Current Events > NC's unconstitutional, gerrymandered map to be used in midterms

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AKA the Republican party dawdled enough and no one's enforcing the law

https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/04/politics/north-carolina-court-gerrymander-midterms/index.html

A federal court concluded Tuesday there is 'insufficient time' before the November midterm elections to redraw an electoral map that the courts have ruled is unconstitutionally gerrymandered.

"Having carefully reviewed the parties' briefing and supporting materials, we conclude that there is insufficient time for this Court to approve a new districting plan and for the State to conduct an election using that plan prior to the seating of the new Congress in January 2019," the court ruling read.

"And we further find that imposing a new schedule for North Carolina's congressional elections would, at this late juncture, unduly interfere with the State's electoral machinery and likely confuse voters and depress turnout."

In late August, the same panel of federal judges ruled that North Carolina's congressional map favors Republicans and "constitutes an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the First Amendment, and Article I of the Constitution."

Republicans hold 10 of the state's 13 seats in the US House of Representatives, and a redrawn map could potentially affect control of the House.

The court ruled North Carolina cannot use the current gerrymandered congressional map after the Nov. 6 general election.

I mean if it's literally illegal then maybe not do the elections until it actually gets redrawn????
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What a garbage state I live in
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Bio1590 posted...

I mean if it's literally illegal then maybe not do the elections until it actually gets redrawn????

You'd think

But no

The fact is that evil and corruption have been normalized in this country
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Such fucking bullshit.
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LOL

Ahh, the GOP loves their voter suppression tactics.
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Is this another thing about how black people cant vote?
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muchdran posted...

Is this another thing about how black people cant vote?

Do you not know what gerrymandering is?
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This is exactly why the GOP wanted to gut the voting rights act.
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Yeah...there are plenty of his here in NC that are absolutely livid over this bullshit.
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Bio1590 posted...

I mean if it's literally illegal then maybe not do the elections until it actually gets redrawn????

That would interfere with public elections, which is more illegal. And more likely to piss people off.
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pegusus123456 posted...

What a garbage state I live in

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institutional racism is dead btw
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The Republican Party in its modern state does not deserve to exist.
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So the results wouldn't be considered unconstitutional? Seems like this may open a huge can of worms
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

The Republican Party in its modern state does not deserve to exist.

GA and NC are literally making South Carolina look good. How is that possible.
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Blue_Dream87 posted...

So the results wouldn't be considered unconstitutional? Seems like this may open a huge can of worms

Would be funny if every single elected official ended up in a recall election.
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fucking pathetic

Gerrymandering is absolutely awful. This shit is disgustingly unconstitutional and yet a judge is actually letting it go for one more election? Let me guess, hes a conservative judge?
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PlsGodDontBanMe posted...

fucking pathetic

Gerrymandering is absolutely awful. This shit is disgustingly unconstitutional and yet a judge is actually letting it go for one more election? Let me guess, hes a conservative judge?

Conservative doesn't mean conservative anymore. It's all about beating the other side at any cost.
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Good

I think it's important to take the extra time and try to get it right
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Bio1590 posted...

"And we further find that imposing a new schedule for North Carolina's congressional elections would, at this late juncture, unduly interfere with the State's electoral machinery and likely confuse voters and depress turnout."

Oh, like using a gerrymandered map?
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Gotta use their cheating tactics one last time.
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