Maryland Democrats Renew Redistricting Push - Aim To Eliminate All Republican Districts

Fight fire with fire

Amidst the news of even more MAGA states are looking to redistrict, it seems some Democrats are FINALLY starting to take this threat seriously.

In my opinion, the response has still been too soft, but I’m pleased to see more Democrats looking to even the odds.

Reported earlier today in Politico, Maryland Democrats are now applying pressure to the Democratic leadership in the state, aiming to create a map that would give Democrats an 8-0 outcome in the state.

The main hang-up seems to be the State Senate leader - Bill Ferguson, who has pissed off many Democrats in the state legislature for blocking the measure so far.

Maryland Democratic Congressman Jamie Raskin said this about Ferguson blocking the redistricting measure:

“At this point, the Republicans are literally doing everything in their power to create all Republican congressional delegations in the South and to squeeze out every possible seat.

So if his initial position was that he didn’t want to be part of continuing a downward spiral, that consideration should be gone. At this point, it’s just a question of whether we are going to fight back as best as we can.”

Later on in the article, they mention that with Maryland’s upcoming primary election, it may be too late to change the map for this cycle.

And how some Democrats in the state are “uneasy” about partisan gerrymandering, because of the precedent it sets.

Okay…

Let me start with the good news.

I’m happy that a growing number of Democrats in the state of Maryland are seeing the reality for what it is.

If the Republicans are going through and eliminating Democratic members of Congress throughout the South, the only option remaining is to level the playing field. I’m glad they recognize that, and are trying to implement a plan to level the playing field in their state.

Now, regarding the people who are still hesitant, and this message is also applicable to the Democrats in states like Colorado, Washington, Oregon & other states that could redistrict, but haven’t done so - WTF are you doing?

The Republicans are willing to do WHATEVER it takes to erase Democrats from the government all together, and some of these people are just sitting there talking about “precedents”?

Get real.

This is about survival. Your opponent is willing to bend every rule imaginable to achieve victory, and your response is to what? Watch them take you out, but you claim the moral high ground as you die?

It’s honestly pathetic & another instance of why so many people want to vote out incumbents across the country.

Voters are BEGGING their elected officials to use the limited power they do have to fight back, and too many Democrats keep finding some excuse to do nothing.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - it’s not good enough to just defeat the MAGA fascists. We must also defeat the Democrats that either directly, or indirectly (through inaction), prop up fascism.

We must vote in the primaries & get these people out of the party. If you’re not willing to fight back against this regime, then I’, convinced you won’t fight for anything.

We can find better representation, and we will.

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Additional stories I wanted to share:

1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has called a special session to redraw Georgia’s congressional, state House, and state Senate districts before the 2028 elections

   

The new maps could net Republicans two U.S. House districts and further entrench GOP power in GA’s General Assembly.

2. New York is moving to ban law enforcement officers from wearing masks on duty - Under that agreement, state ​law enforcement will be prohibited from working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on federal immigration efforts. It will also ban ICE from ​entering schools, healthcare facilities, homes and other sensitive locations ​without a judicial warrant. “We’re also banning law enforcement officers from wearing masks, ‌except ⁠in rare circumstances where there’s a genuine operational need, like a gas mask,” Governor Kathy Hochul said.

   “No members of state, local or federal law enforcement wear masks during ordinary operations,” she ​said. Reported by Politico

3. The Army is grappling with a sudden budget crunch and scrambling to slash training costs across broad swaths of the force - The move is to make up for a shortfall of some $4 billion to $6 billion, according to one of the officials, as the service has drastically expanded its operational footprint at home and abroad. The cuts, which range from elite schools to unit-level training. The service’s multibillion-dollar shortfall is the product of a widening set of operational demands and rising costs across the force. Major drivers, a U.S. official noted, have been costs associated with the Iran war and an expanding mission securing the southern U.S. border.

4. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calls out Trump regime for its Epstein war in Iran causing massive inflation -

   

5. A classified CIA analysis circulating this week found that Washington’s Gulf allies are split over how much military support to provide for the Trump administration’s war against Iran - The UAE and Bahrain favor continued U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, while Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait support negotiations. Oman, the analysis found, opposes the U.S. military blockade of Iranian ports and may be open to joint administration of the Strait of Hormuz with Iran.
   
   Saudi Arabia, the report notes has also moved to constrain U.S. military options, including denying access, basing, and overflight rights for “Project Freedom,” the planned U.S. naval operation to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, despite a personal appeal from President Trump to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Reported by Drop Site News

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Final final, thoughts, for those that read till the end…

1. Republicans are not stopping, they realize how unpopular they are & they want to do everything in their power to hold onto their seats. Why can’t the Democrats match this energy? I’m starting to believe that they don’t care enough…which is why we need to replace them with new Democrats

2. It’s baffling to me that we even need a law for this in the first place. We truly do not value privacy enough in this country, & too many people are too comfortable with how militarized the police have become

3. WHERE TF HAS ALL THE MONEY GONE??? These people siphon almost a trillion dollars a year in tax money from us & they still are running out of money? The imperialism budget, is the biggest scam in our country

4. I wish this man could run for President. In every way that matters, he just gets it. We need thousands more like him, running state and local governments around this country

5. It’s important to see how divided the coalition is in these gulf states. Some of these countries truly did not think Iran would attack, and do damage the way they did. This has left Trump and Netanyahu in an incredibly weak position. I’m not sure what happens next, but it’s safe to say, Iran is winning the Epstein war.