is gonna wear out from overuse at this rate! So “Hair” Newsom threatened to even further gerrymander CA in response to the Texas changes. Yeah, good luck Gavvy-boy!
Underneath all that bluster was a much less certain reality. Because California has an “independent commission” and the state’s constitution only allows redistricting every ten years, Newsom and his band of Democrat goons in the legislature can’t just draw new maps and pass them. A multi-step referendum would need to pass in a special election, suspending the commission and amending the state constitution.
… Does this mean California Democrats won’t keep trying? Of course, not, but it’s a big initial blow to the narrative that it will be an easy road.