ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)---Republican lawmakers in Texas are trying to redraw their state’s congressional map mid-decade in an effort to give their party five more seats in Washington next year.

Jeff Wice, a redistricting expert and adjunct professor at NY Law School, said it’s difficult to predict what will happen if they are successful and if other states will follow.

"Not a good idea, not one that I recommend," said Wice. "Not one that the constitutional founders ever envisioned. Nor have the courts. So really getting into uncharted areas."

Despite that, New York could possibly be one of those states. A bill has been proposed to amend the New York State Constitution.

"Republicans are willing to rewrite these rules to give themselves an advantage, then they are leaving us no choice. We

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