Posted on 11/21/2016 7:22:19 PM PST by SMGFan
Liberal federal judges have no business deciding political questions or favoring one political party over another.
They overstepped their bounds. This is for the voters to answer.
Seems like one of the 3 judges thought there might be a question.
Really federal judges? Come to a Maryland to see districts REALLY drawn for partisan reasons.
So are they going to “un-elect” everyone (even the now deceased) and have a redo? The Trump Appointee to the SCOTUS can’t come soon enough.
They want to force the WI GOP to draw boundaries to elect a Democratic majority.
Fat chance.
>>>”There is no question,” said the 2-1 ruling, that the map drawn by Wisconsin’s legislature “was designed to make it more difficult for Democrats, compared to Republicans, to translate their votes into seats.”<<<
It was a 2-1 Decision, there apparently is a question.
Surprising. Gerrymandering is almost always a liberal Rat tool.
Those look better drawn than most.
According to liberal federal judges, partisan gerrymandering is kosher if it elects Democrats but its “unconstitutional” if it elects Republicans.
Got it. No bias here.
Boundaries are a bit “busy”, but when viewed at 40 yards, looks OK. The truth is likely in the stastical details.
Quick guess: two of the three judges were Clinton/Obama appointees.
Yeah, I can see how they ruled as as they did. Who was the dissenting judge?
Judges want to make easy for lazy Democrats to do what they can’t do on their own: to win.
Yeah, they need the “help” because WI voters keep rejecting them.
And now they have enlisted the courts in a bid to overrule the voters.
Democrats are big on respecting election results. NOT!!!
I would be surprised if this isn’t driven by the same groups behind redistricting challenges in Florida: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Strategic Telemetry.
Probably also the same groups behind attempts to recall Walker.
Unconstitutional is the only part of the constitutional they like
I predict the Supreme Court will slap it down and remind lower federal courts to stay out of “political thicket” questions.
Its dangerous for judges to take sides in a partisan controversy.
That is not a place for the courts.
This is the advantage of winning the election ahead of the census year. The Democrats have been Gerrymandering for decades and decades. Why when Republicans do it is it suddenly Unconstitutional because it deprives Democrats the possibilities of seats? So long as VOTERS can vote it should be legal.
Democrats change the district boundaries to favor them when they are in power. To say the majority in power doesnt do this when in power when its time to draw the lines is nuts. If they win th case the repubs can ue the prededent anywhere libs have made ourageous changes to district lines.
Who knew? In grade school we learned that this was known as "gerrymandering" and was one of the primary perks of holding a majority in the legislature.
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