So since those 45,000 aren't going to get representation, surely they won't have to deal with taxation right?
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He's absolutely right. It's not a big deal, because no one will do anything about it. Republicans march toward fascism while Democrats wag their finger.
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There's not nearly enough civil unrest
The unrest has been very civil up til now.
Civil rights were grasped with the price of blood. "The tree of democracy must occasionally be watered by the blood of tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson.
I knew Republicans would try and steal this election because that is what Republicans always try to do, but I honestly didn't think they'd be so open and brazen about it
there's no rule of law, American liberals are extremely meek, there's no resistance, no reason for them to even hide it.
There have not been any consequences for well over 30 years. And now the public is glued to their stupid screens and have the mental capacity of a retarded squirrel.
We're fucked.
They incidentally would have all likely voted Democrat, but that is not a big deal either...
So...
That was 45k primary ballots, for districts that aren't the same as when they were sent out...
And a new primary with the actual districts will happen in July?
That legitimately isn't a big deal unless I'm missing something here.
And progressive Dems are likely to do better after another two months of shit going to hell anyways.
Like, I hate to say it, but if you read more than just a headline I really don't see how this is a big deal.
I'd say that this whole thing is a big bullshit deal, because they are fucking around with the election with the intent to give more power to the party that is tearing down America. It all should not be happening.
And a new primary with the ~~actual~~ gerrymandered districts will happen in July?
FTFY. The gerrymandering is the objectionable part here, and the new primary will produce gerrymandered results that don't reflect the will of the voters.
Im listening to a group of about 200 labor union lawyers at this very moment. Theyre saying its an existential threat to voting rights.
Those 45,000 votes didn't go away, they were just spread across reliable Red districts, which dilutes those districts, and makes them vulnerable.
It might not matter in a normal election, but in an election where Trump is deep underwater in even strong Red districts, we might find that they eliminated one district, but ended up putting two or more other districts at risk. In an election where Dems are more motivated than ever, and MAGAs are talking about sitting it out, those new districts might be in for a surprise.
In addition, at least 36 Republican seats are unopposed, and at least some of those will be surprised flips.
Always remember the most basic MAGA Axiom: MAGA is profoundly ignorant, and virtuosically incompetent. They fuck up everything, and they will fuck this up, too.
And then they will blame Biden and Obama, and say the Dems cheated.
That is what happened in 2018, most states were (still are) heavily gerrymandered for Republicans, but they had gotten greedy and left less margin on their districts, and the president's assholeism saw them lose a bunch of those.
Between Epstein, and the betrayal of "america first," with the wars, we could see a repeat of that.