WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to find that political partisanship was so extreme in drawing the maps for congressional districts in two states that it violated the Constitution. The result was a setback for advocates of political reform.
The Supreme Court has turned away such challenges in the past, concluding that because redistricting is essentially a political act, it would be impossible to determine when partisan gerrymandering crossed a constitutional line. The courtBut the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, who signaled that he was receptive to the claims, dimmed the hopes of reform advocates.
The court also heard a challenge to the redrawing of Maryland's 6th Congressional District in 2011, which allowed Democrats to take over a seat in the U.S. House that Republican Roscoe Bartlett held for two decades. The governor at the time, Martin O'Malley, said the intent was to create a district"where the people would be more likely to elect a Democrat than a Republican."
PeteWilliamsNBC Lawless Supreme Court of US.
PeteWilliamsNBC No problem deciding an election though.
PeteWilliamsNBC For Pete’s sake, seriously? Might as well just go ... 😑
lovetogive2 PeteWilliamsNBC So the recourse of the 54% of WI voters who voted for a Dem assembly, and due to egregious partisan gerrymandering, ended up with 34% of assembly seats, is to appeal to bipartisan civic-mindedness of the WI GOP? Thanks a million, John Roberts.
PeteWilliamsNBC Institutional racism is alive and well..
PeteWilliamsNBC Such a contradiction in words and law, if you recognize it political, that is the very reason you should correct the maps. America is sinking fast!
PeteWilliamsNBC SupremeCourt Says: IT'S OK TO CHEAT PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR VOICE.
PeteWilliamsNBC Then what the hell do we need them for? The Supreme Court is just that (supreme) and if, based on definition alone, they can't make a decision on PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING 📢Get the fu(% off the bench!
PeteWilliamsNBC It should be a No Brainer! But the Rightwing Has No Brain!
PeteWilliamsNBC Nice punt, Supreme Court. You're about as useful and the criminally corrupt Senate...
PeteWilliamsNBC So they decided that they can’t decide ?
PeteWilliamsNBC Since SCOTUS approves political gerrymandering, the Republican controlled SupremeCourt PLACED ONE MORE NAIL IN DEMOCRACY AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION! GoodJob, ChiefJustice! Now politicians can continue to pick their voters instead of how it should be! More VoterSuppression!
PeteWilliamsNBC It's always been a problem: what test do you use? Gerrymandering needs more data-driven research to establish a clear test that can determine which schemes are bad and which are not. Which properties contribute to fairness and which don't.
PeteWilliamsNBC Ok democrats! Are we gonna take the gloves off now?
PeteWilliamsNBC I keep saying Roberts Court will go down as worst SC n history. The finding of those papers threw their decision out of wack. Otherwise they wouldve voted for gerrymandering.
PeteWilliamsNBC Very scary news for democracy
PeteWilliamsNBC 'we're gonna stay out of that fight...but hey, bring that vagina over here and let me make rules for it after I scratch my balls'
PeteWilliamsNBC A very sad day for America. Loss of protection against corruption and allowing money to buy elections.
PeteWilliamsNBC Gerrymandering is illegal. Plan and simple. It destroys in restrictive representation of the population.
PeteWilliamsNBC This decision is ludicrous. When SCOTUS gutted the VRA, after Obama won 2012, it opened the door for states to ramp up gerrymandering & blatant racial discrimination. That undermined voting rights, the very basis of our democracy. We MUST flip states blue & win back the SENATE.
Morning_Joe PeteWilliamsNBC Trump just keeps on winning..
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC Yikes!!
Morning_Joe PeteWilliamsNBC What happen to this country? Even the Supreme Court has become political. There had never been a more urgent time to get out to vote than now.
PeteWilliamsNBC Now the Supreme Court can’t do their job. Is everyone in government just F🤬King lazy, or corrupt $$$$$?
PeteWilliamsNBC Fixing gerrymandering is going to require voting in 'unimportant' elections
PeteWilliamsNBC A victory for my Democrat congressthing.
Philosocrat PeteWilliamsNBC So.... whose authority is it to assure fairness?
Morning_Joe PeteWilliamsNBC America, where your vote really doesn't matter.
wbaltv11 PeteWilliamsNBC Keep voting for the Dem's in Baltimore City. It's the murder and Heroin Capital of the nation but at least our elections get felons off the street after they are elected Mayor.
PeteWilliamsNBC This ruling is beyond stupid. This ruling goes against America’s democratic standards. I call BS.
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC SCOTUS just ruled against free and fair elections in the US! And they're responsible for Citizens United!! I'd say SCOTUS has betrayed the Constitution & we can no longer trust them. This is exactly why they confirmed a sexual assaulter!!
PeteWilliamsNBC This opinion beggars believe. Common sense and the demonstrably manipulative scheme of demographic disfranchisement by political parties suggests the conservative justices do not favor democracy. Instead, they prefer one party rule. Impeach the Supreme Court for stupidity.
PeteWilliamsNBC Pffff....time for more judges to balance this again
PeteWilliamsNBC This is an official stamp of approval to rename the country; The Divided States of America. DSA! DSA!!! DSA!!!
PeteWilliamsNBC We now have a Republican Supreme Court 🤮
PeteWilliamsNBC supremecorruption
PeteWilliamsNBC All I can say is that it cuts both ways. I wonder if they will change their minds when Democrats are in control?
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PeteWilliamsNBC 'For the first time ever, this Court refuses to remedy a constitutional violation because it thinks the task beyond judicial capabilities,' Justice Kagan writes in her dissent of the partisan gerrymandering case.
PeteWilliamsNBC It's been the GOP goal since forever. Court Picks + Gerrymandering + Vote Suppression = Political Apartheid. Congrats, America -- will take several decades of hard work to overthrow U.S. apartheid.
PeteWilliamsNBC So basically saying FU. ☹️
PeteWilliamsNBC Another example of the myth that SCOTUS is non-partisan even while claiming it is not in this decision.
PeteWilliamsNBC If not SCOTUS, then who will decide this?
PeteWilliamsNBC 1. Kagan: 'For the first time ever, this Court refuses to remedy a constitutional violation because it thinks the task beyond judicial capabilities. And not just any constitutional violation. The partisan gerrymanders in these cases deprived citizens of the most fundamental
PeteWilliamsNBC We're screwed.
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC Has Kav been drinking more beer?
hardball PeteWilliamsNBC Bullsh*t. By the way, thank the Electoral College for this, and thank Republicans for stealing a Supreme Court seat and Democrats for being spineless and letting it happen.
PeteWilliamsNBC Then who else is going to decide. What has happened to this country?
PeteWilliamsNBC Wave the white flag. American democracy is doomed, thanks to the 40% of Americans who are vile Trump supporters...
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC So state courts can overturn partisan gerrymandering? Or does it mean that a voter needs to bring a case that they’re being disenfranchised by gerrymandering?
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC Court says it can’t decide whether preventing ppl from voting out undesired politicians is unconstitutional. Says the only way to resolve is to vote out the politicians. Anyone else see the dilemma?
PeteWilliamsNBC Bye America. It's been nice knowin ya.
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC Ok, democratically controlled states. Let's make sure the minimum Republicans are elected.
MaddowBlog PeteWilliamsNBC Can we now officially call the US an apartheid state?!
PeteWilliamsNBC VOTE THESE GOP CROOKS OUT OF OFFICE
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wbaltv11 PeteWilliamsNBC Use the broken system to fix the broken system... GENIUS!
PeteWilliamsNBC If not them, who? Hello, God?
PeteWilliamsNBC Each state leg race is going to be an existential stmt on democracy. Like Virginia 11/5/19. R’s hold a narrow lead in the House of Delegates 51-48 & the state senate 20-19. Support the work of TheDLCC
PeteWilliamsNBC This is the America conservatives want.
PeteWilliamsNBC And that applies when Democrats have the majority as well karmavoteblue2020
PeteWilliamsNBC Fucking Cowers.
PeteWilliamsNBC Sick of this sh1t. I am ready to march. I just need to know when.
PeteWilliamsNBC Skipped your local judicial elections all these years? Now we get to reap what you sowed. Scotus
PeteWilliamsNBC This is a green light for the Republicans to rig elections and destroy what's left of our democracy. SCOTUSblog
PeteWilliamsNBC What Good are they then
PeteWilliamsNBC CHEATING IN ELECTIONS IS NOW LEGAL IN ALL FIFTY STATES!
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