America’s Department of Justice is leaving took legal action against voting district changes in California confirmed by referendum. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s California redistricting push is “a brazen power grab that tramples civil liberties and makes a mockery of the democratic process,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said on Thursday. The Justice Department joined the existing lawsuit.
The regional expansion that occurred as a result of this referendum was a “shift in electoral districts based on race,” which violate the constitution, added the Republican. “Race cannot be used as an excuse to advance political interests,” said Bondi civil rights representative Jesus Osete.
Voters in Democratic-leaning California voted in a referendum on November 4 to design the state’s new electoral districts. Newsom scored a clear victory. The 58-year-old governor is a staunch opponent of President Donald Trump. He and other Democrats saw the referendum as a clear signal against Trump.
Simmering political disputes over electoral districts recently flared again after the state legislature came under Republican control Texas has already begun such a reorganization. With that, Trump’s party could win five additional seats in next year’s congressional midterm elections. The Democratic Party, which dominates in California, responded with a temporary redistricting initiative, which it hopes will provide similar benefits to its party in congressional elections.
The practice of drawing districts for political reasons has a long tradition in the US and has repeatedly drawn the attention of the Supreme Court. This is referred to as “gerrymandering”: The word is a combination of the name Elbridge Gerry, the 18th century governor of Massachusetts, and the word salamander. Gerry has designed the electoral districts in his state to his advantage so that they are shaped like salamanders.
