The judge literally called partisan gerrymandering ‘the lesser of two evils.’ When the courts openly admit that rigging elections is an acceptable ‘evil’ just to protect the party in power, democracy is completely dead in that state.
Luciana___Leo on
Well that’s not suspicious at all. Just normal democracy doing normal democracy things.
Miserable_Pie_8337 on
Florida is a cesspool.
JeffSteinMusic on
Floridians and Americans generally are free to stop voting for Republicans at any time.
DeSantis was re-elected by twenty. freaking. points. in 2022. I don’t care if he was running against an old shag carpet, it should not have been close. Either free-will means something or it doesn’t and I’m tired of the public’s role in all of this being constantly subjected to deflection and excuses.
zombiekoalas on
So with all the gerrymandering on both sides for 26 – Anyone got an up to date count on expected gain/loss nationwide as a result?
SliceofNewsMan on
Who could have foreseen this 😨
Florida just keeping on proving why it’s one of our nation’s worst states 😐
InspectionIcy2452 on
There are a lot of redditors who are not worried about Trump stealing the midterms because they like to remind us that in America elections are under the control of the states.
But considering that over half the states are red States I don’t know why this should should give anyone any comfort. Why should anyone trust that Florida or Louisiana or any of the score of other red states are going to accurately record or count the votes? Or not mess around with voter registration lists? Or a dozen other things they can do to favour the GOP?
ochreghost on
I wish we would get over this pretext that these judges are nonpartisan and just attribute the [R-FL] to them already
ThomasVivaldi on
Call it the John Roberts gerrymander, tie this to his name like Jim Crow laws.
havenoir on
See? Rs can do whatever they want (see FL). Ds can’t do anything (see VA).
tlhsg on
literally ignoring the 2010 referendum banning partisan gerrymandering. There is no law
J-the-Kidder on
Wow. I’m sure the logic from the judge was rooted in fact and precedent.
vTbBqcoB on
The election is fraudulent before it even started.
When voices at the voting booth are taken away it only leads to violence, which is what the Republican’s want so Trump can get off on his Tiananmen Square fantasy.
firephoxx on
The new Capitol of the Confederacy!
SikatSikat on
Nothing matters til FL Supreme Court but we know how his cronies will vote.
Desertwind16v on
I’m shocked! Never saw this coming, it’s almost like republicans just do whatever they want.
dominiond66 on
Another anti-democratic act by the Republican Party. Gross gerrymandering significantly dimishes the value of a person’s vote. GOP legislators in Florida get to vote early and create districts where the outcome is easy to predict. This is NOT Democracy. It’s like voting in Russia. Russian caste a vote which means little because of the mass manipulation of their voting system.
Putin, Trump, GOP and DeSantis are embracing the tools of authoritarian leaders!
Reminder on July 4, 2026. Our Democratic Nation lasted 249 years, the current year is the first year of Republican fascism! Democracy didn’t make it to our 250th anniversary!
DomainEntransion on
Fuck it, I hope fishback wins. Fuck florida (except my beautiful Everglades national park of course)
jaron_b on
Checks and balances. Drain the swamp. My ass. At this point It’s not even about getting the Republicans out of power. The Republicans have shown that the constitution is incredibly flawed that win the right people manipulate the circumstances they can get rid of checks and balances to the point of Non-Existence. I’ve been saying it for a while now but the true solution that isn’t going to happen is a fully rewritten and ratified Constitution. The American experiment you should be ended it has failed and we need to start over. There is no fixing a house that is this burnt. Knock it down and rebuild.
Different-Pin-9854 on
Disgusting, Florida is a cesspool.
ZeeBalls on
This is directly against Florida’s own Constitution.
Appeasing Donald Trump is now more valuable to the GOP than any law.
AFthrowaway3000 on
As a FL voter, this seems…disheartening, but not surprising.
Pristine_Map1303 on
Republicans hate democracy.
Cautious-Dog3264 on
Hey Republicans, this is going to give you such an advantage in your state you don’t even need to stress getting to the polls. Your buddies have you covered.
Chratthew47150 on
Shocker
Attabomb on
Well, ya wanted to live by the sword.
grr5000 on
Why does the Republican legislature green light anyone appointed
Un1CornTowel on
Law is dead.
the_trump on
I can’t wait for this to blow up in their faces and then watch as the Republicans run to court saying that actually the maps are bad and the election is invalid.
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The judge literally called partisan gerrymandering ‘the lesser of two evils.’ When the courts openly admit that rigging elections is an acceptable ‘evil’ just to protect the party in power, democracy is completely dead in that state.
Well that’s not suspicious at all. Just normal democracy doing normal democracy things.
Florida is a cesspool.
Floridians and Americans generally are free to stop voting for Republicans at any time.
DeSantis was re-elected by twenty. freaking. points. in 2022. I don’t care if he was running against an old shag carpet, it should not have been close. Either free-will means something or it doesn’t and I’m tired of the public’s role in all of this being constantly subjected to deflection and excuses.
So with all the gerrymandering on both sides for 26 – Anyone got an up to date count on expected gain/loss nationwide as a result?
Who could have foreseen this 😨
Florida just keeping on proving why it’s one of our nation’s worst states 😐
There are a lot of redditors who are not worried about Trump stealing the midterms because they like to remind us that in America elections are under the control of the states.
But considering that over half the states are red States I don’t know why this should should give anyone any comfort. Why should anyone trust that Florida or Louisiana or any of the score of other red states are going to accurately record or count the votes? Or not mess around with voter registration lists? Or a dozen other things they can do to favour the GOP?
I wish we would get over this pretext that these judges are nonpartisan and just attribute the [R-FL] to them already
Call it the John Roberts gerrymander, tie this to his name like Jim Crow laws.
See? Rs can do whatever they want (see FL). Ds can’t do anything (see VA).
literally ignoring the 2010 referendum banning partisan gerrymandering. There is no law
Wow. I’m sure the logic from the judge was rooted in fact and precedent.
The election is fraudulent before it even started.
When voices at the voting booth are taken away it only leads to violence, which is what the Republican’s want so Trump can get off on his Tiananmen Square fantasy.
The new Capitol of the Confederacy!
Nothing matters til FL Supreme Court but we know how his cronies will vote.
I’m shocked! Never saw this coming, it’s almost like republicans just do whatever they want.
Another anti-democratic act by the Republican Party. Gross gerrymandering significantly dimishes the value of a person’s vote. GOP legislators in Florida get to vote early and create districts where the outcome is easy to predict. This is NOT Democracy. It’s like voting in Russia. Russian caste a vote which means little because of the mass manipulation of their voting system.
Putin, Trump, GOP and DeSantis are embracing the tools of authoritarian leaders!
Reminder on July 4, 2026. Our Democratic Nation lasted 249 years, the current year is the first year of Republican fascism! Democracy didn’t make it to our 250th anniversary!
Fuck it, I hope fishback wins. Fuck florida (except my beautiful Everglades national park of course)
Checks and balances. Drain the swamp. My ass. At this point It’s not even about getting the Republicans out of power. The Republicans have shown that the constitution is incredibly flawed that win the right people manipulate the circumstances they can get rid of checks and balances to the point of Non-Existence. I’ve been saying it for a while now but the true solution that isn’t going to happen is a fully rewritten and ratified Constitution. The American experiment you should be ended it has failed and we need to start over. There is no fixing a house that is this burnt. Knock it down and rebuild.
Disgusting, Florida is a cesspool.
This is directly against Florida’s own Constitution.
Appeasing Donald Trump is now more valuable to the GOP than any law.
As a FL voter, this seems…disheartening, but not surprising.
Republicans hate democracy.
Hey Republicans, this is going to give you such an advantage in your state you don’t even need to stress getting to the polls. Your buddies have you covered.
Shocker
Well, ya wanted to live by the sword.
Why does the Republican legislature green light anyone appointed
Law is dead.
I can’t wait for this to blow up in their faces and then watch as the Republicans run to court saying that actually the maps are bad and the election is invalid.