If there was ever a glimmer of hope that Florida’s redistricting would actually represent the population, forget it.  From TPM:

For months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has pressured the state’s Republican-majority legislature to eliminate a plurality-Black congressional district in the state.

And on Monday, Republicans in the legislature rolled over for the governor, saying that they would do whatever he wished — even letting his office take the highly unusual step of drawing the map himself.

No, really: The legislature, after having its first proposed congressional map vetoed by DeSantis, was set to begin a special session next week to take another stab at the congressional districts.

But then, Republican leaders announced they would just do whatever DeSantis wanted.

“At this time, Legislative reapportionment staff is not drafting or producing a map for introduction during the Special Session,” the state Senate president and House speaker said in a memo.

“We are awaiting a communication from the Governor’s Office with a map that he will support. Our intention is to provide the Governor’s Office opportunities to present that information before House and Senate redistricting committees.”

So what does the governor want? He’s said it himself: The elimination of a plurality-Black district in North Florida.

If they had their way — and they will do everything to ensure that they get it — there would be no majority minority districts in the state at all because, well, you know how those people vote.

The new map will be challenged in court, which means that it will go to a federal court and work its way up to the Supreme Court where, with its 6-3 right-wing majority, will have the chance once and for all to finally overturn the last vestiges of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.  And Ron DeSantis will be leading the charge as the named defendant in the lawsuit and he’ll wear that as a badge of honor as he runs for president of MAGA-world, proving once again that of course the country should be run by white Christian men.  God said so.

Meanwhile, back here in Florida, the districts that are already tilted for the GOP will still be in place in the 2022 and 2024 elections because the lawsuits will still be in court.  So DeSantis will have gotten what he wants without actually having to do anything.