California Democrats celebrate Prop 50 victory as GOP launches legal challenge

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The results of the highly anticipated peculiar election, with Proposition 50 connected the line, person Democrats feeling relieved and excited aft preliminary results amusement it passed with 64% voting 'yes'.

Congressional lines volition shift, a alteration that Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom sought aft Republicans acted archetypal successful Texas.

"I americium assured arsenic we determination guardant successful 2026 successful this county, the champion is yet to come," said Gov. Gavin Newsom.

UC Merced Political Science Professor Nathan Monroe says the peculiar predetermination felt unsocial successful that lone 1 proposition was listed successful California.

He says the voting result sends a wide message.

"The Democrats here, I think, were trying retired the argument, 'look, we person sat by and played by the rules agelong enough. We person to instrumentality the gloves disconnected and combat occurrence with fire," said UC Merced Political Science Professor Nathan Monroe.

It's a conflict Republicans are not backing down from.

On Wednesday morning, the Dhillon Law Group, alongside starring plaintiff Assemblyman David Tangipa, held a property league to denote a national suit challenging Proposition 50.

"Nothing was fixed to america to specify wherefore they are doing this. Nothing was fixed to america to marque definite they were pursuing the Constitution," said Assemblyman David Tangipa.

Attorney Mike Columbo explained that the caller territory representation violates the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.

"These maps did additionally racially gerrymander and accrued 1 races voting powerfulness implicit others, that is simply a problem," helium said.

In response, Rusty Hicks, Chair of the California Democratic Party, sent Action News this statement: "California Republicans privation to disregard the overwhelming bulk of California voters - each to crook the genu to Donald Trump. California Democrats look guardant to upholding the volition of voters, electing adjacent much Democrats and retaking the House successful 2026."

Monroe says respective steps indispensable hap for the caller maps to beryllium ruled unconstitutional.

"That statement would person to travel with immoderate modular that has not antecedently been utilized that the tribunal is consenting to follow and past find that this representation violates that standard."

The Dhillon Law Group stated that they would beryllium releasing the investigation and information supporting their assertion precise soon.

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