A 3-judge panel struck down North Carolina's state legislative districts as unlawful partisan gerrymanders (to move)

[MrBojangles]

Ruling here: https://big.assets.huffingtonpost.co...fe0576ee09.pdf

After SCOTUS said federal courts could do nothing to rein in excessive partisan gerrymandering, this is a state court coming forward to take action.

North Carolina court won't move state's March 2020 primaries for now, but is retaining authority to do so if it is necessary

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by MrBojangles

After SCOTUS said federal courts could do nothing to rein in excessive partisan gerrymandering...

Could do nothing without a State Court case record to argue... right?
If the State can fix it's own mess then good on 'em.

[ozmoe571]

The two Democrats and one Republican agreed unanimously that it was unconstitutional.

Republican Senate leader Phil Berger, one of the architects behind the gerrymandering, is forced to eat crow and admit publicly that the General Assembly will have to redraw the lines.

Even better, the judges wrote that they might simply reschedule the elections in 2020 if the legislature can’t come up with new maps in time. “The Court retains jurisdiction to move the primary date for the General Assembly elections, or all of the State’s 2020 primaries, including for offices other than the General Assembly, should doing so become necessary to provide effective relief in this case,” the ruling says.

Man, amid the preparations and worries about Hurricane Dorian, this is encouraging news to hear. A great day for democracy in North Carolina.

[CLfan1977]

We’ve had to vote with the illegal gerrymandering for nearly a decade. It’s time to clean up this state. After saying the GOP won’t appeal, I wonder what other tricks Berger has up his sleeve.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by CLfan1977

We’ve had to vote with the illegal gerrymandering for nearly a decade. It’s time to clean up this state.

What about the previous ~100 years when the Dems were drawing the maps? I agree things should be re-drawn as impartially as possible, but the gerrymandering didn't just start recently.

[Charlotte485]

Originally Posted by don6170

What about the previous ~100 years when the Dems were drawing the maps? I agree things should be re-drawn as impartially as possible, but the gerrymandering didn't just start recently.

So what are you suggesting? Unfair maps?

[Edward Teach]

Originally Posted by don6170

What about the previous ~100 years when the Dems were drawing the maps? I agree things should be re-drawn as impartially as possible, but the gerrymandering didn't just start recently.

What about it? In 1975 NC's congressional delegation was 7 democrats and 4 republicans (a time in which democrats greatly outnumbered republicans). In 1985 it was 6 democrats and 5 republicans. In 1995 it was 3 democrats and 8 republicans. What are you complaining about?

[MrBojangles]

Originally Posted by don6170

What about the previous ~100 years when the Dems were drawing the maps? I agree things should be re-drawn as impartially as possible, but the gerrymandering didn't just start recently.

Cool, build a time machine and go fix those wrongs. Otherwise, stop with the whataboutism. Your true colors show.