🚨 PA Supreme Court ADOPTS new congressional map. Marc Elias wins again!

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Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
🚨BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court ADOPTS new congressional map. Court selects maps put forward by our clients (Carter) as new statewide map!

Proud of the work @EliasLawGroup and @RedistrictFdn did to ensure fair maps in Pennsylvania.

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🚨 New Filing in Carter v. Degraffenreid
Read the latest filing in Carter v. Degraffenreid.
9:29 AM · Feb 23, 2022

[lagomorph777]

1. Excellent!

Can SCROTUS overrule this?

[brooklynite]

5. SCOTUS has established that redistricting is a State matter.

[lagomorph777]

6. Until the state does something they don't like.

Then there's a Federal interest.

[brooklynite]

7. SCOTUS upheld State redistricting as recently as last month.

[lagomorph777]

8. As I recall, those cases were GOP Gerrymandering.

So of course SCROTUS favored them.

[brooklynite]

9. As easy as it is to jump to "RWers do whatever they want" arguments...

The Supreme Court HAS NOT acted that way.

Consider all the Court rulings that went against Trump.

[lagomorph777]

10. It looks to me like they are pro-GOP, anti-Trump.

Just a strategic decision that Trump is not useful for their long-term plans, due to his failing mental and physical health.

[brooklynite]

12. Be that as it may, they do not have a record of inconsistent rulings on redistricting.

[jaxexpat]

15. Yup. True dat.

[gab13by13]

16. The most recent redistricting case was Alabama,

where Alabama created blatant racist/partisan redistricting. Democrats sued the new map but the SC allowed the partisan map to stand using the argument that it was too close to the election to change it. I believe that was done by the shadow docket.

Yes I agree that our SC defers to the states, and in some cases that is bad. There are at least 2 SC justices who have voiced the opinion that the states have absolute authority to run their elections.

[gademocrat7]

2. Good news!

[cilla4progress]

3. Unbeatable!

Enjoy the success!!!

[MissMillie]

4. He's a hero

I wish I had some money to give him.

[Wounded Bear]

11. Doesn't that shift at least a couple of seats blue? nt

[Deminpenn]

23. It pits 2R incumbents against each other,

but creates a couple true swing districts.

[calimary]

13. Sure glad he's on our side!

[Hekate]

14. Kick!

[lonely bird]

17. I can't take credit for this but...

State governments, particularly controlled by the GQP, are the meth labs of democracy.

[Probatim]

19. They're meth labs to be sure, just not for democracy.

[gab13by13]

18. Fantastic news,

I vote in Pa. and every election more people vote Democratic and republicans keep gaining seats. My district is already bright red, I keep voting so that we only lose 6 to 1. My Rep. Glenn Thompson is worthless, he breathes methane and drinks oil and that's how he gets his campaign money. I will have to see the new map.

ps/ can't wait to vote for John Fetterman, our next Senator, a flip from Toomey.

[Deminpenn]

22. Your district picked up Centre county which might help

nt

[ificandream]

20. Woo hoo!

[Deminpenn]

21. The 2018 PA Supreme Court ruling declaring the previous

map unconstitutional ensured all of the maps, regardless of submitter, would not be a partisan gerrymander. And, even the ones drawn up by the Rs weren't.

[gab13by13]

24. Thank you for the information.

Time for the SC to legalize no excuse mail in voting so I can get my ballot. Can't wait.

[Deminpenn]

29. Don't know about that

The state constitution is pretty clear on when a voter can request an absentee ballot.

The best thing would be to get a constitutional amendment on the ballot. Even the R Commonwealth Court judge who ruled against no excuse absentee ballots said if the question was put on the ballot, it would pass overwhelmingly.

[mountain grammy]

25. K & R Cant' imagine where we'd be

without Marc Elias... a true blue all American hero.

[highplainsdem]

26. Woo hoo!

[CaptainTruth]

27. Awesome!!!

[IbogaProject]

28. just ok

9 T voting districts to 8 H&B voting districts, so barring a flip in one of the R districts we loose a seat.

[durablend]

31. And the GQP is still whining that this is a travesty

[Cha]

30. Love Marc Elias' & his

Victorys!

Rt TY & Democracy!

[mcar]

32. Elias is a national hero!