Quote (ThatAlex @ Aug 28 2018 12:09am)
From your article:
"The Republican lawmaker in charge of the plan said it was crafted to maintain Republican dominance because “electing Republicans is better than electing Democrats.”
Republicans in 2016 won 10 of the 13 House districts - 77 percent of them - despite getting just 53 percent of the statewide vote, nearly the same result as in 2014."
Do you think that gerrymandering should be acceptable?
I'd credit that with some validity if the "republican law maker" had a.... name.
Point still is, for w/e reason the SC already tossed this accusation of unfair gerrymandering... out. This seems to me like just another "let's sue while the SC in not convened".
This is like the 3-4 strange suit to happen in the last week and a half.
This same type of politicking occured last year at this time, but they were directed at Trump instead of at republicans.
This time however without a ninth judge sitting in the SC, the vote bias is 4 reps, to 4 dems. If I was a democrat and wanted the blue wave to succeed, this is exactly the time I would start bringing lawsuits against anyone I had issues with.
There would be no better chance of having my "issue" possibly NOT thrown out by the SC with a 4-4 balance.
Once Kavanaugh is in, those chance will be gone for a very long time.
Interesting lawsuits that happened right after the SC retired this year's session...
Judge in Arizona forces US govt. and ICE to reunite families w/o checking DNA records, because "it takes too long".
Judge in northeastern state sues for getting relatives who aren't legal aliens, admitted to the US because one is the wife of a legal alien person.
Now this gerrymandering suit.
All of these and probably some I'm not aware of, all happened, right after SC closed this years session, and while the SC is short one member.
There have also been democratic seantors and representatives trying to seriously delay Kavanaugh's approval to sit on the SC. Delaying, as stated by at least one lawmaker, until after the November elections.
I believe I've posted this concern and the incidence of these suits already, some in here, some in the Immigration topic.