First time a Fed judge struck down a congressional map for gerrymandering (Representatives, illegal)

[Silver8ack]

"Federal judges ruled Tuesday that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by legislative Republicans is illegally gerrymandered due to excessive partisanship that gave GOP a rock-solid advantage for most seats and must quickly be redone."

They have 2 weeks to redraw the map. I can't imagine someone having an issue with this (but of course some of you will prove me wrong)...


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/u...rrymander.html

North Carolina gerrymandering case: Judges order districts redrawn - CNNPolitics

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...mander/550139/

This is a step in the right direction. Gerrymandering is wrong when either party does it. It lets the representatives choose their voters instead of the other way around. I only hope more of the lawsuits that are out there on this issue are visited by the courts and ruled against in this undemocratic practice.

[Xpat]

Originally Posted by Silver8ack

"Federal judges ruled Tuesday that North Carolina’s congressional district map drawn by legislative Republicans is illegally gerrymandered due to excessive partisanship that gave GOP a rock-solid advantage for most seats and must quickly be redone."

They have 2 weeks to redraw the map. I can't imagine someone having an issue with this (but of course some of you will prove me wrong)...


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/u...rrymander.html

North Carolina gerrymandering case: Judges order districts redrawn - CNNPolitics

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics...mander/550139/

This is a step in the right direction. Gerrymandering is wrong when either party does it. It lets the representatives choose their voters instead of the other way around. I only hope more of the lawsuits that are out there on this issue are visited by the courts and ruled against in this undemocratic practice.

I could not agree more! We need more competitive districts in the country so that we get fewer extremists in the House and compromise will no longer be a dirty word.