Gavin Newsom says California will move forward with map redrawing plan in response to Texas effort

Governor revealed the election rigging response act to counter Trump’s push to gain five extra seats in Texas in midterm electionsGavin Newsom, California’s governor, on Thursday said state Democratic lawmakers would move forward with a redistricting plan intended as a direct response to a Republican-led effort in Texas to redraw congressional maps to control of theHouse majority after the midterm elections.Newsom, joined by congressional Democrats and legislative leaders, unveiled his plan, known as the election rigging response act, to override the state’s independent map-making commission and approve new congressional lines that would aim to “neuter and neutralize” Texas’s proposal. Continue reading...

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