Supreme Court declines to hear Kansas racial gerrymandering case, leaves congressional map in force

[Polybius]

Source: CNN

(CNN)The US Supreme Court on Monday declined a request from voters in Kansas to review a state court decision they say allows for racial gerrymandering of congressional districts there.

In a controversial decision last year, the Kansas Supreme Court upheld a Republican-drawn map that had been blocked by a lower court over partisan gerrymandering and the dilution of minority voting strength. The new congressional map split Wyandotte County -- home to Kansas City -- into two congressional districts for the first time in several decades.

The court did not disclose a vote count.

The court's decision to not hear the case means that the newly redrawn map will remain in play.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/27/politics/kansas-racial-gerrymandering-supreme-court/index.html

[Alexander Of Assyria]

1. Supreme Court Republicans Shit on Democracy Again! Better headline. More informative!

[Marthe48]

2. (formerly) supreme court won't hear what's

not in the 6 unelected fascist liars' best interest.

Sure wish the tide would change a hell of a lot faster than it is.

[DENVERPOPS]

12. Agreed

We should just make Kansas their own country, and cut off all U.S. aid and funding.........Same for any other hard core red states.
Many would be bankrupt instantaneously, as they take far more financially from the U.S. Government than they send.........

LOL, it will never happen because this quasi, right wing supreme court CABAL would rule against it happening.......

Between the Citizens United, and the corrupt "installation" of the USSC justices, WASF

[barbtries]

3. another nail

in the coffin of Democracy. another step toward permanent republican (fascist) rule.

so much damage.

[bluestarone]

4. YES, and the scary part is

These YAHOO'S don't even have to say anything about the vote!

[Ligyron]

5. We have a big problem here folks.

They're not even trying to be anything like impartial anymore, it's just rubber stamp the end of democracy and the Constitution just says whatever they want it to say in any particular case at any particular time.

and they cheated and lied to get there, and all we could do was watch in horror as it took place while their enablers cheered from the peanut gallery.

[ColinC]

6. Doesn't Kansas have a democratic majority on their sc?

I think whatever the reason is pretty well established by Kansas law.

[Polybius]

13. Yes they do

The Kansas SC has 7 Justices, 5 of which were appointed by Democratic Governors, and 2 by Republicans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_Supreme_Court

[Lasher]

7. I wonder if the Michigan model would work in Kansas?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143047368#post6

[Novara]

8. If Kansas has ballot proposals and a smart state supreme court, yeah. They could do it.

Michigan managed to get way more signatures than needed for the ballot proposal and then had to fight off the stupid lawsuits. Thankfully our state supreme court is smart enough to rule according to the actual law so the ballot proposal ended up on the ballot. But it was a hard slog - not in getting the signatures (republicans overreached so badly here that people were rightly disgusted)- but fighting the court battles.

But it made it on the ballot and it passed. THEN the non-partisan redistricting committee had to fight off lawsuits and the members got death threats. But they redrew fair maps and guess what? When districts are not gerrymandered, people vote for Democrats. Dems here have won the popular vote election after election, but with gerrymandering, they didn't win the seats in the state legislature. Un-fucking the maps means we flipped the entire legislature - both houses - to Dems. We have a Dem governor, Dem AG, Dem secretary of state, Dem legislature. We have Dems in charge of the state - and mostly women - and they are getting good shit done.

This isn't talked about enough, IMO. Michigan is the roadmap for un-fucking district maps. It's why Rs fight so damned hard to keep their fucked up maps - they know they have to cheat to win. When the people can vote fairly, they vote for Dems. We are the example of how clear that is.

[MichMan]

9. True, but as a result, Detroit has no Black representatives for the first time in decades

[mountain grammy]

10. Amazing story in Michigan!

We did it in Colorado but never against the odds you faced there. I am determined to finally visit Michigan this summer. Have heard some great things about the upper penninsula.

[MichMan]

11. The UP is very beautiful in January