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SCotUS: Court refuses to expand minority voting rights (5-4 vote, major wrench in dem machine?)
AP on Yahoo ^ | 3/9/09 | AP

Posted on 03/09/2009 11:57:51 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a part of the Voting Rights Act aimed at helping minorities elect their preferred candidates only applies in electoral districts where minorities make up more than half the population.

The decision could make it harder for some minority candidates to win election and for southern Democrats, in particular, to draw friendly electoral boundaries after the 2010 Census.

The 5-4 decision, with the court's conservatives in the majority, came in the case of a North Carolina plan that sought to preserve the influence of African-American voters even though they made up just 39 percent of the population in a state legislative district.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: expand; minority; refuses; scotus; votingrights
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To: NormsRevenge
The 5-4 decision, with the court's conservatives in the majority, came in the case of a North Carolina plan that sought to preserve the influence of African-American voters even though they made up just 39 percent of the population in a state legislative district.

What were they seeking to do? Count every black's vote twice?

21 posted on 03/09/2009 12:30:16 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is the belief that most people are better off if everyone was equally poor and miserable.)
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To: NormsRevenge
The four liberal justices dissented.

Anyone surprised?

22 posted on 03/09/2009 12:31:45 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Socialism is the belief that most people are better off if everyone was equally poor and miserable.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

The four liberal justices dissented.

Anyone surprised?

That includes Souter btw, I think he wrote the dissenting opinion.


23 posted on 03/09/2009 12:33:01 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: NormsRevenge

aimed at helping minorities elect their preferred candidates


You mean like making sure minorities only vote the way the Dems want them to?

Remember the Black Panthers bullying people on Election day?


24 posted on 03/09/2009 12:38:26 PM PDT by reaganaut (ex-mormon, now Christian. "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
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To: NormsRevenge

No Controlling Legal Authority


25 posted on 03/09/2009 12:38:33 PM PDT by b4its2late (Ignorance allows liberalism to prosper.)
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To: pabianice

J.F.P.O. Bump!


26 posted on 03/09/2009 12:41:52 PM PDT by Designer (We are SO scrood!)
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To: indianyogi

“Time for whites to buy homes out in ethnic communities—the result, best candidate wins!”

Yeah. If any whites are left alive to vote!


27 posted on 03/09/2009 12:47:17 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

I *think* they are trying to put about 40% of a minority in a district knowing that at least 10% of the non-minority will vote for the Rat. But the law says that in order to make a district that gerrymanders outside of standard gerrymandering that it must have at least 50% of the minority in that district.

So if you really want to screw over a minority you put 100% minority in one district. This will ensure they have a minority congresscritter, but it also waters down their vote in the entire state as they are all located in a single district. If they broke this district up and combined it into 3 other districts giving each district 33% more minority votes...it means they are likely to get 3 minority candidates (or so they believe). But keep in mind to the rat minority = democrat candidate (even if he is white).


28 posted on 03/09/2009 12:50:41 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: NormsRevenge

Yea, but I’m still stuck with that racist bigot, Mel Watt.


29 posted on 03/09/2009 12:52:04 PM PDT by Niteranger68 (Fire all 0bama supporters!!!.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Cases like this one are why Chief Justice Roberts along with Justices Alito, Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy have to stay healthy. Otherwise, things will get even uglier.


30 posted on 03/09/2009 12:53:01 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: NormsRevenge

It would not surprise me if this jamoke pulls an FDR and adds to the size of the SCOTUS so he can pack in a majority


31 posted on 03/09/2009 1:05:34 PM PDT by Billg64 (LOL ROFL Senator Mccain for what????)
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To: nufsed

I googled that quote.

Your post was the first hit already. Even though the remainder of hits did not have that phrase or even most of the words, the remainder of the page are Conservative or Conservative leaning sites.

Spooky.


32 posted on 03/09/2009 1:39:20 PM PDT by papasmurf (Trow da' bum out!)
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To: NormsRevenge
I recently read that 47% of the residents of New Orleans can't read or write.

These people vote.

33 posted on 03/09/2009 1:41:06 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam

“...sought to preserve the influence of African-American voters even though they made up just 39 percent of the population in a state legislative district.”

What happened to, “one man, one vote”?


34 posted on 03/09/2009 1:58:08 PM PDT by CondorFlight (I)
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To: blam

I’m not sure about the 47%, but I do know that the ability to read and write is based on logic and facts. Voting need only be based on feeeeeeeelings.


35 posted on 03/09/2009 2:01:13 PM PDT by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or, are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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To: papasmurf

LOL. Thanx, I think.


36 posted on 03/09/2009 2:35:28 PM PDT by nufsed
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To: nufsed

I think it means were are being watched and indexed on a priority basis.


37 posted on 03/09/2009 2:41:57 PM PDT by papasmurf (Trow da' bum out!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Sure to provoke outrage from Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and various liberals. Too bad there’s a leftist in the White House.


38 posted on 03/09/2009 2:44:25 PM PDT by popdonnelly (It's fair to ask: did the voters elect a nut?)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

“The four liberal justices dissented.”

The four liberal justices who want to game the system to get their desired result.


39 posted on 03/09/2009 2:46:17 PM PDT by popdonnelly (It's fair to ask: did the voters elect a nut?)
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To: chuck_the_tv_out; txnativegop

Ditto


40 posted on 03/09/2009 3:36:25 PM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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