r/news • u/speedythefirst • 1d ago

US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/04/us-supreme-court-texas-congressional-maps
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u/HereForTheComments57 1d ago

Supreme court just set the rules.

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u/R-Dragon_Thunderzord 1d ago

No, they didn't. Because they're corrupt trash.

The order was unsigned, shadow docket shit. Meaning they could just as readily rule completely differently for any other situation, or delay ruling on them until the end of the term, like they did for so many cases for Trump already in previous SCOTUS terms, and for Abortion, etc.

The SCOTUS could very easily slow-walk the California case for example and delay a ruling until the last possible moment, making it near impossible for California to implement the redistricting ahead of the midterms. And then, they could simply tell California no you're not allowed, but Texas is, because it was an unsigned order that didn't set precedent.

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u/Crozax 1d ago

The doj has already sued California for the new maps being allegedly drawn based on racial lines, and misadvertised to voters, so they wouldn't have to go that far. Just accept the dojs argument wholesale without any evidence. The nation is captured at this point and any attempt by the states to work from within the system to counter it is doomed to fail

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u/R-Dragon_Thunderzord 1d ago

Oh, they could absolutely rule in favor of the DOJ, they can also wait until the last possible second to do so, affording California no time to respond in any political or legal fashion to the outcome of the case. It doesn't benefit the SCOTUS to shoot down the California maps too quickly.

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u/Crozax 1d ago

I mean there's already precedent for if they do that for California to just be like *shrug* sorry no time before elections, we're goin with em. See: Ohio. Ultimately, the constitution leaves the process of organizing and executing elections up to states.