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Zaybay
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« on: June 23, 2020, 12:12:58 AM »
Quote from: ERM64man on June 22, 2020, 11:29:13 PM
Is it illegal? I thought federal courts could not decide partisan gerrymandering issues.

Ignoring the rest of the map, cutting out MO-01 is a case of opaque racial gerrymandering, something that not even a full Republican court could ignore. Its a rather obvious violation of the VRA, and the map would be struck down.

So yes, it is illegal.
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Zaybay
Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2020, 01:35:22 PM »
« Edited: June 23, 2020, 01:40:22 PM by Zaybay »
Quote from: ERM64man on June 23, 2020, 01:26:26 PM
Should the MOGOP draw this illegal map and hope SCOTUS upholds it, or is there a risk of Thomas and Gorsuch joining the liberals to strike it down? See Cooper v. Harris and Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill.



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Nobody in their right mind would uphold it.
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Zaybay
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,066
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E: -7.25, S: -6.50
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2020, 02:32:21 PM »
Quote from: ERM64man on June 23, 2020, 01:46:10 PM
Quote from: Zaybay on June 23, 2020, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: ERM64man on June 23, 2020, 01:26:26 PM
Should the MOGOP draw this illegal map and hope SCOTUS upholds it, or is there a risk of Thomas and Gorsuch joining the liberals to strike it down? See Cooper v. Harris and Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill.



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Nobody in their right mind would uphold it.
Does this map look like one drawn by Jim Crow-era Dixiecrats? Could I draw an 7R-1D map with a majority-minority VRA district connecting Kansas City to St. Louis?

No, it does not look like a map drawn by Jim Crow-era Dixiecrats. A baconmander has never been drawn for a state. Ever.

And thats still violating the VRA, and also really pointless from a partisan perspective.
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Zaybay
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 6,066
United States


Political Matrix
E: -7.25, S: -6.50
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2020, 02:41:14 PM »
Quote from: ERM64man on June 23, 2020, 02:35:35 PM
Quote from: Zaybay on June 23, 2020, 02:32:21 PM
Quote from: ERM64man on June 23, 2020, 01:46:10 PM
Quote from: Zaybay on June 23, 2020, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: ERM64man on June 23, 2020, 01:26:26 PM
Should the MOGOP draw this illegal map and hope SCOTUS upholds it, or is there a risk of Thomas and Gorsuch joining the liberals to strike it down? See Cooper v. Harris and Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill.



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R
A

Nobody in their right mind would uphold it.
Does this map look like one drawn by Jim Crow-era Dixiecrats? Could I draw an 7R-1D map with a majority-minority VRA district connecting Kansas City to St. Louis?

No, it does not look like a map drawn by Jim Crow-era Dixiecrats. A baconmander has never been drawn for a state. Ever.

And thats still violating the VRA, and also really pointless from a partisan perspective.
What did the now illegal Dixiecrat maps look like?

https://www.google.com/
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