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BumRushDaShow

(162,623 posts) Thu Aug 14, 2025, 04:53 AM Aug 14

Newsom urges Illinois, NY to hurry up on redistricting [View all]

Source: The Hill

08/13/25 6:00 PM ET

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday urged Illinois and New York to press ahead with redistricting efforts as GOP lawmakers push to pick up five additional House seats in Texas.

“Right now forget the talking; it’s not about press. It’s time to move. You got to move. I mean, enough,” Newsom said. “We’re all saying the right thing. Now we got to do the right thing, which means we got to fight fire with fire,” he told Beto O’Rourke, a former Democratic representative from Texas, during the Tuesday episode of his “This is Gavin Newsom” podcast.

The two also criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) for advocating for the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state in an effort to block a vote advancing redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State. The Democratic state lawmakers who left are preventing the Texas Legislature from having the quorum necessary to pass legislation.

Lawmakers in New York and Illinois have launched redistricting efforts in response to Texas.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5451253-newsom-texas-redistricting-fight/

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Newsom urges Illinois, NY to hurry up on redistricting [View all] BumRushDaShow Aug 14 OP

With JB as Gov and a huge Democratic majority in the General Assembly Chasstev365 Aug 14 #1

Was looking at the IL delegation BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #4

This is what I thought you were missing on the other thread FBaggins Aug 14 #11

Why have you put so much effort into knocking down every potential path to resistance BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #13

The effort isn't put into knocking down anything FBaggins Aug 14 #18

I will write a strongly worded letter to him orangecrush Aug 14 #25

NC is actually GOP controlled for the purposes of redistricting dsc Aug 14 #20

This is why I put this - BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #21

we aren't mixed dsc Aug 14 #22

If all this ends up a net gain for Dems, Supreme Court will insist it be reversed. If net gain for Repubs, they won't, thesquanderer Aug 14 #2

As long as the redistricting is either based on compliance with a state Constitution BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #5

Hard to believe that we have any Democrats out there who don't realize Baitball Blogger Aug 14 #3

"Republicans don't plan on coming back to traditional methods" speak easy Aug 14 #29

Unfortunately, NY can't redistrict in time onlyadream Aug 14 #6

Was looking at their Legislative session page BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #7

That wouldn't change the end date of the process FBaggins Aug 14 #8

Unless they allow for voters to vote on the referendum during their primary election BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #10

They can't FBaggins Aug 14 #12

Unless it is codified like that in the state Constitution BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #15

It is indeed codified in the state constitution FBaggins Aug 14 #17

The link mentiones "2 processes" to amend BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #19

The second process is even longer FBaggins Aug 14 #23

The the first option in the link was the "convention" BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #26

Given what Gov Hochul's said on air, yes, it's permitted. She's got the power to call any number of special sessions. ancianita Aug 14 #9

Thanks for clarifying that! onlyadream Aug 14 #14

I will tell you that BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #16

To be fair, the AI does give references where it got the info onlyadream Aug 14 #24

It's still is in an "embryonic" stage BumRushDaShow Aug 14 #27

YES... myohmy2 Aug 14 #28

Not a time for dragging one's feet. C Moon Aug 15 #30