in their redistricting battle that was ordered to comply with the Voting Rights Act. In that case they are claiming the redemy itself violates the law against racial redistricting. The difference is that in Lousiana's case the remedy is actually intended to be racially biased and in CA's case it's not and instead intended to be politically biased. The thing is if you look at the new map it's going to be very hard to prove that, CA is approximately 39% Latino and many of the new districts that are tilted to Dems have a % of Latino population under 39% and the ones that are over were alredy Dem districts.

I seriously doubt a group as smart and Newsom's is going to do something as reckless and obvious as what Texas did. They thought this through and proving racial biased is going to be incredibly difficult.

YoshidaYui

(44,714 posts)
38. all TRUMP KNOWS how to do is sue
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 10:04 PM
Yesterday

and hopes a judge will find him in favor, not this time BUCKO your ass has nothing to gain from this legal maneuver.

Playingmantis

(501 posts)
39. Talk about balls!
Thu Nov 13, 2025, 10:13 PM
Yesterday

Attorney General Pam Bondi cast California’s plan as a “brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process.”
I am out of words for her brazen bullshit!

OldBaldy1701E

(9,506 posts)
42. I cannot wait to see how discovery goes.
Fri Nov 14, 2025, 07:59 AM
15 hrs ago

Do they really want all of this under oath, and on the record? (Not that they would honor such a thing. Most of them don't even understand what that is.)

Do they want their Dear Leader to take the stand, because they could certainly call for him!

Time for some popcorn.

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