.thereidout Blog: Florida's Republican-led Legislature is expected to take up the governor's authoritarian wishlist.
After DeSantis vetoed their proposed maps, the state Legislature's Republican leadersto draw the maps to him. During the special session, lawmakers will vote on DeSantis’ maps, which would give the GOP an even wider advantage than the state Legislature’s proposed maps. The governor’s proposal would create 20 favorable districts for Republicans compared to just eight for Democrats, and it would destroy two majority Black districts with seats held by Black Democrats.
“The governor knows what he’s doing," Jones said."He wants this to go all the way up to the Supreme Court. So, he’s testing the courts. And it’s not just with the maps. It’s with the abortion ban. You name it. He’s doing all of this to push it to the courts, because the courts are stacked.” State Rep. Michael Grieco, who is white, also spoke at the press conference and lambasted Republicans for folding under pressure.
And commandeering the map-drawing process isn’t the only autocratic item on the agenda during Florida’s special session.
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