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Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on August 28, 2018, 06:13:23 PM

Title: Gerrymandering
Post by: EppyGA - White Christian Domestic Terrorist on August 28, 2018, 06:13:23 PM
So the Democrats have decided they don't like gerrymandering now that they've lost so many state legislatures.  I don't remember them complaining when they were able to do it.  North Carolina should be interesting.
Title: Re: Gerrymandering
Post by: Lucifer on August 28, 2018, 06:20:18 PM
So the Democrats have decided they don't like gerrymandering now that they've lost so many state legislatures.  I don't remember them complaining when they were able to do it.  North Carolina should be interesting.

Hypocrisy is the trademark of the liberal ideology.
Title: Re: Gerrymandering
Post by: bflynn on August 29, 2018, 06:39:34 AM
So the Democrats have decided they don't like gerrymandering now that they've lost so many state legislatures.  I don't remember them complaining when they were able to do it.  North Carolina should be interesting.

Actually what should be interesting is the next time Democrats get to draw a state map anywhere.  If Republicans are not immediately on it, challenging it on equal protection, then they'd be stupid.  Sometimes they are stupid.

I really don't see how any federal judge has the authority to rule that something was the wrong political decision.  They certainly do not have the authority to tell us that we cannot have elections.
Title: Re: Gerrymandering
Post by: nddons on August 29, 2018, 01:41:51 PM
Actually what should be interesting is the next time Democrats get to draw a state map anywhere.  If Republicans are not immediately on it, challenging it on equal protection, then they'd be stupid.  Sometimes they are stupid.

I really don't see how any federal judge has the authority to rule that something was the wrong political decision.  They certainly do not have the authority to tell us that we cannot have elections.
The article describing the NC case said it was “unconstitutional gerrymandering.”  I don’t recall the Constitution caring about the districts, beyond apportioning electors by “numbers” of persons (14th Amendment)

In fact, the 10th Amendment should guarantee that the state’s can do whatever the fuck they want in terms of apportioning districts, as long as it meets the number requirement.
Title: Re: Gerrymandering
Post by: airguy on August 29, 2018, 02:04:58 PM
Wait, I missed something on that - was it the feds or the state court saying it was unconstitutional? US constitution versus state constitution is my question...