14 states take Alabama's side in redistricting case at Supreme Court

[Nevilledog]

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Julie O'Donoghue
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.@AGJeffLandry has filed a brief supporting Alabama lawmakers who put forward a map that contains one majority-Black Congressional seat. The AL lawmakers are trying to block a federal ruling that their map is unfair to Black voters. https://al.com/news/2022/02/14-states-take-alabamas-side-in-redistricting-case-at-us-supreme-court.html… #lalege

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14 states take Alabama’s side in redistricting case at Supreme Court
Alabama has asked the Supreme Court to block a federal court order to redraw U.S. House district lines so that two of the seven districts would have a population that is majority Black or close to it.
11:21 AM · Feb 2, 2022

https://www.al.com/news/2022/02/14-states-take-alabamas-side-in-redistricting-case-at-us-supreme-court.html

Fourteen states are supporting Alabama’s request to the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal court’s order that the state must redraw its congressional districts for this year’s elections.

Alabama wants to use the district map approved by the Legislature last year for the state’s seven districts in the U.S. House of Representatives. Six are heavily white and one is majority Black. Blacks make up 27% of Alabama’s population.

Last week, a three-judge federal court sided with plaintiffs who challenged Alabama’s plan as racially gerrymandered, ruling that the plan most likely violates the Voting Rights Act and blocking its use in the May 24 primary.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is appealing the decision and has asked the Supreme Court for a stay while the appeal is pending. Alabama’s lawyers say the three-judge court misinterpreted the Voting Rights Act and that the order would require Alabama to make race the predominant factor in drawing district lines.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a brief today with the Supreme Court supporting Alabama’s request for a stay. Joining in the motion were attorneys general from Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia.

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[JohnSJ]

1. The SC shouldn't take the case, and leave the federal ruling in place

[maxrandb]

8. Are you kidding?

This case would not have been filed by the state unless they knew that the supreme" Court would take it up

Collusion and pre-planning is SOP for this Koch bought, Federalist Society joke of a FUCKING court.

They aren't a court, they are a FUCKING rubber stamp.

It's going to take a generation to un-fuck the shit they are going to do to our country.

All because enough ignorant fucksticks in a majority of important swing states thought there was "no difference" between a FUCKING corrupt, evil Circus Clown with an Earl Scheib spray tan and a shaved Golden Retrievers Ass on this head, and one of the most qualified persons to ever seek the presidency.

Fuck every god damned Retrumplican voter, and double-fuck every god damned American that shrugged and said; "meh, how much harm could he really do".

[JohnSJ]

9. Unfortunately I agree

[sprinkleeninow]

2. Ow, my head. Is this good or bad. Can someone parse it for me. Thx.

[Nevilledog]

3. Bad. These states want to keep the Freedom to racially gerrymander.

[sprinkleeninow]

7. Thx. Mb this sentence should've clarified it for me.

"The AL lawmakers are trying to block a federal ruling that their map is unfair to Black voters."

[Lovie777]

4. US SC should not take the case at all . . .

[Sneederbunk]

5. Apparently 14 red states have the same problem as Alabama.

[sunonmars]

6. 15 state AG's just said we're racist and we don't give a shit if you know about it.