SAN FRANCISCO — California’s Supreme Court on Wednesday denied an emergency petition by state Republican lawmakers and the Dhillon Law Group to block a special election on redistricting in the fall.
The lawsuit, which was filed Monday, claimed that California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature violated the state constitution and laws around redistricting by preparing congressional maps that they do not have the power to draw.
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“The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court’s docket entry stated.
Proposition 50 will ask voters this November to change congressional maps for the next three congressional elections and support independent redistricting nationwide. California Democrats have vowed to “fight fire with fire” in response to other congressional maps being redrawn for Republican advantage in Texas.
“48 hours later, this case has already been rejected,” Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X. “Keep em coming, @GOP. We’ll keep winning.”
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The Republican plaintiffs in the case, Sens. Suzette Martinez Valladares and Tony Strickland and Assemblymembers Tri Ta and Kathryn Sanchez criticized the court in a response.
“The Supreme Court’s abdication in its responsibility to be a checks and balance on the other branches of the government, let alone deny the opportunity to even hear the arguments being made, undermines voter confidence and sets a terrifying precedent that the governor and a willing legislature can blatantly disregard and violate the constitution at will, without the fear of any accountability or punishment,” their statement said. “We are watching in real time the destruction of law-and-order, and of our republic at the hands of a democratic governor, democratic super-majority legislature and Supreme Court. This is likely only a sad preview of what is to come if Prop 50 passes. We will continue to fight on behalf of Californians seeking an honest and accountable government.”
The California Supreme Court previously rejected a request from Republicans to freeze the state’s redistricting efforts before it was approved by lawmakers.
The dependentocrats have a super majority and are looking to build a super, super majority. I do think this will be overturned by a higher and much more intelligent court.
We are SO GRATEFUL to have been able to flee the once golden state.
Welcome to the People Utopia of Kommiefornastan. Where law is what our masters say it is.
What is astonishing is the destruction of the factions of the Left.
The RSP (Radical Socialist Party – aka Dem.) destroyed any and all opposition on their side.
The bodies are all over, and not one major RSP member feels any remorse.
But then again that is what Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and others did.
You voted for them…..still happy?