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Thanks to Prop 50, the city that banned Pride might get a gay congressman
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In recent years, Huntington Beach has leaned into the culture wars. First, the city banned the Pride flag, and then attempted (and failed) to ban books with LGBTQ characters from the public library.
However, if Prop 50 passes on November 4, the city will be absorbed into Rep. Robert Garcia’s district. Garcia is one of the first openly gay congress members, a child of Peruvian immigrants, and sharp-tongued member of the House Oversight Committee. If the House flips in 2026, Rep. Garcia could become committee chairman.
After residents of Huntington Beach rejected an LGBTQ book ban, Rep. Garcia believes city council’s culture war approach does not represent residents’ values.
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SCOTUS is poised to erase Black power
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The slow demise of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) began in 2013, with the case Shelby County v. Holder. Back then, Justice Ginsburg wrote a now-famous dissent, arguing that gutting the VRA is “like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet.”
The 2025 Supreme Court appears eager to ignore Justice Ginsburg’s warning, and in doing so deals a devastating blow to Black electoral power.
There are 29 majority or plurality Black districts, and two thirds of them are in the South. If the Court overturns the Voting Rights Act, at least 12 of these Southern seats will flip and most likely lose their Black representatives.
