Oh noes! California Republicans are very sad and asked the state Supreme Court to pause Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting legislation to give the public time to review the proposal. Via Axios:
The Monday lawsuit escalates the nationwide partisan redistricting battle, kicked off by President Trump pushing for redistricting in Texas.
"Republicans are filing a deeply unserious (and truly laughable) lawsuit to stop Americans from voting? We're neither surprised, nor worried," Brandon Richards, a spokesperson for the governor's office, said in a statement.
Driving the news: The lawsuit argues that the legislation's timeline undermines the state constitution's 30-day rule for public review."Instead of a months-long transparent and participatory process overseen by an independent citizens redistricting commission for such a sensitive matter, the public would be presented with an up or down vote on maps unilaterally prepared in secret by the Legislature," the lawsuit said.
Who would do such a thing? Why, REPUBLICANS, again and again and again!
Democratic lawmakers planned to pass a package of bills in the "Election Rigging Response Act" on Thursday, ahead of a Nov. 4 special election. GOPers argue that the legislature can't act on the bills until Sept. 18.
Oh, they do hate it when Democrats use their own tactics against them.
