CA Supreme Court denies Republicans' request to intervene in Newsom's redistricting plan

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California Supreme Court denies Republicans' petition to intervene and dilatory down Democrats' redistricting legislation, which the legislature is expected to walk connected the level Thursday.

GOP lawmakers who filed the petition are vowing to support warring successful tribunal and astatine the ballot box.

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Senator Tony Strickland, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares, Assemblyman Tri Ta and Assemblywoman Kathryn Sanchez released the pursuing articulation statement:

"Today's Supreme Court determination is not the extremity of this fight. Although the Court denied our petition, it did not explicate the crushed for its ruling. This means Governor Newsom and the Democrats' program to gut the voter-created Citizens Redistricting Commission, soundlessness nationalist input, and instrumentality taxpayers with a $200+ cardinal measure volition proceed. Polls amusement astir Democrats, Republicans, and independents privation to support the commission, not springiness politicians the powerfulness to rig maps. We volition proceed to situation this unconstitutional powerfulness drawback successful the courts and astatine the ballot box. Californians merit fair, transparent elections, not concealed backroom deals to support politicians."

This comes aft Texas' House of Representatives approved a caller representation that creates up to 5 new, winnable legislature seats for the GOP.

The representation passed Wednesday aft a propulsion by President Donald Trump for Republican-controlled states to redraw their legislative maps to springiness his enactment a amended accidental of holding onto power of the U.S. House of Representatives successful the midterm elections.

The maps indispensable beryllium approved by Texas' Republican-controlled Senate and Gov. Greg Abbott earlier they go official.

The Associated Press contributed to this article.