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Court Cases Could Cost Republicans The House
A series of court cases that are leading to newly drawn congressional maps could have Democrats in a position to take back the House before a single vote is cast in 2024.
Tagged Gerrymandering
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SCOTUS Shocks With ‘Huge’ Ruling Protecting Black Voters in Alabama
The Supreme Court preserved federal voting rights protections in Alabama that many thought would be further gutted by this conservative court.
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Florida House Republicans Turn Off WiFi So The World Can’t See Racist Map Protest
In a move straight out of Russia or North Korea, Florida House Republicans turned off the WiFi and cleared the gallery so that protests of their gerrymandered racist map would not be seen.
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Democrats Get A Huge Win In Wisconsin As Supreme Court Tosses Gerrymandered Map
Republicans in Wisconsin lost a 4-3 decision in the state Supreme Court that rejected their heavily gerrymandered map.
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Want to Save American Democracy? Then Care About Starbucks Workers’ Union Victory
It’s a huge deal—people standing up a declaring they want a voice at the table in their workplace, to participate in making decisions about their lives.
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The Controversy Over Eliminating The Filibuster Makes A Joke Of Democracy
The filibuster is another way Republicans turn reality and democracy and their heads to install a tyranny of the minority.
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Opinion: Let Republicans Help Defeat Trump, but Don’t Be Fooled
The Lincoln Project republicans came out in full force last December, declaring in a New York Times op-ed their mission of defeating both Trump this November as well as Trumpism, meaning they are seeking to erase the republican majority in the senate. This majority, in their view, has enabled Trump and promises similarly damaging leadership….
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Democrats Look For Big Gains In State Legislatures
The Democratic Party has finally learned its lesson. It is no longer ignoring state government , and this year expects to make major gains in state legislatures all over the United States. By letting Republicans take control of over two-thirds of state governments over the past ten years Democrats have placed themselves on the outside…
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NC GOP Gerrymandering Case May Flip the House
Yesterday a three-judge federal panel ruled that Republican-drawn congressional districts in North Carolina have been gerrymandered in such a way that they violate the United States Constitution. The panel held that the districts were established by the GOP legislature for the purpose of favoring Republicans over Democrats, which is not a valid reason for delineating…
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U.S. Supreme Court Backs North Carolina GOP’s Gerrymandered Map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a gerrymandered congressional district map in North Carolina which was supported by the state’s Republican Party, overturning a lower court’s ruling which had said the map was unconstitutional. The ruling was considered a major setback for North Carolina’s Democratic Party. The lower court had ruled…
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All Eyes On Kennedy As SCOTUS Is Set To Consider “Partisan Gerrymandering”
Simply put, “partisan gerrymandering” is a rebrand of “race based gerrymandering.” Republicans are trying to find the magic words to suppress votes by people who are more likely to vote for Democrats.
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In Trump’s America, There is No Difference Between Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering
On October 3, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could deem “partisan gerrymandering” constitutional.
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Democrats Have A Massive Gerrymandering Problem According To 2018 House Election Forecast
Democrats are projected to win more than 54% of the vote in the 2018 House elections, but only pick up 12 seats thanks to heavily gerrymandered Congressional districts.
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Obama Terrifies Republicans By Quickly Raising $10.8 Million To Combat GOP Election Rigging
The Obama backed, and Eric Holder chaired, National Democratic Redistricting Committee has raised $10.8 million in six months in their effort to combat Republican election rigging through gerrymandering.
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High Stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court Case Could Shut Down Or Cement Gerrymandering
The Supreme Court decided to hear a case that will determine if gerrymandering for partisan benefit is constitutional. This will be the landmark case that either shuts down Republican cheating or allows Republicans to use DeVos math to win elections. This case provides the Court with the opportunity to rule in favor of free and…
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Supreme Court Kicks Republicans In The Gut By Giving People The Power To Stop Election Rigging
By ruling that Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission is constitutional, the Supreme Court of the United States kicked plutocrat-loving, election rigging, gerrymandering Republicans in the gut.
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Republican Attorney-General Greg Abbott Humiliated in Federal Court Ruling
In a ruling on attorney’s fees related to a redistricting case, a Federal Court Judge dealt Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott two doses of humiliation.
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Michigan State Senator Slams GOP Legislature Over ‘Rape Insurance’
On Wednesday, the Michigan State Senate passed a bill that requires a woman to purchase separate health insurance prior to getting an abortion.
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The Future of the Voting Rights Act Depends on One Supreme Court Justice
In reality the future of the Voting Rights Act depends on whether Justice Kennedy places a higher priority on states’ rights, or the rights of millions of Americans to vote.
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Immigration reform requires Republican reform
Bitter old white male that he is, even John McCain knows immigration reform is not an option. You can either try and grow more fingers to plug up the cracks in the dike or you can learn how to swim
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ALEC’s Fingerprints Are All Over the Electoral College Rigging Efforts in Blue States
Like every dirty trick Republicans use to steal elections, the American Legislative Exchange Council is behind Electoral College rigging efforts in blue states that overwhelmingly voted for Obama.
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Not Voting in 2010 Could be the Costliest Mistake Democrats Have Made In Recent History
Will Republicans use the redistricting advantages they achieved after their 2010 sweep to change the way electoral votes are apportioned?