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By Tierney Sneed
March 26, 2019 1:50 pm
Conservative justices on the Supreme Court and Republican lawyers love redistricting reform as an argument against the court reining in extreme partisan gerrymandering.
Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday both brought up the push in several states to create independent redistricting commissions and other measures to limit legislators from drawing extremely unfair maps.
Paul Clement a former U.S. solicitor general in the George W. Bush administration representing North Carolinas GOP legislature also pointed to the movement as a reason for the justices not to wade into the question that they have avoided so long.
The justices were hearing on Tuesday two cases: the North Carolina case, Rucho v. Common Cause, challenging a GOP-drawn map, and a Maryland case, Lamone v Benisek , challenging a map drawn by Democrats. The cases asked the justices to consider whether the court should impose limits on extreme gerrymandering. In both cases, lawmakers said the aim of the maps were to draw districts that maximized the electoral advantage of the party in charge.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/justices-weaponize-redistricting-reform-against-partisan-gerrymandering-foes
This is a good read........................and it basically says everything in this report what the Federalist Society Judges think about states rights and voter intent.....................they don't like it....................
Chin music
(23,001 posts)from the public...ie Garland? 2018 was a national mandate to knock this shit off.THE SC SAW THE BLUE WAVE.
Bettie
(15,997 posts)when they are rightward shifts.