We need to end gerrymandering - PERIOD.

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An appeals court sets a January deadline for a new Louisiana congressional map

A federal appeals court has given the Louisiana legislature until Jan. 15, 2024, to draw a new congressional map after concluding a lower court correctly ruled that the previous map likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of the state's Black voters.

It's the latest legal development in a long-running redistricting fight that could help determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives after next year's elections.

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/10/12043391 ... istricting

[gounion]

Your spelling of his name wasn't even close. But, you being such a historical Scholar couldn't see that.
Fact is you have no more knowledge of American or world history than I or anyone else here does.
With the exception of one or two specific events. But, that is also true of the rest of us.
One thing you and Trump have in common is ego.

No ego at all. Again, I have trouble with "berg" vs. "burg". That's all.

But you don't know history at all. I've known that for a long time from talking to you. You have a right-wing view of it, just what you've read from Drudge and FaceBook.

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Oh boy this is huge just image if North Dakota went Blue i know wishful thinking.

Judge finds Voting Rights Act violation in North Dakota redistricting for two tribes

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength, a federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte said the redrawn legislative districts violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ruling came months after a trial held in June in Fargo.

https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota ... 6c2ab301c0

[Glennfs]

Oh boy this is huge just image if North Dakota went Blue i know wishful thinking.

Judge finds Voting Rights Act violation in North Dakota redistricting for two tribes

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s 2021 legislative redistricting plan violates the rights of two Native American tribes because it dilutes their voting strength, a federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Chief Judge Peter Welte said the redrawn legislative districts violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The ruling came months after a trial held in June in Fargo.

https://apnews.com/article/north-dakota ... 6c2ab301c0

The judge was a Trump appointee. Showing that like our SCOTUS Republicans appoint judges which abide by the rule of law.
Well, most of them.

[gounion]

The judge was a Trump appointee. Showing that like our SCOTUS Republicans appoint judges which abide by the rule of law.
Well, most of them.

Jumping to praise Dear Leader like always.

[Glennfs]

Jumping to praise Dear Leader like always.

Yes comrade you caught me defending the man who I have said:
Is corrupt
Was the worst president of our lifetime
Is perhaps the worst president in history
And
Other than fellow traveler Bernie Sanders is the worst person who could possibly be our next president.
Can't get anything by you comrade

[gounion]

Yes comrade you caught me defending the man who I have said:
Is corrupt
Was the worst president of our lifetime
Is perhaps the worst president in history
And
Other than fellow traveler Bernie Sanders is the worst person who could possibly be our next president.
Can't get anything by you comrade

You're the one always running to the board to defend Trump, not me.

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Wisconsin supreme court to hear high-stakes case challenging legislative maps

Wisconsin’s supreme court will hear oral argument on Tuesday in a high-stakes lawsuit seeking to strike down the maps for the state’s legislature. The result could bring an end to what may be the most gerrymandered districts in the United States and upend politics in Wisconsin.

The case, Clarke v Wisconsin Elections Commission, could bring an end to more than a decade of Republican dominance in the Wisconsin legislature. In 2011, Republicans drew districts for the state legislature that were so distorted in their favor that it made it impossible for them to lose their majorities. Last year, the state supreme court implemented new maps that made as little change as possible from the old ones when lawmakers and the state’s Democratic governor reached a redistricting impasse.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ng-lawsuit

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Judges rule against Tennessee Senate redistricting map over treatment of Nashville seats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Republican-drawn map for Tennessee’s Senate seats violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in left-leaning Nashville, which affects which years those seats are on the ballot, a panel of judges ruled Wednesday.

The ruling centers on maps passed by the Republican-supermajority Legislature in 2022 during the once-a-decade redistricting process.

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-se ... 75c8642baa

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New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday.

All five justices signed a shortly worded order to affirm a lower court decision that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 succeeded in substantially diluting votes of their political opponents — but that the changes fell short of “egregious” gerrymandering.

https://apnews.com/article/redistrictin ... 48db8809a1

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Ohio Supreme Court votes along party lines to uphold maps giving supermajorities to GOP

New House and Senate district maps approved unanimously by the Ohio Redistricting Commission will stand, after a late afternoon decision by the Ohio Supreme Court.

The ruling was widely expected as the court's composition had changed after the 2022 election. Republican Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, who joined Democrats in striking down legislative maps five times in the last year, couldn’t run for re-election to the court.

https://www.wyso.org/2023-11-28/ohio-su ... ies-to-gop

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Shuts The Door On Partisan Gerrymandering Claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a 3-2 decision, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that state courts cannot review claims of extreme partisan gerrymandering under the state constitution.

Today’s decision stems from a 2022 lawsuit filed on behalf of New Hampshire voters alleging that the state Senate and Executive Council districts are unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders that impermissibly favor Republicans.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-al ... ng-claims/

[Glennfs]

New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday.

All five justices signed a shortly worded order to affirm a lower court decision that the redistricting plan enacted by Democratic state lawmakers in 2021 succeeded in substantially diluting votes of their political opponents — but that the changes fell short of “egregious” gerrymandering.

https://apnews.com/article/redistrictin ... 48db8809a1

You forgot to mention the political makeup of the court

[Glennfs]

Judges rule against Tennessee Senate redistricting map over treatment of Nashville seats

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Republican-drawn map for Tennessee’s Senate seats violates the state Constitution because lawmakers incorrectly numbered the legislative districts in left-leaning Nashville, which affects which years those seats are on the ballot, a panel of judges ruled Wednesday.

The ruling centers on maps passed by the Republican-supermajority Legislature in 2022 during the once-a-decade redistricting process.

https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-se ... 75c8642baa

You forgot ti mention the political party of the judge.
Something you never seem to do if it's a republican judge

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Appeals court rules North Florida map constitutional, overturns lower court

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) - A state appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling ordering congressional districts to be redrawn to create a Black opportunity district in North Florida.

The appeals court ruled that the Florida Constitution prohibits considerations based on race. The case stems from the 2022 congressional district maps which broke up a district stretching from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. A lower court had ruled the map was unconstitutional and needed to be redrawn.

https://www.wcjb.com/2023/12/01/appeals ... wer-court/

[ap215]

We won!

In a win for Democrats, New York’s top court clears way for a new congressional map

A New York court agreed to allow the state to redraw its congressional map on Tuesday, a significant win for Democrats hoping to retake the U.S. House in 2024.

In a 4-3 opinion issued on Tuesday afternoon, the court ordered the state's redistricting commission to draw a new map by February 28, 2024. The state's Democratic-controlled legislature will ultimately get final say over the map, however, and Republicans have warned the legislature is likely to gerrymander the map again.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/new-yo ... rcna129292

[Glennfs]

We won!

In a win for Democrats, New York’s top court clears way for a new congressional map

A New York court agreed to allow the state to redraw its congressional map on Tuesday, a significant win for Democrats hoping to retake the U.S. House in 2024.

In a 4-3 opinion issued on Tuesday afternoon, the court ordered the state's redistricting commission to draw a new map by February 28, 2024. The state's Democratic-controlled legislature will ultimately get final say over the map, however, and Republicans have warned the legislature is likely to gerrymander the map again.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/new-yo ... rcna129292

So.you are for gerrymandering as long as it helps the democratic party

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[gounion]

Agree with AP. Against. It should be done in a non-partisan fashion. But with the EXTREME gerrymandering the GOP is guilty of, it's hilarious to see them manufacturing outrage against the Dems in this case. More of Glenn's "it's okay if my side does it".

[Glennfs]

Agree with AP. Against. It should be done in a non-partisan fashion. But with the EXTREME gerrymandering the GOP is guilty of, it's hilarious to see them manufacturing outrage against the Dems in this case. More of Glenn's "it's okay if my side does it".

It is impossible to have a non partisan system. The California system used to be cited by people here as totally non partisan.
Until I learned it is made up by an equal number of democrats and Republicans with the remaining seats made up of parties to the left of the democratic party.
It is easy to say it should be non partisan. With one problem that isn't possible.

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Supreme Court allows Texas county to use a map judges deemed a racial gerrymander

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a Texas county to use a map in the next election that judges had ruled was racially gerrymandered.

The court's three liberal justices dissented as the conservative majority in a brief order said Republican-led Galveston County could use a map drawn in 2021 that challengers said wiped out the county's only majority-minority precinct in violation of the Voting Rights Act.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/suprem ... rcna129385

[gounion]

It is impossible to have a non partisan system. The California system used to be cited by people here as totally non partisan.
Until I learned it is made up by an equal number of democrats and Republicans with the remaining seats made up of parties to the left of the democratic party.
It is easy to say it should be non partisan. With one problem that isn't possible.

Of course it’s possible. I will be an elections officer in March, and I will handle my duties in a completely non-partisan manner.

But it’s funny that when your side is gerrymandering, you pretend it’s not happening. When our side is doing it, you manufacture all kinds of outrage. It’s hypocritical.

[Glennfs]

Of course it’s possible. I will be an elections officer in March, and I will handle my duties in a completely non-partisan manner.

But it’s funny that when your side is gerrymandering, you pretend it’s not happening. When our side is doing it, you manufacture all kinds of outrage. It’s hypocritical.

If there was ever a more partisan person alive I haven't met them.
So yell me in your opinion cam you name even one state that is gerrymander for the democratic party