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Supreme Court upholds new Pa. congressional district map, rejecting Republican challenge
Philadelphia Daily Inquirer ^ | 19 March 2018 | by Jonathan Lai & Liz Navratil

Posted on 03/19/2018 1:07:07 PM PDT by napscoordinator

The new congressional map imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will be used in the 2018 elections, after courts rejected two challenges Monday.

First, a panel of federal judges Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the new map imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, saying the Republican lawmakers who brought the challenge did not have standing — “We hold that the federal Elections Clause violations that the Plaintiffs allege are not the Plaintiffs’ to assert” — and that the case is not appropriate for the court to take up at this time.

“In short, the Plaintiffs invite us to opine on the appropriate balance of power between the Commonwealth’s legislature and judiciary in redistricting matters, and then to pass judgment on the propriety of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s actions under the United States Constitution,” they wrote. “These are things that, on the present record, we cannot do.”

Within hours, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a separate request from top Republican state lawmakers that the court step in and block the map.

(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: elections; gerrymandering; judicialtyranny; pagerrymandering; paping; pennsylvania; redistricting; scotus; supremecourt
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Surprising especially considering all Supremes were in agreement. The Republicans in the districts are going to have to work harder then ever to convince voters they are worthy of keeping their jobs now.
1 posted on 03/19/2018 1:07:07 PM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: napscoordinator

I’ve heard the GOP could lose four seats in PA based on this new map.

Which comes back, to being able to work harder to win in the new more competitive districts.


2 posted on 03/19/2018 1:10:33 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I hate my state.


3 posted on 03/19/2018 1:13:03 PM PDT by PSUGOP
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To: napscoordinator

Question to folks from Pennsylvania. Does this mean that the 18th District, stays as is? And Lamb will have to run again in November?

You know, that election that didn’t matter because the district was going to be redrawn anyway and they would get a Republican in there in November. The place that a Dem, who conned everyone into thinking he was actually a Conservative, who will eventually show his true colors and be in lock step with Pelosi, will stay as it is?


4 posted on 03/19/2018 1:13:42 PM PDT by qaz123
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To: Dilbert San Diego

There are still 18 seats. Republicans don’t have to lose a single one. They just have to convince voters everywhere in the state that they are worthy to lead the nation or at lest their district. I think quite a few got to comfortable knowing that they have the seat for as long as they wanted it. Oops. Competition is a good thing. We always talk about term limits...this isn’t quite it but at least nobody can take their seat for granted now. We will have to see how much they want the seat. I still think they can do well in November. I saw the new map and it isn’t that much difference. The big difference are the snakes and weird shapes. They are more square now.


5 posted on 03/19/2018 1:14:33 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: qaz123

I’m not from PA but heard that Lamb gets put out to pasture in either scenario.


6 posted on 03/19/2018 1:15:17 PM PDT by MountainWalker
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To: qaz123

Nope. No more 18th district.....it is now in two other districts. So BOTH Lamb and Saccone are running in new districts but not against each other.


7 posted on 03/19/2018 1:15:40 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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You know, Every time the Supremes' names come up on the ballot for retention I try to remember if I heard anything bad about any of them. I usually do some superficial searches and then vote to retain. The political parties of these judges are not openly stated.

Now I find out that the majority of the judges are dems.

All I can say is: Fool Me Once...

8 posted on 03/19/2018 1:18:22 PM PDT by LoveUSA (God employs Man's strength; Satan exploits Man's weakness.)
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To: napscoordinator

So terrorists in black robes get to draw the boundaries?


9 posted on 03/19/2018 1:19:44 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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So the black robes get to draw congressional districts and not our elected representatives? I’m getting sick to my stomach. We are being ruled by unelected demigods


10 posted on 03/19/2018 1:19:54 PM PDT by McGavin999 ("The press is impotent when it abandons itself to falsehood."Thomas Jefferson)
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Yep. Hopefully they will take a look at Maryland too. There is a lawsuit that is in front of Maryland by the Republicans and it needs to be looked at seriously. These states think they care make these ridiculous shapes and weird lines where a neighbor is in another district are in for a big time wake up call.


11 posted on 03/19/2018 1:21:50 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Yep. I think they saw that weird looking district and say “what the heck?” and said the new map stays.


12 posted on 03/19/2018 1:22:54 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: napscoordinator

all 3 Judges were appointed by Bushes,, 2 by Dubya, one by HW.


13 posted on 03/19/2018 1:24:23 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!!)
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The districts were a mess. That said, the Dems created the mess. Republican control of the state house is a fairly new thing as the Dems have become the party of the big urban areas and not much else. Trump voters in many parts of PA have nothing in common with the Schumer/Pelosi party.

Lamb ran as a republican against a very weak candidate.....and still barely won. And he was going away regardless.


14 posted on 03/19/2018 1:24:42 PM PDT by PSUGOP
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To: napscoordinator

Sounds like a situation where a Constitutionally-minded court sees fit to stay out of what’s a legislative matter, leaving standing a Constitutionally-violating court’s decision to butt into the legislative matter.


15 posted on 03/19/2018 1:26:32 PM PDT by C210N (Republicans sign check fronts; 'Rats sign check backs.)
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To: NormsRevenge

That is not surprising. Everyone but Trump has been a disaster with regards to judges. Even Reagan’s judges have given Trump a headache......not many left but the ones that are still around are not great.


16 posted on 03/19/2018 1:26:46 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: PSUGOP

“I hate my state”

Dont say anything bad about PA until you have lived in modern day California. Illegal Mexicans run the show here.


17 posted on 03/19/2018 1:27:29 PM PDT by Angels27
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To: napscoordinator

There it is again: don’t have standing. Why is it everytime I agree with an issue, the side I favor does not have standing yet every time I find no nexus between law and the opposing side, there is always “standing.”


18 posted on 03/19/2018 1:28:30 PM PDT by Mouton (The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
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To: C210N

I don’t think the Supreme Court has to answer to anything. They are the final decision makers. The Republicans will be fine. Just go door to door and talk to their new constituents. I don’t see that as a problem at all. Most have gotten so lazy and don’t even care about the voters. This is a wake up call for them. No more free rides.


19 posted on 03/19/2018 1:28:38 PM PDT by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: napscoordinator
The only MD district that I looked at was the one Chrissy Matthews' wife was running for, financed by HRC/Friends thereof, if Matthews avoided pointing out or even mentioning any HRC faux pas, corruption investigations, and various criminal acts.

It ran from DC up to the PA border, snaking around this city and that, and sprouted, ever so slightly, to the border.

20 posted on 03/19/2018 1:30:11 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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