Ron DeSantis, autocrat-in-training, proposes gratuitously unfair new voting map

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.@thereidout Blog: In an unprecedented move, the Florida governor submitted his own redistricting proposal that would diminish Black and Hispanic voter power and help the GOP.

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Ron DeSantis, autocrat-in-training, proposes gratuitously unfair new voting map
Florida governor Ron DeSantis' gerrymandering plan that would diminish voting power in Black and Hispanic communities upcoming elections.
4:02 PM · Jan 18, 2022

https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/florida-man-ron-desantiss-new-voting-proposal-predictably-bad-rcna12588?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma

From backing bans on Covid-19 safety measures to supporting bans on socially conscious school lesson plans, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has become a front-runner in the race to become America’s most autocratic official.

His new redistricting proposal for Florida just solidified his position.

On Sunday, DeSantis’ office submitted his proposal for a way to redraw Florida’s district lines, and unsurprisingly, his plan would diminish the power of Black and Hispanic voters in the state. The governor’s proposal isn’t binding, but he wields veto power over any redistricting proposal passed in the GOP-led state House and Senate.

Florida’s Senate redistricting committee already agreed on a map that will give Republicans a 16-12 edge over Democrats when it comes to favorable districts, but DeSantis wants more. The governor’s map would give Republicans an 18-10 edge.

DeSantis’ map “would eliminate a North Florida seat long designed to have African American representation and could create a majority white Democratic primary in the Orange County district represented by outgoing U.S. Rep. Val Demings, who is Black,” according to the Orlando Sentinel.

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1. Both outrageous and predictable.

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2. It will face a legal challenge by democracydocket, maybe others if he does.

The overly gerrymandered state of NC is having to redraw their map