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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

For the little that it's worth, the decision has already been reversed. We haven't quite punched all the way through the floor yet, though the MAGAs are trying.

Also, just a reminder that the details of the American system are a dry-rotted antique. For all of its craziness, Texas votes red by about a 5:4 -ish ratio in Presidental-year elections, but because it's a persistent 5:4, Republicans get all the statewide offices, all the electoral college votes, and all the re-districting committee votes. Trump's vote percentage was the third lowest of all states that went red in 2020, yet here we are. Ugh.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

You could probably fix that 5:4 by splitting Texas into five states drawn around major metroplexes. At least two of the states would be blue as long as you gave Waco to DFW or East TX.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago