U.S. Supreme Court Denies N.C. Request For Redistricting Stay

WRAL ^ | 05.17.02 | WRAL

[callisto]

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied a request from the state of North Carolina to block enforcement of an order invalidating new legislative districts.

The denial came from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.

Lawyers for the state had asked the nation's highest court two weeks ago to issue an emergency stay on the state Supreme Court order, which threw out the new maps and ordered the Legislature to devise new ones for this year's elections.

[callisto]

FYI for North Carolinians.

[boomop1]

Bravo next step get rid of Edwards, the mealy mouth lying SOB.

[Constitution Day]

Thanks callisto!
I will ping the NC list & check back after I go to lunch.

[Constitution Day]

Great news ping!

[Bonaparte]

A backgrounder for those unfamiliar with this dispute.

[VA Advogado]

Thanks for that link. So this is good news for the GOP :)

[Phantom Lord]

Legislators began meeting this week to draw new districts. A Superior Court judge gave the Legislature until Monday to draw the districts.

And guess how much time has been spent this week redrawing the maps... NONE! Heard on the news that they "plan" on starting today.

Well jerk offs, you got till noon on Monday or the judge will draw the districts and you will be total shit out of luck.

[Free the USA]

fyi

[Bonaparte]

Yes, it's very good news. It means the NC dems can't defy their own state's constitution to gerrymander the state senate into their pocket for the next 10 years. I guess Cooper believed he could produce a fait accompli through delaying tactics.

[Lee'sGhost]

"Well jerk offs, you got till noon on Monday or the judge will draw the districts and you will be total shit out of luck."

Bwahahahahahaha! Come on PL, don't hold back. How do you really feel. LOL. You got to let 'em draw a week of per diem for doing nothing. They don't make enough money during the regular sessions to pay for all their fine work -- like putting the state into a depression and making voting districts based on race -- as it is.

Too bad Weasley isn't the AG any more, perhaps he could have translated this legal fiasco into an $800 million loss to the state like his last two cases. Go Dims!!!

[mykdsmom]

Good news but not a suprise. We all knew the SCOTUS would do the right (Constitutionally based) thing.

The HIGHLY partisan Democratic controlled government in the State of NC were caught with their pants down.

Fun to stand back and watch isn't it?

MKM

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Yes it is fun to watch! Splendid to watch!

I saw your post on the NC section about Raleigh City Council raising taxes - especially on small businesses! Good job, Raleigh- raise taxes on what all studies show are the number one employer in this country - small businesses!!! Can you post that info here on this thread so I can bookmark it? thanks!

[mykdsmom]

Certainly : )

21% TAX INCREASE PROPOSED

Raleigh politicians attempting to raise taxes on Garbage and Rain

Raleigh - Webster's Dictionary defines a tax as a compulsory payment for the support of a government. Then, why are city officials claiming Raleigh's tax rate will remain flat when residents would be paying an increase of $80 per year for new "garbage collection and storm-water fees"?

Raleigh City Manager, Russell Allen, and his budget staff are proposing several tax increases -- cleverly disguised as fees -- on the citizens of Raleigh.

The new tax on garbage - called the garbage collection fee -- would rise from $15.60 to $60 per year per household, which is equivalent to a 4.4-cent tax rate increase on a $100,000 home. If passed by the City Council, this new tax would become effective on July 1, 2002.

In addition to the proposed garbage tax increase, a proposed storm-water tax increase would range from $2 to $3 per household per month. This tax increase is equivalent to a 3.6-cent tax rate increase on a $100,000 home. The total increase in these fees amounts to a 21% tax increase for families living in homes valued at $100,000.

Another proposed tax increase is the "privilege license fee" which all business owners must pay, would increase from $25 to $50 per year for smaller companies. The fee for larger companies would range from $750 to $2000 annually.

"Candidate Charles Meeker said he would not raise our property taxes," said Jonathan Hill, Director of North Carolina Citizens for a Sound Economy. "Taxing rain and garbage is a new twist on raising taxes on property owners. We will not stand back and watch the politicians raise our taxes - no matter if they try to cleverly disguise a tax increase by calling it a fee. Our members will be calling the elected officials with this message and we hope they listen."

Please contact Mayor Meeker and other City Council members and ask them to vote against these proposed tax increases.

Mayor Charles Meeker: 919-890-3050
City Manager: Russell Allen: 919-890-3070

Council Members

At-Large: Janet Cowell: 919-890-3050
At-Large: Neal Hunt: 919-890-3050
District A: Kieran Shanahan: 919-856-9494
District B: John Odom: 919-890-3050
District C: James West: 919-890-3050
District D: Benson Kirkman: 919-890-3050
District E: Philip Isley: 919-890-3050 or 833-7373.

MKM

[KQQL]

thanks for the ping

[KQQL]

Sounds like the Supremes are FED UP of the Politicians this year.........

[inquest]

The only thing I don't understand here is, What's the federal concern? This sounds like an internal state matter to me.

[Phantom Lord]

Something just popped into my head. The RATS complained during the Florida fiasco that the Supreme Court had no business getting involved with a state election and that the GOP shouldnt be bring suit before them. The Flordia Supreme Court has ruled and that should be the end of it. This is a state matter!

Well, shouldnt their same argument apply to the RATS attempts to take a NC state election matter to the US Supreme Court?

Nah, they are never consistent.

[Phantom Lord]

There is no federal concern. The RATS are trying anything and everything to maintain control here. They basically argued that if they didnt get the districts they drew that the new districts would be a violation of the Voting Rights Act, essentially arguing that the entire state of NC should be federally monitored under the VRA.

Oh, and check out my post in #18

[callisto]

It is a state matter IMHO. I haven't read the decision but I would think that that fact played a part in it. The Dems were 'grasping at straws' in an effort to keep their misdrawn plans. The irony is that the state legislature doesn't seem to be accomplishing much on meeting the deadline for correcting the maps and the judge will end up redrawing them.