On June 18, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a five-page unsigned opinion in the Maryland partisan gerrymandering case, Benisek v Lamone, 17-333. The case had been filed to challenge the partisan gerrymander in Maryland, and focused on one particular district, the Sixth, which goes all the way from the state’s western border with West Virginia, to the suburbs of Washington, D.C. The evidence showed the boundaries had been drawn to help the Democratic Party wrest the seat from the Republican Party, which did occur in 2012.
The Court said the lower court did not err by failing to issue an injunction against the districts, because any ruling changing the districts would have been too close to the 2016 election, and that such important changes should not be made too soon before an election. This case is still alive and the lower courts will now consider the constitutionality of the Maryland districts.
The United Coalition continues to bring the unity phenomena that’s sweeping the world known as pure proportional representation (PPR). PPR has been a mathematical solution to gerrymandering and other electoral mathematics which enables us voters to help demonstrate teamwork to get things done.
http://www.international-parliament.org/ucc.html
How close is *too close* to an election ???
— the day after the prior election ???
— the day the office term starts ???
Another JUNK opinion by the HACK MORONS — letting the State gerrymander hacks continue to rig election results.
This decision, and the Wisconsin decision indicate that the Supreme Court prefers to punt on decisions related to gerrymandering. The message seems to be that these are political issues, which the Court would like to avoid.
How many WARS in world history — domestic and foreign — involving the forces of Democracy (majority rule) vs the forces of monarchy/oligarchy (minority rule) ???
If anything the Gill MORONS just did a *political* repeat of the infamous 1857 Dred Scott JUNK opinion which set the stage for Civil WAR I in 1861-1865.
The State legislature minority rule gerrymanders are each a mini-copy of the 435 USA minority rule gerrymanders in the 50 gerrymander States.
Do NOT be surprised if the Congress hacks enact a USA gerrymander law for ALL 435 [or less] USA Rep gerrymander districts [much easier to gerrymander with less/bigger districts] —
ie MOST Donkey voters PACKED into the FEWEST Donkey gerrymander ghetto districts possible
— ie de facto “FOREVER* minority rule control of the USA H Reps.
— to provoke Civil WAR II.
See Jews packed into Hitler nazi ghettoes in WW II.
See 1860 gerrymander districts
— USA Reps and State legislatures
= about 750,000 DEAD in 1861-1865 in Civil WAR I.