Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
“do not dispute that the General Assembly intended for the 2016 Plan to favor supporters of Republican candidates and disfavor supporters of non-Republican candidates. Nor could they. The Republican-controlled North Carolina General Assembly expressly directed the legislators and consultant responsible for drawing the 2016 Plan to rely on ‘political data’ — past election results specifying whether, and to what extent, particular voting districts had favored Republican or Democratic candidates, and therefore were likely to do so in the future — to draw a districting plan that would ensure Republican candidates would prevail in the vast majority of the state’s congressional districts.”
Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have used gerrymandering. It would be nice to designate districts based on population instead of political affiliation.
"A majority of the judges also agreed the panel would hire a redistricting expert to draw replacement boundaries if the legislature won't" by the end of this month. Should be fun seeing if and how the Republicans in the General Assembly handle this latest mess on their end.
Both the Democratic Party and the Republican Party have used gerrymandering. It would be nice to designate districts based on population instead of political affiliation.
While this is technically true, it is misleading as the motives are quite different. Democratic gerrymandering was done in an attempt to address civil rights concerns, black voter dilution, and compliance with the Voting Rights Act under threats from the Justice Dept. It was not done to give Democrats an advantage, and it is in no way comparable to what the Republicans have done.
While this is technically true, it is misleading as the motives are quite different. Democratic gerrymandering was done in an attempt to address civil rights concerns, black voter dilution, and compliance with the Voting Rights Act under threats from the Justice Dept. It was not done to give Democrats an advantage, and it is in no way comparable to what the Republicans have done.
While this is technically true, it is misleading as the motives are quite different. Democratic gerrymandering was done in an attempt to address civil rights concerns, black voter dilution, and compliance with the Voting Rights Act under threats from the Justice Dept. It was not done to give Democrats an advantage, and it is in no way comparable to what the Republicans have done.
Not in Maryland. It was expressly stated by those drawing the lines that the purpose of the last two redistrictings (2000, 2010) was to make the Congressional delegation 100% Democrat.
And the Court which reviewed the first one approved it.
Not in Maryland. It was expressly stated by those drawing the lines that the purpose of the last two redistrictings (2000, 2010) was to make the Congressional delegation 100% Democrat.
And the Court which reviewed the first one approved it.
Umm, this is the NORTH CAROLINA Forum.
The site's Terms of Service says:
"Stay on topic. Attempts to hi-jack threads by switching topics or going off topic will be deleted and infractions issued."
"Stay on topic. Attempts to hi-jack threads by switching topics or going off topic will be deleted and infractions issued."
I wasn't " attempting to hijack" but responding to the poster who stated that Democrats gerrymandered for altruistic reasons. If that's "off topic" then ask it be deleted.
Of course, you agreed with that little bit of misinformation so I'm not surprised you're a "rule quoter".
I wasn't " attempting to hijack" but responding to the poster who stated that Democrats gerrymandered for altruistic reasons. If that's "off topic" then ask it be deleted.
Which was not stated, it was generic Democrats. Which is pertinent since this will likely be a decision applied nationally.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
