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Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
Lana@beige.party ("πΏπΆππΆ "not yet begun to fight"") wrote:
Honestly here is what I think about the idea that Gavin Newsome might redistrict California if Texas executes a gerrymandering power grab in the middle of an election cycle.
Do the nuclear option now. Don't wait. Do it now.
This kind of tit-for-tat threat doesn't work because there is no strategic downside for Republicans. Either they steal the five seats in Texas now and get away with it scott free, or they steal the five seats in Texas and California counters and then they can turn the conversation on how California is stealing seats instead. Both outcomes are good for them.
So take their threat of stealing seats seriously and just pull the pin now. Bullies only understand the language of violence. Hit them hard enough to hurt, and then keep hitting them. Do New York next. Then Illinois. Then Washington and Pennsylvania and New Jersey and Michigan and Ohio. There are four and a half MILLION PEOPLE living in Seattle alone. That's at least 8 new PURE BLUE seats in Congress, representing half a million people EACH if we wanted to. Keep hitting and hitting and hitting until they understand who holds the power here - WE DO.
There are more of us than there are of them. Their "majority" is a delusion. MAKE them understand that.