Posted on 06/20/2022 2:42:36 PM PDT by Philo1962
The Supreme Court may very well take up a case that would prevent Democrat judges from invalidating Republican state legislators who dominate state houses from redrawing congressional districts.
It takes four justices of the Supreme Court to agree for a case to be heard by the entire Court; Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh have said they are willing to hear the case.
“Activist judges and allied plaintiffs have proved time and time again that they believe state courts have the ultimate say over congressional maps, no matter what the U.S. Constitution says,” North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger (R) asserted.
The case at issue involves an appeal filed by North Carolina Republicans after a state court ruled that the congressional district boundaries drawn by the General Assembly had violated state constitution provisions. The idea of restricting judges from blocking their states’ legislatures has drawn the interest of four of the SCOTUS justices.
“In an order entered on February 4, the North Carolina Supreme Court invalidated the North Carolina General Assembly’s congressional maps and remanded to state trial court for remedial proceedings,” the plaintiffs state.
“Rather than seek immediate review in this Court, Applicants engaged in a good-faith effort to craft a congressional map that would be valid under the state Supreme Court’s order,” they continue. “Yet in an order entered on February 23, the North Carolina trial court [Democrat] rejected that map and instead mandated the use of a new map that had been created by a group of Special Masters [Democrats] and their team of assistants [Lunatic Left-Wing Fringe Democrats] — who, to make matters worse, designed their own, judicially-crafted map after engaging in ex parte communications with experts [Lunatic Left-Wing Fringe Democrats] for the plaintiffs [Democrats]. Applicants immediately sought a stay from the North Carolina Supreme Court, but that stay was promptly denied.”
“If a redistricting process more violative of the U.S. Constitution exists, it is hard to imagine it,” they charge. “This Court should intervene to protect the Constitution’s allocation of power over this matter of fundamental importance to our democratic system of government.”
Notably, GOP candidates would be “likely victors in 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts,” AP reported, adding, “The new map that eventually emerged and is being used this year gives Democrats a good chance to win six seats, and possibly a seventh in a new toss-up district.”
“The issue has arisen repeatedly in cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where Democratic majorities on the states’ highest courts have invoked voting protections in their state constitutions to frustrate the plans of Republican-dominated legislatures,” AP noted.
“The issue is almost certain to keep arising until the Court definitively resolves it,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in March.
It's long past due for us to fight back exactly, precisely the same way. Take that, AOC.
The end of judicial activism/legislation/tyranny....we can hope.
Amazing that legislatures and Governors seem to be so afraid of those in the black robes. Co-Equal branches, I thought.
Left wing Judge/Court strikes down something that they don’t agree with....Cool. 2 of 3 branches of the government say, YES, so we’ll just keep on keeping on regardless of what you say. Oh, you’re going to file an injunction. That so. Please let me know which STATE EMPLOYEE is going to serve with the paperwork. And if you’re lucky they can Facebook Live me taking a lighter to your injunction.
Chief Justice Roberts has already said the court is apolitical. When DJT was the real elected president.
Ok, but the NY State Courts have thrown out the redistricting from the NY State Legislature. Will the NY Legislature districts be restored? In NY the Dem plan had 20 districts leaning Dem and only 4 leaning Republican. The new district maps drawn up by the court was split a lot more evenly.
Republicans could gain in NC and OH but lose seats in NY. Still, I guess it would be worth it to tell the courts to butt out of legislative processes.
Ping.
Republican dominated legislatures could also impeach and remove leftist state supreme court justices.
State GOP leadership could initiate recall petitions and mount opposition candidates as well.
Remove a few judges and the rest will get strange new respect for the rule of law and the constitution.
Probably not. In New York, the courts are also controlled by Democrats, so there is no partisan motive on the part of the courts.
In NY the Dem plan had 20 districts leaning Dem and only 4 leaning Republican. The new district maps drawn up by the court was split a lot more evenly.
Splendid. This demonstrates that it was the NY state legislature, not the courts, that was politically motivated.
The NY maps violated the New York State Constitution. That’s a completely separate and distinct issue from what happened in NC and PA.
Starting to rebuild my old ping list after a long absence from FR. Say “Welcome back, Philo.”
Welcome back philo
Well you’re hoping that Kavanaugh and Barrett will vote with the conservatives. So far, they have stabbed us in the back on quite a few cases.
Unlike left-wing activist judges, conservative judges decide based on their understanding of the law and US Constitution, not the party ... and by doing so, they almost always decide in favor of the party. Kavanaugh and Barrett may have a slightly flawed understanding of the Constitution but this time, they'll be on our side. They voted to hear the case. That speaks volumes.
Libloather: Haven't seen 'the Buffet' lately.
LOL. His upper arms look like my thighs. The difference is that my thighs are rock hard muscle. He got those at the buffet table, not in the weight room.
If you are referring to the leak on the abortion decision, it still gives the smell of something leaked to gin up Dim support when the real decision will not match the leak.
Bttt.
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