Republicans have been working to ensure a "permanent majority" for literally decades. It can't be undone overnight. Permanent minority rule has always been their goal, at least since Reagan.

@breakingbadheisenberg9703

8 ай бұрын

👍

@RevShifty

8 ай бұрын

That's why people who think it should all be fixed within one 4 year presidential term annoy the absolute hell out of me. It took us literal decades to end up in this shit show, it's going to take at least almost as long to correct everything they've messed up. To expect any different is beyond absurd IMO.

@rhodawatkins4516

8 ай бұрын

@@RevShifty I get what you're saying, but you really can't blame people for wanting it all fixed NOW, before more lives are adversely effected.

@katiehettinger7857

8 ай бұрын

Marc Elias and Democracy Docket are litigating 48 cases in 19 states. Trump was a wake-up call for people. We have e changed the gerrymandered maps in Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia. There is a good chance before the 2024 election Democrats will pick up as many as 18 seats in Congress. 😉👍💙🇺🇸🕊

@conniegrant939

8 ай бұрын

And before Reagan, they can’t win so they STEAL.

Side note: Democracy Docket has been pushing hard to remove gerrymandering. A good group to keep an eye on.

@theresebortzfield188

8 ай бұрын

End Gerrymandering end ELECTORAL COLLEGE end filibuster Stack SCOTUS13 Restore women's bodily autonomy and LGBTQ rights and Gun reform Reform tax for everyone especially the rich and entitled

@ljohnson2181

8 ай бұрын

Their newsletter is quite informative on all these map issues. I highly recommend it. 👍

@peaceout6285

8 ай бұрын

Agreed. Mark Elias (a layer with Democracy Docket) is fabulous! The work the griup is doing is vitally important. 💜💜💜💜

@Detrumpificator4377

8 ай бұрын

Absolutely! they are true American patriots.

@docinparadise

8 ай бұрын

Everyone should support them in their efforts.

"Your job is to Represent not Rule. The voters get to pick You. You don't get to pick the Voters" 🇺🇲💪 Pure perfection

@Shasha-yg1mm

8 ай бұрын

If only the GQP repugnantcans believed that. But they don't.

@richardballard4160

8 ай бұрын

yeah i caught that too this should be promoted everywhere on this subject

Gerrymandering is endlessly infuriating to me. "If you lose, just change the rules." -The Grand Old Partisans

@michaeldowson6988

8 ай бұрын

You have to be in power to change the rules, so they weren't even under threat to begin with.

@emsleywyatt3400

8 ай бұрын

Gerrymander Or Perish.

@rolandreyna215

8 ай бұрын

Kind of the same way in sports. They've done it to the NBA, NFL and MLB. Now they all suck and look really fake.

@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas

8 ай бұрын

Both parties gerrymander just republicans go way further with it. In Cali you could get few more seats that would be red if the maps were drawn fairer. Just that in Cali they are not so over the top with it people ignore it.

@rhodawatkins4516

8 ай бұрын

I heard the other day "Guns Over People". All of these suggestions fit.

It's about damn time. This has been allowed to go on for far too long. Now if we can just stop them from randomly purging voter rolls, that would be cool...

@alexandergutfeldt1144

8 ай бұрын

I seem to recall that the purges are not random

@WBS001

8 ай бұрын

In NJ, they tried that a couple of times. In response, a whole bunch of us have started pushing the idea of RE-registering to vote for every single election, even if you're already registered. It's extra paperwork, but if you put it through as reregistering for party-designation, they are forced to mark your registration as current, which prevents it from being purged. In different states, YMMV, but it's worth a shot.

@ExkupidsMom

8 ай бұрын

yeah, upon reflection that really should have been in quotes!! @@alexandergutfeldt1144

@amberandrews6842

8 ай бұрын

Amen.

@ginfizz5898

8 ай бұрын

@@alexandergutfeldt1144 They are absolutely not. Beau's coverage of Kemp had a comments section FULL of angry Georgians wondering why Beau was saying Kemp was super fair and even keeled for a Republican and might be a good leader. Kemp's incredibly corrupt.

Counting on a lack of political shenanigans from Republicans is a bad bet.

@namvet1969

8 ай бұрын

My thoughts as Beau repeated it at least twice. Voting 💙💙💙💙

@nickc9070

8 ай бұрын

Yup. Let's see how they use that sharpie

@brynpookc1127

8 ай бұрын

It’ll take repeated rounds of suits and resuits from each state to get maps ungerrymandered at least a little bit. They’ll draw new maps but find ways to hide the cheating again and again. Years of court battles.

@nekoali2

8 ай бұрын

Gerrymandering has only been on tool in the GA Republican playbook for a long time. I'm glad to see it end, if they don't try to slide some changes in or muck with it another way. But still have to deal with them reducing polling stations in blue areas, requiring voter ID while making it harder to get IDs, the heavily red-leaning rural areas or just plain Democrats not running opposing candidates meaning a lot of Republicans can go uncontested for years and years, no matter how bad a job they are doing.

Malicious compliance is a thing. I live in Georgia and don’t trust these assholes. This isn’t over.

This is why we need to stop ignoring the polls and make sure we’re all registered to vote. That’s it. Just come out in droves and vote blue! The other side clearly is not fit to govern.

@AgiHammerthief

8 ай бұрын

jeah, but just in case: Register and poll red to mess with any gerrymander efforts.

@JR-pr8jb

8 ай бұрын

Registering is important, but we cool Dems often don't bother to vote, as in Florida 2022, where we nonvoting registered Dems handed the the U.S. House to MAGA/GOP. Plus reelected Desantis and Sen. Rubio!

@josebrown5961

8 ай бұрын

Vote blue! I’m in Texas and despite all the gerrymandering we do offer really good early voting access. I’m going in tomorrow to cast my blue vote!

@cleardrop4531

8 ай бұрын

I agree we should come out and vote. I would argue you should ignore the polls and just vote.

@user-ly7np5rm5c

8 ай бұрын

Hear hear

Democrats score victories. Republicans score indictments.

@theresebortzfield188

8 ай бұрын

VERO remove all Republicans they have betrayed all Americans for power

@JR-pr8jb

8 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, unlike us complacent Dems, MAGA GOP types turn out to VOTE.

@denisemcdougal6445

8 ай бұрын

Agreed

@Detrumpificator4377

8 ай бұрын

And every indictment is a step closer to scoring a victory 🙏

@nealskrenes2612

8 ай бұрын

@@JR-pr8jb I disagree historically more Democrats vote but they get less seats. One of the problems is _conservatives love authoritarians they have no problem being told what to do or for whom vote,_ liberals are like cats they all have their own opinion and they don’t want to be told what to do or for who to vote- *this is why spoiler candidates are so dangerous liberals.*

There will 100% be Republican shenanigans.

@Adogslife54

8 ай бұрын

Guaranteed!

This is also a great argument for the fact that many ignore the smaller elections, which contribute to building a base of authoritarian Republicans. Until a certain type of Republican can finally accept the fact that they aren't the only people living here, this will remain a problem.

We must vote blue across the board in overwhelming numbers.

@BennilocoLoves

8 ай бұрын

*OVERWHELMING!* 🇺🇲💙✊️ Indeed!

@BabySkinCondom

8 ай бұрын

oh yes, vote blue no matter who- what could go wrong there >_>

*_Don’t count your electoral districts until they are officially sanctioned, Beau! (Repugnicans aren’t the kind to give up on cheating just because “they got caught”)_*

Georgia voter here glad to hear something good, because I really don't think Brian Kemp is the people choice

@conniegrant939

8 ай бұрын

He STOLE his office from Stacy Abrams.

@joegee7960

8 ай бұрын

1:25

@Bunkerdwarfputin

8 ай бұрын

Damn straight... Kemp purged the voting rolls... he DEFINITELY rigged that election.

History has shown us to expect GOP shenanigans. Expect the usual: limited polling stations in those new districts and limitations on how long they are open, plus limited ballot boxes for early voters and same day voters.

@DubhghlasMacDubhghlas

8 ай бұрын

Yup the governor seems be like okay let's do what the Supreme Court wants but it is down other people to create the maps which means shenanigans very well maybe afoot.

@janeknisely4383

8 ай бұрын

The GOTV effort should be concentrated in these new districts. Organize rides, food, water etc. Come on churches and unions; the time to prepare the infrastructure is now.

@chuckmorton8823

8 ай бұрын

truth

@rhodawatkins4516

8 ай бұрын

@@janeknisely4383 Is that one of the states where they made it illegal to give people rides to the polls, water while in line, etc?

@rhodawatkins4516

8 ай бұрын

I would totally expect some "malicious compliance", doing what they're told, but in the most minimum way possible, and finding any loophole that would make it less effective for the voters to access their constitutional right to vote.

I *always* count on Republican shenanigans. Always. Because that's what they've become.

They complied so because they knew it was unconstitutional as they gerrymandered like no tomorrow. I'm grateful for everyone taking these fights to federal courts

@AthenaPrime

8 ай бұрын

Naah, they complied because they're counting on another backup fix to make sure the "wrong sort of people" find it as difficult and confusing as possible to attempt to cast their votes. After what he did to Stacy Abrams, I don't trust Kemp as far as I could comfortably throw him without using my hands.

Kemp is playing nice because he's heard his name enough times in conversations about a Presidential run. Kemp, as a Republican who wants the job, should not get it.

@TheKazragore

8 ай бұрын

It says a lot about the current political climate in the US that Kemp looks reasonable compared to most others in the Gerrymandering Oligarchs Party.

@namvet1969

8 ай бұрын

Kemp is as Rotten as they come!! I vote and I always vote💙💙💙

@serendipityshopnyc

8 ай бұрын

@@TheKazragore Kemp, while rotten, generally plays within the technical rules, rather than trying to obliterate them altogether. He'll cheat all he can manage before and during the election, with voter purges and fewer voting machines and polling places in black districts, but once the election is over, he won't deny or overturn the results.

@amberandrews6842

8 ай бұрын

​@@TheKazragoreit says a Whole lot of bad things when he looks like a "good guy"... Ugh

Beau I dont think we can count on a lack of republican shenanigans in the matter of voting.

@Sephiroso.

8 ай бұрын

You can count on Georgia not fighting this order to draw the maps as the courts ordered thanks to Alabama showing what will happen if they try.

@tombrown4683

8 ай бұрын

@@Sephiroso. hope you are correct.

It is time to come down hard on this BS. When I don't follow a judge's ruling, I go to jail. I want to see some people in jail.

There never is any punishment for flagrantly violating the law!

@BennilocoLoves

8 ай бұрын

Well it damn high time!🇺🇲💙✊️

The GQP motto is… IF YOU CAN’T BEAT’EM CHEAT’EM!!!

Georgia made it legal to take over voting oversight in districts if they "feel" like that district is doing it wrong. Theyll obey the order to draw the voting districts because they can legally take over the counting of ballots in any place they dont like what theyre seeing. The "shenanigans" are built-in here in Georgia. The "shenanigans" are LEGAL here in Georgia. They made sure of that 2 months after the last presidential election.

@WJV9

8 ай бұрын

The southern states have been pulling 'shenanigans' for decades, they disenfranchised 10's of thousands of black voters in the last governor election by moving black voters into different districts and reducing the number of voting locations such that people had to stand in line for hours to vote. Also many were unable to vote because they had moved the borders of several districts without notifying the people that they had to re-register in the new district weeks before the election. When they showed up at their regular voting location they were unable to vote because they had not re-registered in their new district. GOP sucks, they are liars and cheats, I will never vote for them again.

The southern GOP states expected SCOTUS to destroy section 2 of the Voting Rights act. Then SCOTUS upheld it. So they're doing the "George Wallace Standing in front of the school"--putting up a show resisting. It's also important to note that given how small the House margin is, this redistricting in Alabama/Georgia/Texas/NYC/etc resulted in the House going to Republicans. This stuff resulted in everyone being hurt.

Counting on a lack of shenanigans by the GOP might be a little too enthusiastic 😂

It speaks volumes about the Republicon party that when they actually do what they are supposed to do, everyone is astounded.

@okkietrooy6841

8 ай бұрын

Also everyone expects, they will find another obstruction.

@missopowers

8 ай бұрын

They haven't done it YET...

Ignoring the courts re: redistricting didn't work well for Alabama 😂

Thank you Marc Elias! Recommend signing up for Democracy Docket newsletter regarding legal action for fair voting districts.

I feel like, of all the big events going on in American politics lately, these map decisions are going to be the ones that have the biggest long-term effects.

@RevShifty

8 ай бұрын

Well, they may only hold until the next census. That's when district maps get redrawn, so fully expect them to try starting the same shit all over again. Or just do your best to vote every single Republican everywhere out of office. That will stop their games dead faster than anything.

The largest voting bloc abstains from exercising their Constitutional privilege to vote, each and every election.

@terryreed1841

8 ай бұрын

Why?

@VictoriaRodriguez-by3fs

8 ай бұрын

WHY??

@anna9072

8 ай бұрын

Can you explain what you mean?

@VictoriousGardenosaurus

8 ай бұрын

About 160 million people voted in in the last presidential election. There are 240 million eligible voters in the USA.

Mark Elias working overtime.💙 It is time that every eligble voter to do their Democratic duty and VOTE. It is the only sledge hammer that will stop the dirty tricks of Republicans. VOTE 🌊

this is ONLY happening because of the increased heat that justice is bringing to the state in the form of a strong Black woman!

They do know the rules , they just aren’t use to facing any consequences so they keep perpetuating the same behaviour!!!!

I wish that a federal judge would take a look at Indiana.

Blue Georgia Peaches are on a roll.

Any advancements in this area seem to be offset by places like North Carolina that have gerrymandered their state to give the repubes 3 more seats.

I'll be even more excited about the '24 elections, than the '20

"It's annoying that we have to Fight elections for our cause The inconvenience-having to get a majority If normal methods of persuasion Fail to win us applause There are other ways of establishing authority" --"New Argentina" from Evita

"as long as there aren't any more Republican shenanigans..." *sigh*

Well... technically, they SAID they would comply. Let's see what they _actually_ do, if anything.

In their defense, if Georgia's governor hadn't been on board with actual democracy, we'd be sitting in a very different country by now.

Even if these GOP legislators are not successful in diluting the votes, they can cause enough confusion on the ground. If the map is changing all the time, people won't know where to vote.

Wow, that's huge news for Georgia. Good job on that to the judge.

I'm sensing an Alabama repeat of drawing worse maps and kicking the can until they HAVE to be used in '24 anyway.

The malarkey-free response of the governor bodes well for shenaningan-free compliance.

It would be interesting to see if those new maps they draw actually meet with the judge's instructions. We are talking about banana republicans, after all.

@old_grey_cat

8 ай бұрын

"banana republicans" Thanks, I will use that phrasing.

With a little luck, we can say goodbye to mtg and her district.

Thank the gods for Judges who care about democracy and the rights of the people! ✌️💙

Oh, Beau… You slay me! “ IFFFFF there are no Republican shenanigans“… I mean… We ALL know that there WILL BE… 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️

The Republicans in Georgia saw what happened to Louisiana and Alabama, and realized they aren't going to get any help from Robert's and his little band of buddies on the court.

So, Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama... what about Texas, Florida and North Carolina? Thanks for your good work.

It sure would be a refreshing change to see some contempt of court charges filed when Republicans dont do as the courts have ordered.

I'm encouraged by the judge's ruling but also wish these efforts to undermine democracy would stop.

How sad is it, that when the GOP complies, it is noteworthy?

The gQp are doing the same thing in North Carolina too. They also have their cronies in the State Supreme Court so I hope it gets taken to the federal level.

Georgia compliance is a genetic reaction to the burning of Atlanta by Sherman.😁

Space layer lady is going to have a complete meltdown.

@Skeloric

8 ай бұрын

How would we tell? She seems awfully melted down in the best of times.

I have no faith that they will draw up an honest map

I like this series of videos. We need all the good news we can get.

Foolishly we sit back and BELIEVE when they SAY they will comply. What consequences are there if they don't? The very word gerrymandering doesn't belong in our voting. Period.

I just moved 25 miles NW of Atlanta after living in S Florida for 35 years. This is good news. Especially since this is currently Large Marge's district. I can't wait to vote her out!

Why were these awful maps allowed to go through in North Carolina without question? It's so maddening!

Now do North Carolina.

They DO understand all those acts passed - they think that’s bad and needs to be fixed.

M just glad that the judge reinstated the gag order, let’s see what happens next

Finally! A fellow Southerner with a good head on his shoulders. Just earned a subscriber!

i thought the same as you about it being now a series of videos about maps… it s incredible that they can t find better use of their time than gerrymandering maps and then spend time in court. Not exactly good use of tax payers dollars either. You never hear such a mess from Dems… it s always the GOP. It s more than tiresome.

@danieldickson8591

8 ай бұрын

"Better use of their time" needs to be qualified with, "better for who?" For Republican politicians who want to take and/or keep power instead of representing their constituents, they figure that this is the better use.

@katrin712

8 ай бұрын

@@danieldickson8591 i also find this very disturbing that « better use of time » must be precised. They are elected people. Their time is people s money, so like any hired people they should be working for people paying them. That s where things went wrong with US politics. When your money as tax payers is less important than already very wealthy donors and corporation so they become themselves wealthy while raking in the money of struggling people.

@91GT347

8 ай бұрын

No, they both do it, on a regular basis. It's nothing new. They of course make it sound like it's being done only for that reason. It's done based on the census every so often. They do try to make it in their own favor, but that's not the main reason it's done. They aren't going out of their way to change them, I guess would be the way to word it. They are changing either way. Whoever is in power at the time, is in control of making the maps, and gerrymanders to stay in power. Dems did the same in IL a couple of years ago. Giving them almost every seat.

@Skeloric

8 ай бұрын

Republican time is always used to our detriment no matter how they use it.

@katrin712

8 ай бұрын

@@91GT347 there s a state at least where maps are done by a commission that is independent and composed of Dems and GOP people, so it s a bit more balanced. I don t get why there are not formal rules to built a district so they adapt with the census but can t be totally trafficked to go in favor of one or the other. It s total madness that nothing is done so the elections can be fair.

Yay Beau!

November 29th seems like a long time to wait. Any chance they're stalling and trying to run out the clock?

@Sephiroso.

8 ай бұрын

Doesn't matter if they are or not, it'll either be done November 29th or it'll go the way Alabama's maps went and they'll be assigned a special master who will do it for them.

@xenosaga8436

8 ай бұрын

@@Sephiroso. Which will take even more time. Especially if they go back and forth with the Supreme Court as other places have done.

@suehowie152

8 ай бұрын

​@@xenosaga8436And lost

@Sephiroso.

8 ай бұрын

@@xenosaga8436 The entire Alabama situation took like a max of 3-4 months. We have a year. You're overdramatizing things just a bit.

More like the courts are playing whack-a-mole

Long overdue. If the state house maps reflected population, there would never have been a Republican majority in the legislature.

Over here in Nevada, we have a republican governor, and a democratic-majority in the state legislature. There was something passed earlier this year that I expected the governor to veto, and I was so surprised when he didn't that I actually sent his office a note to say thank you.

I will believe it when I see it.

I hope they look again at Ohio where the legislature was told to change the maps and all the legislature did was delay, delay, delay until there was no more time to effect a change. It appears that the whole thing was just dropped.

@suehowie152

8 ай бұрын

Marc Elias said they have dropped the case in Ohio.

Excellent news and one that mainstream media will most certainly under-cover. Thanks Beau!

I’ll believe it when I see it.

Guess Georgia didn't get the memo from Louisiana and Alabama about ignoring judges.

I think GA’s Govenor appearing to comply w/the Law is kind of sweet. Can’t wait to see massive infighting as it plays out.

If Georgia doesn't take care of this, I recommend sending the ghost of William T Sherman there to convince them to act.

LOL. Come on Beau, You know they're like children who say they'll do the chore and then do the crappiest job they can. Still up her in WI and waiting for more shenannigans...

Oh, there will be shenanigans…

GQP, thy name is "shenanigans" (and blatant treason).

I live in Georgia, and I am excited that our politicians are going to make it easier rather than harder to vote. We stood our ground in 2020 and stood up to the Trump allegation of voter fraud. That shows that our Republicans and Democrats work together. Now if we can do away with MTG, we will be fine.

I sincerely hope that one of those congressional districts covers Marjorie Taylor Greene’s area and she has voted out. The crazy needs to stop and it would definitely help if she was gone.

Now lets see the courts review North Carolina's removing Jeff Jackson by redistricting.

In her spare time, can Fani Willis indict the Republicans who act as if a judge's order isn't something they need to follow?

NW Ga is the crazy green lady's turf.

And Alabama basically said F U to the court.

Here's to Marc Elias *and* a lack of Republican shenanigans !!!!

Beau can you discuss what is happening with the gerrymandering in North Carolina and why they are able to get away with that, but not what GA or LA are trying to do?

One of the few value-add channels on KZread.

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@Ubotit_Unaymit

8 ай бұрын

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@Erin-Thor

8 ай бұрын

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@OutdoorLonghair

8 ай бұрын

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@OutdoorLonghair

8 ай бұрын

​@@Erin-Thor👋👍🎉

Oh there will be shenanigans... don't count your chickens before you can get the egg basket away from the Republicons.

Should be stripping them of the ability to redraw the maps as a national standard. Their corruption is getting so bare-faced any amount of trust in them should be deemed against the nation's interests.

After IQ45 telling his rally attendees not to vote in 2024, instead go be poll watchers, i have great concerns on what he's got planned for the 2024 election.

Now if we could just get Wisconsin to fix their mess...

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Here in Texas the gop disenfranchise us Dems. For some reason they have been called out by scotus but haven’t complied. Why?

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