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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts) Wed Dec 30, 2015, 12:53 AM Dec 2015

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"Evenwel vs Abbott", how do you think the court will rule?

https://www.brennancenter.org/legal-work/evenwel-v-abbott

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"Evenwel vs Abbott", how do you think the court will rule? (Original Post) Dawson Leery Dec 2015 OP

They rarely go against state election laws yeoman6987 Dec 2015 #1

The current system is the standard of the free world. Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #2

OUR current system? Kidding, right? SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #3

The system to measure electoral districts is based Dawson Leery Dec 2015 #4

Yes, I see now. SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #5

I think SusanCalvin Dec 2015 #6

I would be shocked if they rule that the states must change how they count Lee-Lee Dec 2015 #7

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

1. They rarely go against state election laws

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 01:10 AM

Dec 2015

We'll see. It will be interesting to see. Roberts is not has conservative as thought and Kennedy goes back and forth so who knows.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

2. The current system is the standard of the free world.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 01:24 AM

Dec 2015

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)

3. OUR current system? Kidding, right?

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 02:20 AM

Dec 2015

Oh dear god. THAT case? Can it get any worse? Yes, apparently.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

4. The system to measure electoral districts is based

Reply to SusanCalvin (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 02:22 AM

Dec 2015

upon total population. Not the electoral system itself.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)

5. Yes, I see now.

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 02:25 AM

Dec 2015

Had to go to link (I do wish people would post a summary), and didn't realize reference was to just a subset of our system.

SusanCalvin

(6,592 posts)

6. I think

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 02:27 AM

Dec 2015

They will rule as the corporate masters wish.

Lee-Lee

(6,324 posts)

7. I would be shocked if they rule that the states must change how they count

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Wed Dec 30, 2015, 07:25 AM

Dec 2015

I think they will most likely hold that it would be permissible for states to only count registered voters in a district if they wanted to change the state laws, but I can't see them declaring our current method unconstitutional and mandating a change.

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