This Leftist controlled state is in trouble. The Trump admin is targeting it for violating the Constitution.
And the U.S. Attorney General is ready to launch an attack on this blue state.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi didn’t hold back after a federal appeals court handed Democrats a temporary victory in their push to rig the game in California. By a slim 2-1 vote, the three-judge panel gave the green light to the state’s new congressional map, a scheme cooked up and passed by voters to boost Democrat chances in the 2026 elections. Bondi shot back hard, making it crystal clear that this battle is just getting started.
Posting on X, Bondi declared that California “impermissibly drew its new congressional map based on race,” slamming it as flat-out unconstitutional. She added that the Justice Department is digging into “all legal options” to fight back.
The court’s decision brushed aside arguments from California Republicans and the Department of Justice. Both sides hammered home that the redistricting blatantly used race, especially to give Hispanic voters an edge, violating core constitutional principles. Instead, the majority bought into the Democrats’ line that it was all about raw politics, not ethnicity.
That distinction matters big time, thanks to a 2019 Supreme Court ruling that kicked partisan gerrymandering out of federal courts as a “political question.” So, as long as Democrats slap a “partisan” label on their power grabs, they figure they’re in the clear. But conservatives aren’t buying it.
At the heart of this mess is Proposition 50, rammed through by Governor Gavin Newsom. Voters swallowed it hook, line, and sinker last November, potentially handing Democrats up to five extra seats in Congress.
Newsom, who’s got his eyes glued on the White House in 2028, pitched this as payback for Texas’s redistricting moves.
Republicans in California are already outnumbered, clinging to just nine out of 52 House seats.
Democrats popped the champagne after the ruling, hailing it as a triumph for the people. Newsom sneered at the legal challenge as a “weak attempt to silence” voters. But on the Republican side, the mood is defiant and ready for round two.
California GOP Chair Corrin Rankin isn’t backing down one inch. She promised a swift appeal straight to the Supreme Court, pointing out that the dissenting judge nailed it.
That judge, Kenneth Lee—a Trump appointee—cut through the nonsense in his opinion.
Lee blasted the map, declaring that at least one of the districts was redrawn by using race “to curry favor with Latino groups and voters.”
He argued this pokes holes in the majority’s fairy tale that everything was purely about party lines. It’s a stark reminder that labels don’t hide the truth.
This California fiasco plays out against a backdrop of cutthroat redistricting battles across the nation. States like Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio are redrawing their own maps mid-cycle to level the playing field.
The Justice Department jumped in with a lawsuit against California, but as of now, they’re sitting on their hands elsewhere.
Democrats are itching to snatch back the House with just a few flips, which would slam the brakes on President Trump’s bold agenda. Imagine the gridlock, the endless probes, all because of manipulated maps.
Republicans hold the slimmest of majorities now, so California’s redraw could be the make-or-break factor. If this stands, it sets a dangerous precedent where “partisan” excuses mask outright racial engineering in elections.
As the appeal looms, all eyes turn to the Supreme Court. Will they step in and draw the line between legitimate politics and unconstitutional tricks?
That outcome could reshape the 2026 midterms and beyond, firing up Republicans to fight harder against these elite maneuvers.
