Awesome news for redistricting reform

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Stephen Wolf @PoliticsWolf 44m44 minutes ago
Awesome news for redistricting reform! The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear the GOP's appeal paves the way for more state supreme courts to use their state constitutional guarantees of the right to vote & "free elections" to ban gerrymandering like PA's Supreme Court did

Michael Li @mcpli
SCOTUS declines this a.m. to hear Pennsylvania Republicans’ appeal of state court ruling ordering new congressional map. https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/legal-work/2018-10-29-SCOTUS%20Order.pdf … https://t.co/AYXuOnBoqY

Michael Li @mcpli
In the appeal, PA Republicans has argued that state courts (1) had no right to place limits on legislature’s right to draw congressional maps and (2) had no right to adopt new plan to violate constitutional violations in old one. #fairmaps 2/

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[Wounded Bear]

1. Almost surprising, after Kavan-R was seated...

but I'll take it. At least now there is precedent moving forward.

[SWBTATTReg]

2. Trying every trick in the book to suppress votes, or make votes worth less in some areas...

This IS good news. I don't understand the logic that the PA repugs were using that state courts had no rights to limit the PA legislature efforts in drawing maps and state courts couldn't adopt new maps ... eh, what about states rights here?

[aggiesal]

5. Or Checks & Balances ...

Courts are designed to check the legislature, by design.

What stupid argument.

[saidsimplesimon]

3. League of Women Voters, thank you

[FakeNoose]

4. Let Pennsylvania pave the way

I'm happy that SCOTUS has allowed the previous ruling to stand. The district maps are a states-rights issue and should be determined as each state sees fit. No reason for the federal courts to step in and over-rule anything the state courts have already ruled on.

Gerrymandering is illegal, unconstitutional and undemocratic. It has to end!

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Pennsylvania's Supreme Court made the proud and true assertion

that the state Constitution pre-dates the U.S. Constitution. This is one way to demonstrate inalienable rights that govern democracies!