the Case of the Freeper FRiva Feva is under scrutiny - super-sleuths are welcomed
come resolve the way to yesterday's Target Post, you're not out of the running yet
win your registration fees to the FRive Las Vegas Conference if you dare
Posted on 06/27/2002 12:03:20 PM PDT by callisto
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:55:43 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A panel of federal judges refused today to stop North Carolina's legislative elections under districts created by a state court judge.
The three-member panel in the District of Columbia says there is no compelling reason to issue an injunction. The court had been asked to stop the approval process of the districts which is now under way.
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the Case of the Freeper FRiva Feva is under scrutiny - super-sleuths are welcomed
come resolve the way to yesterday's Target Post, you're not out of the running yet
win your registration fees to the FRive Las Vegas Conference if you dare
There's something about that phrase that just has the loveliest ring to it. :)
Don't you know it!
I might even have a cigar to celebrate tonight.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A U.S. District Court panel refused Thursday to stop North Carolina's legislative elections under districts created by a state court judge.
The three-member panel in the District of Columbia said there is no compelling reason to issue an injunction stopping the approval process of the district map that is now under way.
Democratic House and Senate leaders sought the emergency injunction after state Superior Court Judge Knox Jenkins rejected newly drawn legislative districts last month, saying maps written by the Legislature did not meet constitutional requirements set out by the state Supreme Court.
The latest ruling was another blow to legislative Democrats, who are trying to protect their majorities in the House and Senate.
In refusing to grant the request, the U.S District Court panel cited other ongoing lawsuits related to the case, as well as the federal approval process of the districts.
The U.S. Justice Department, named as a defendant in the Democrats' lawsuit, is reviewing Jenkins' districts to see if they comply with the federal Voting Rights Act.
Thursday's ruling also does not prevent the federal court from eventually stepping in to decide whether the districts protect minority voting rights.
The redistricting dispute began when Republican legislators sued to stop elections under districts approved by the Legislature last fall. It has led to an indefinite delay in North Carolina's primary elections, which were scheduled for May. 7.
I believe that this is CORRECT.
if Republicans sit on their haunches and allow the Rats to take control with these fair districts - WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET - WHICH WILL BE HELL!
So true! This is our opportunity and we can't let it pass us by. The future of our children and our state are at risk.
How many more hoops before Jenkins' plan passes and we get to have our primary?
Can I start complaining about being disenfranchised?
If we miss our opportunity to get a Republican majority in the Senate, thus Bush's judicial appointees through we should be ashamed of ourselves. We've been handed an early Christmas present by this liberal judge.
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