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sunonmars

(8,657 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:35 PM Mar 2018

SCOTUS will not stop PAs new congressional districts from going into effect - No dissents.

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SCOTUS will not stop PAs new congressional districts from going into effect - No dissents. (Original Post) sunonmars Mar 2018 OP

Conservative justices are scared of the future they created njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #1

Or they have already been briefed on how the fix is in anyway exboyfil Mar 2018 #3

I wouldn't dismiss it njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #6

Yes, something is finally changing. ananda Mar 2018 #11

Most excellent news! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2018 #2

I hate Pennsylvania Republicans underpants Mar 2018 #4

Kick dalton99a Mar 2018 #5

Interesting! Tatiana Mar 2018 #7

WOOHOO! MoonRiver Mar 2018 #8

This should pretty much be the beginning of the end of gerrymandering Takket Mar 2018 #9

This is great for us dsc Mar 2018 #10

njhoneybadger

(3,911 posts)

1. Conservative justices are scared of the future they created

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:38 PM

Mar 2018

exboyfil

(18,372 posts)

3. Or they have already been briefed on how the fix is in anyway

Reply to njhoneybadger (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:41 PM

Mar 2018

Better to do this under the cover of dark. Can't let the natives get restless.

njhoneybadger

(3,911 posts)

6. I wouldn't dismiss it

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:44 PM

Mar 2018

ananda

(35,513 posts)

11. Yes, something is finally changing.

Reply to njhoneybadger (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 06:07 PM

Mar 2018

About time.

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,983 posts)

2. Most excellent news!

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:39 PM

Mar 2018

underpants

(197,179 posts)

4. I hate Pennsylvania Republicans

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Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:41 PM

Mar 2018

dalton99a

(95,261 posts)

5. Kick

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Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:41 PM

Mar 2018

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)

7. Interesting!

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:47 PM

Mar 2018

Not even Gorsuch, eh?

MoonRiver

(36,975 posts)

8. WOOHOO!

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Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:59 PM

Mar 2018

Takket

(23,802 posts)

9. This should pretty much be the beginning of the end of gerrymandering

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:14 PM

Mar 2018

if not even one of the 9 on SCOTUS will dissent to this, that means gerrymandering is doomed.

Great news. We might finally have a House that represents the will of the people, and not bizarre lines on a map.

dsc

(53,443 posts)

10. This is great for us

Reply to sunonmars (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:21 PM

Mar 2018

but it isn't necessarily the end of gerrymandering. This case was based on a state constitution in state courts and the fact the feds can't involve themselves in the case.

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