GOP can’t block new Va. congressional map, Supreme Court rules

wtvr ^ | 2-1-2016

[Citizen Zed]

Today, the United States Supreme Court denied a request to halt the implementation of new Congressional boundaries handed down from a federal court several weeks ago.

The order for the case was only one sentence long and read: "The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied."

A judge had recently ruled that the proposed congressional map was unconstitutional because it packed in too many African American voters into the 3rd Congressional District, and changed the landscape for surrounding districts, including the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 7th.

Virginia and Florida are the only two states in the country likely to gain a Democratic seat through the litigation.

Randy Forbes, R-4th, previously called a state court's decision to change the boundary lines "an overreach and inappropriate," and said it was to the benefit of Democrats.

The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) will announce an organizational strategy for the new Congressional boundaries in the coming days.

[Citizen Zed]

Roberts?

[butlerweave]

but the Democrats can

[napscoordinator]

2020 is going to be a huge fight all over the country. Probably the most dramatic fight we have ever seen in history. Could seriously put the civil war into a child’s play. It is going to be lethal.

[napscoordinator]

“The application for stay presented to The Chief Justice and by him referred to the Court is denied.”

Yep!

[Lurkinanloomin]

Yes, Roberts. He is compromised.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Yeah ... Might be Roberts (all by himself) but I was going to ask “Another 5-4 “Decision” by the dictators?”

[scooby321]

Man those Bush’s sure can pick Supreme Court Judges

[Smedley]

Roberts is a putz - period.

[BuckeyeTexan]

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[103198]

But what is not reported accurately is that the Supreme Court is already scheduled to hear this case (Virginia) along with several other redistricting cases in March and present an opinion in June. This means the Virginia Congressional Districts could change again right before the general election in November.