Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 5-4 decision for the conservative majority."Excessive partisanship in districting leads to results that reasonably seem unjust. But the fact that such gerrymandering is 'incompatible with democratic principles' ... does not mean that the solution lies with the federal judiciary," he wrote."We conclude that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts," Roberts added.
"Of all times to abandon the Court's duty to declare the law, this was not the one," Kagan said."The practices challenged in these cases imperil our system of government. Part of the Court's role in that system is to defend its foundations. None is more important than free and fair elections. With respect but deep sadness, I dissent."Roberts said he believes this ruling does not mean there cannot be limits on partisan gerrymandering.
RepSwalwell Swalwell For President!
RepSwalwell Unless it's your side doing it. Swallwell is such a boob!
RepSwalwell
RepSwalwell If the Demcrats take back a few states and do Democratic favored gerrymandering, how long do you think it will take for repubs to cry about it?
RepSwalwell Democrats do the same thing! JS
RepSwalwell Boohoo. The decisions made. Win some lose some
RepSwalwell Who tf cares about anything this goober says
RepSwalwell Twit, your party still does it and has for years!!
RepSwalwell 21st century Jim Crow.
Then why do we have a Supreme Court and members. Get rid of the Courts then.
So, non-republicans will just have to try harder to win elections.
This decision is unconstitutional USSupremeCourt
Kavanaugh should be impeached . Just like trump , he’s a rapist and unfit to sit on the court.
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 The sky is always falling for liberals. Love it 😎
NaziGOP
This goes under the file, 'The Destroying Of A Democracy'
Seems like SCOTUS decided that it's what it should have always been: a States' Rights issue.
JeffreyGuterman What goes around comes around. Time for democrats to fight fire with fire!
75flyers It's infuriating that members of this Court are applying partisan agendas to their rulings. There's NOTHING democratic about the systematic gerrymandering that the GOP has been deploying in many states. If left to their own devices, some of these states would go back to slavery.
Incorrect: they ruled that there is no constitutional authority for the courts to gerrymander the gerrymandering. If you want the courts to be a tie-breaker in gerrymandering cases, give them the authority so that they can
It’s a concern now because of the states shifting to Republican!
Well when the Dems create a system that promotes 140k+ illegal immigrants a month, then flood those people into red states for future voters to turn red districts blue then hell yeah, this is a good decision by the SCOTUS. Gerrymandering
Very UnSupreme of them
Abdicating an important responsibility to ensure fair elections
Stay out? TRUMP PUT MOST OF THE JUDGES IN!!! They are in HIS POCKET AND OF COURSE THEY WANT HIM TO STAY IN POWER AND TO DO THAT, THEY NEED TO LET THE GERRYMANDERING CONTINUE. CHEATING IS THE ONLY WAY TRUMP CAN WIN. We are no longer a FREE COUNTRY!
Disappointing decision from the Court
Between this & Shelby decision, scotus leaves open the flood gates for partisan & discriminatory maps. Smh
So basically the courts ruled to obstine from their duties and responsibilities to serve and protect the American people from politicians
think i went out with her once tweeted drunk springsteen... gerrymandering
Fuck you senatemajldr
Please don’t let him get away with this!
Oh I see. There’s only two branches of government.
This is what KeggerKavanaugh was chosen for. Overthrow them all.
I’m embarrassed for you America... what the hell is hapoening!
The Courts do not create laws they interpret Laws!The Congress makes laws!The Republicans have been Gerrymandering for 50 years!The Democrates need to start connecting with the voter that will get them elected local as well as Nationally!Get Ditch Mitch out first!
My faith in democracy is crumbling
At this rate, we will need a foreign country to liberate the US.
Of course the conservative judges would rule that. Everyone knows Republicans cant win without gerrymandering.
The weapons of PartisanGerrymandering are useless under a properly informed republic.
Supreme Court rules that it is LEGAL TO CHEAT IN ELECTIONS... That is what you get from a stacked Court.
I thought SCOTUS was supposed to be the guardians of democracy
Who's the Idiot protesting on CNN, he must not have a job, or maybe the liberial paid him a couple of bucks
The Democrats better pack the Supreme Court with four of the most liberal judges they can find.
BuiIdabridge My country is failing me, all of the abuse and agony in service to her. What a pipe dream, anyone have whipped cream? If I have to choke on something at least make it sweet.
JeffreyGuterman Stupid decision
Bit by bit the foundations of the American Republic are being chipped away in a seemingly endless series of 5-4 decisions. Beyond awful.
Yes!
RobertsMandering
Gorsuch and Kavanaugh paying dividends for the GOP already.
This is a DUH! Gerrymandering is WRONG and partisan by definition. This should NOT be allowed. I disagree with the Supreme Court.
Your reporting sucks. Your writing sucks. All headlines are clickbait. You suck so bad. It’s sad that you are still in business. I hope you go BK soon. You are that bad. Garbage media, crap reporting.
A gerrymandered Supreme court rules on gerrymandering...this country is heading toward a banana republic... 🍌
Partisan Bureaucrats lose again!
Scotus: 'We're here to call balls and strikes' Scotus when faced with ACTUALLY calling balls and strikes: 'You know what this is hard, so we'll let the winning team decide'
Our country is going downhill do to all this Partisan 🐂BullShit💩 & the Republican GOP seems to do 🐂BullShit💩 best. What is so amazing is they say they're for Smaller Federal Government control over The People but the more moves they make the more it looks like they aren't.
SenWarren Do you have a plan?
Keep killing children America
JeffreyGuterman Vote blue
JeffreyGuterman The Supreme Court is now a partisan joke.
Supreme Court Drawing Apartheid Lines Of White Supremacy.The Very Few Trying To Enslave The Masses
That is the most absurd comment i have ever heard from the supreme Court. Gerrymandering has already affected the balance of power. Republicans politicians have manipulated the legislative district lines in order to help win elections for decades.
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If you think this is currently a problem, wait until November 2020. The sleeping giant has reawakened
😆😁and the American oligarchy WINS AGAIN against the American peoples! How surprising, NOT! .. and the American people will once again just lay back, and accept being floor mats, for walking over, by those that CAPTURED their government
This means that as a conservative and an independent my vote in Maryland means nothing unless I vote Democratic.
USSupremeCourt Then what the hell is the purpose of the Supreme Court if it will not do its job!
So the SC is removing itself from ruling on anything regarding elections? I feel that should be one of their main duties.
'Who us? Fix something? Oh no, that's not our job,' DerelictionOfDuty
Politicians are stupid. If a political party can not win a region with out rigging voter geographic demographics, then go home and run for dog catcher. We taxpayers are being suckered
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What?
Silly as the ruling enshires the status quo. CNN seems to believe that gerrymandering is a recent invention.
Is gerrymandering the same as N-word rigging?
JeffreyGuterman Do you think this decision could ever be overturned? Did we just destroy our democracy?
Everyone should pray Ginsburg makes it at least until next year. If not, we might have another Civil War on our hands.
It's the only way Republicons can stay in power.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that federal courts must stay out of disputes over when politicians go too far in drawing district lines for partisan gain. Read the ruling:
It has been reported that the monthly cost for each illegal child hopping the southern border is $7500. Hmmmm how about Congress giving legal citizenry $7500 each month. We taxpayers are suckers.
Just say that the Supreme Court just fucked our Democracy for the benefit of the GOP...
Horrible decision ugh
Why do we consistently look to the federal government to “fix” state issues. The court was right to decide this way. Take it up with your state!!!!
SCOTUS GOP fix is in... won’t rule on gerrymandering , just in time for 2020 Census..where their next ruling about to hit, that will ALLOW the citizenship question, cementing GOP majorities for 10 more years by allowing states to rig their districts.
Enjoy Gilead
Are supreme court is now run by Partisan hacks.That’s what happens when you sit on your sofa instead of getting out to vote. Bravo, idiots.
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