On October 4, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Merrill v Milligan, 21-1086. It lasted two hours. There will be many news stories about the oral argument. Here is the Reuters story, which isn’t very detailed. The issue is whether the 3-judge U.S. District Court was correct early this year when he invalidated the Alabama U.S. House districting plan under the federal Voting Rights Act. The 3-judge court had required Alabama to draw two districts with Black majorities, instead of just one. Then the U.S. Supreme Court had stayed that decision, in a 5-4 vote.
UPDATE: see this analysis by Professor Rick Hasen, posted at electionlawblog.
FURTHER UPDATE: here is the transcript.
15 Amdt only a NEGATIVE item about Elector/Voter definition —
N-O-T about any *guaranteed*/probable election results.
Much of 1965 VRA is blatantly UN-constitutional.
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PR
APPV
TOTSOP
az posted:
“15 Amdt…N-O-T about any *guaranteed*/probable election results”
Unfortunately, gerrymandering is ALL about “guaranteed” results. The major parties enter into a non-competitive agreement to cede the result in some districts to protect the results in their own, resulting in only a handful competitive districts across the whole country.
WZ
Too many MORON lawyers and courts about 4-4 RFG and 14-1 Amdt EP about actual voters and their votes since 1962-1964
– even longer than ballot acceess rot since 1968.
1/2 or less votes x 1/2 [bare majority] of rigged cracked districts = 1/4 or less CONTROL = oligarchy making laws.
5 DISTRICT GERRYMANDER EXAMPLE
ONE PARTY SAFE CONTROL
DT A Z TOT
1 57 42 99 CRACKED
2 56 44 100 CRACKED
3 55 46 101 CRACKED
4 18 84 102 PACKED
5 16 87 103 PACKED
– 202 303 505 TOT
– *40.0 60.0 100.0 PCT
168 3A WIN *33.3 PCT
135 3A BARE WIN = 43+45+47 *26.7 PCT
UNEQUAL DISTRICT WINNER VOTES.
UNEQUAL TOTAL DISTRICT VOTES.
* ANTI-DEMOCRACY MINORITY RULE PCTS
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PR in all regimes.
Good luck in waking up the zillion MATH MORONS – esp brain dead media MORONS – national / state / local —
who love the sports winner / loser nonsense stuff and all powerful monarchs – prezs / guvs / mayors.
https://www.scotusblog.com
has AL gerrymander map for a while today.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22A283/242439/20221004150805615_22-%20Application%20for%20Stay.pdf
Trump top secret seized docs case — in SCOTUS
CONST / laws / court rules involved.
https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/conservative-justices-seem-poised-to-uphold-alabamas-redistricting-plan-in-voting-rights-act-challenge/
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS — SB
Conservative justices seem poised to uphold Alabama’s redistricting plan in Voting Rights Act challenge
https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/trump-asks-justices-to-intervene-in-dispute-over-documents-seized-from-his-home/
EMERGENCY DOCKET – SB
Trump asks justices to intervene in dispute over documents seized from his home
Let’s all pray that the Supreme Court intervenes in the unwarranted attack on our duly and truly elected President Trump. And also that Herschel Walker will overcome the fake news and election theft attempts and win for the people of Georgia. Amen.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-starts-fiscal-record-31-220845214.html
US starts fiscal year with record $31 trillion in debt
FATIMA HUSSEIN
Tue, October 4, 2022, 6:08 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s gross national debt has surpassed $31 trillion, according to a U.S. Treasury report released Tuesday that logs America’s daily finances.
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ONE result of the USA ANTI-Democracy minority rule gerrymander oligarchs.
UN-funded debts for commie welfare — more $$$ Trillions —
makes WARS/WELFARE bankruptcy of olde Brit, French and Spanish empire regimes be trivial.
How many zeroes on junk paper money lurking in FEDRESSYS vaults ???
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PR
Six comments in a row? Jesus Fucking H. Christ get a life.