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How low can SCOTUS sink. They are at 25% approval and dropping.
I will never understand how the court found that materially disenfranchising voters by packing and cracking them to dilute their political influence is part of a free and fair election. Their solution is to just vote for people who wont gerrymander. So how does that work when your influence is already gerrymandered, or you have a max of 10 years to overcome a gerrymander or have all of your gained influence undone with a new gerrymander. And its really hard especially in southern states to separate race from politics when 9 out of 10 black voters support Democrats.
I live next to district 6 (Clyburn) which is packed to hell to ensure district 1 (Mace) stays republican. They fit all of the urban areas they could and packed it into one district, surgically placing the most liberal areas and the towns with the highest percentage of minorities to pack it as much as they could. It has the downtown areas of Charleston AND Columbia in it, two cities about a 90 minute drive away from each other. Its a travesty. >

Check out this short documentary The election of George Washington was weirder than you think. The author goes into the details of the creation of our electoral system and he describes the Federalists who wanted to just count votes and tally them up at the state level. The anti-Federalists insisted upon breaking the voters up into districts because then they could ensure that rural voters would have more say in the outcome of elections. We still suffer the consequences of this decision to this day. People seem to be realizing that it is an antiquated mechanism of control and not the ultra-fair process like we've been led to believe. Hopefully that can lead to positive change in our extremely flawed system. >

A bit related here. Alexander Hamilton, a founding father, said democracy was a parasite and was against representation democracy. He wasn’t as good as the play makes him out to be and a congressional report from the 1940’s found him to be an influential figure for the Nazis. He did things like fight for the Tories after the Revolutionary War in court against his fellow countrymen. Aaron Burr is really who people should be looking to. Even though historians make him to be the bad guy because he killed Hamilton during their duel. And even though Hamilton wrote a letter before the duel saying he was going to let Burr shoot first so that stories went out that Burr sounded blood hungry. >

Isn't Burr more of a villain for his attempted treason and trying to sell out Florida? >

Dude he would be a National hero if he managed to offload that piece of turd >

Our continental dingleberry >

Damn, we just got demoted from wang of the nation to dingleberry >

They lumped two of SC's biggest cities North Charleston and Columbia, which are 120 miles apart, into one district. >

Parts of Austin Texas share a district with San Antonio roughly 90 minutes away AND El Paso which is 9 hours away. Other parts of Austin are in a district with Rio Grande City 5 hours away on the southern border. Austin also shares a district with Hooks, Tx some 5 hours away, damn near Louisiana. I believe only one of these districts is Democrat. It’s shit like this that causes half of Texas residents to have no representation within their own state and in the federal government. Texas representatives only support their voters not the entire population. This can only go so long before shit starts to get ugly. >

I love that there is a picture of Austin's gerrymandered ass in books about unethical district drawing. They call it "the pinwheel". 
Also, seems like a lot of people forgot that Tom DeLay had a big part of his fall from power related to that gerrymander, but it never actually got fixed. >

Supremacist Court >

A fascist court gave a fascist state the right to make fascist laws, but people will tell you fascism doesn't exist in America. >

I feel like I am taking crazy pills:  1/3 of the country outright wants fascism; 1/3 of the country is too apathetic to care... I'm in the fucking minority. >

To be fair, if it’s split evenly three ways, everyone is in the minority. >

If you very much want America to be a democracy, then you very much are in the minority.
In 2020 it was 81 million Americans who were willing to make the effort to vote to stop fascism. 81 million is about a third of eligible voters.
74 million (a little less than a third) voted for fascism, and about a third of eligible voters couldn't be bothered to vote at all. >


and about a third of eligible voters couldn't be bothered to vote at all.

Saying things like this completely ignores the whole point of the OP article: voter disenfranchisement. Apathy is an issue, particularly among younger voters, but glossing over the fact that some people want to vote and can't is disingenuous. >

Ok, I'm ready to be educated.
About 80 million eligible voters did not cast a ballot in 2020. How many of them were disenfranchised, what states did they live in, and by what means were they disenfranchised? >

Were you not paying attention during 2020? Voter purges, "lost" ballots, closed polling stations, armed thugs guarding polling stations. Republicans did everything they could to stop as many people from voting against them as possible.
I don't know what the percentage is of people who didn't vote because they never cared, versus the people who couldn't vote or were discouraged. 
But saying that people didn't show up because they don't care is bullshit. I'm willing to bet that the majority of that 80,000,000 care. >

Yes they did >

Supreme Court logic:
Racial admissions to colleges = wrong. 
Racial gerrymandering for elections = right. >

would be a good meme >

That drake meme would work, but you'd also have to add a panel saying Drake meme is bad because he's black. >

(and not American) >

The US Supreme Court is an illegitimate institution owned by Christian fascists. >

Historically it has usually been the one c0ckblocking good laws.  During the New Deal era it became decent but is now reverting to the norm.  It's not likely that democrats will get a majority on the court again due to inability to control the senate much going forward.
So expanding the court is actually a dumb idea.  It will only be temporary.  
Better approach is to push for states rights so blue states can at least perserve their way of life instead of the federal hammer coming down. >

Republicans don't really believe in states rights, as soon as enough of those christofascist assholes get into power, that federal hammer is going to be coming down really fucking hard on blue states. >

The Supreme Court hates freedom. >

Add 4 >

Add 10, enact a 19-year term limit, and appoint a new one every year. >

If fascists are afraid of court packing, then it must be a good thing. >

How much more sovereignty must the working people lose before action is taken to combat this fascist court? >

They should have acted in 2016. It was as obvious then as it is today. But nope, lots and lots of working class people were convinced a "rich" mobster would have their backs. You really think people are going to change over one ruling after seeing them openly support the forces that lead to this over the last half decade? >

Weird how you can basically gerrymander any way you like in red states, but in blue states it gets reversed for being "unfair." >

"Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."

Frank Wilhoit >

Roberts is a eunuch. Its now the Alito court. >

Don't let anyone fool you. The majority opinion knew exactly what they were doing. >

Can you explain to me how redistricting could be considered racist? Genuinely curious. >

Crack racial populations into separate districts to dilute their vote so they fail to be a majority in one district.  Or pack them all up into fewer districts so they win fewer seats by far higher districts to prevent them being more evenly distributed and getting more seats.
Redistricting itself doesn't have to be racist but it can be weaponized to be so. >

Yep, that’s what I was looking for. Not racist. 
Appreciate it. >

This is my district and its in Charleston, SC where we aren't backwards AF like a large portion of the rest of the state. 
This district would've been blue again if not for the gerrymandering.
They basically split downtown charleston in half and removed other areas where more younger liberal voters are and gave it to Columbia which is 2 hours away. WTF >

Charlestonian here, we're still backwards AF, but rural SC is a hell of a measuring stick. >

Yea at least Charleston County is like 1% more blue than red. No representation though. >

Supreme Court has enabled racism since inception. This is simply a variant. >

Uhhh have u read the history of ussc decisions
The court has bounced from ideologies of people like Chief Justice Marshall  (judicial review) to Chief Justice john Taney (dred scott) to thurgood Marshall . >

Racial gerrymandering is the only reason the fuckers (GQP) won the house. >

Not only did they enable it they did so strategically and with intent. >

Roberts isn’t interested in fixing the problem. He excuses blatant, institutional racism:

The statement had the same ring of certitude as a 2013 decision in which Roberts wrote that certain legal protections for minority Americans have outlived their usefulness because “[o]ur country has changed.” >

“Partisan Supreme Court is Partisan” >

The dangers of Catholicism. Liberals are too quick to give them a pass on religious extremism. >

What does this have to do with Catholicism? >

I think they’re lumping in the Traditional Catholics with the Evangelicals who have taken over control of the GOP, which is hilarious because those same Evangelicals will call all Catholics non-Christians. >

I mentioned it because the Supreme Court has been hijacked by Catholic extremists since the ‘90s. >

Yep I was one of those who's district was moved under Clyburn. At least I'll be represented by someone I align a little better with, but still bitter as Clyburn was basically the catalyst for the beginning of the end of Bernie's primary chances.
On a side note, you also can't email or call to request an absentee ballot anymore in SC. Now you have to call, wait like 30 min, they send you an application, you hand fill it out, and mail it back. Bunch of BS from SC state lawmakers. >

Let me know when something is being done about it.. I’ve seen more immoral illegal shit done with no consequences in the past 6 years than in the whole rest of my accumulated time on this ball of dirt in space >

Truth. >

“political analysts have concluded that Republicans wouldn’t have won the House without gerrymandering Tennessee, Texas, Georgia and Florida, according to a Jan. 6 report in The Cook Political Report and a December 2022 analysis by poll-tracking website FiveThirtyEight.” >

Everyone with half a brain knows that Republicans are partisan and will do anything to give their own party any advantage they can give at every opportunity. 
Meanwhile Democratic states pass laws preventing gerrymandering and actually abide by them. If California would gerrymander for Democrats half as effectively as Ohio gerrymandered for Republicans then Democrats would control the house.
Gerrymandering won't end until it's federally regulated and that isn't going to happen until it's hurting the Republicans. 
Democratic states need to gerrymander or they will continue to live in minority rule. >

I don't like the idea... but I also can't think of a better one.  
If that's what we have to do, it's what we have to do. >

I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise. >

Christ's Council of Six has spoken. >

This court says as long as politicians wait until it's close to an election then racial gerrymandering is allowed. >

SCOTUS Racism test:  Hey Clarence, is this Racist?
Thomas: Jesus Fucking Christ! There is no such thing as Racism!!
SCOTUS: Not Racist, Next! >

Well of course they did. >

of course they did. That was the goal. This is the whole point. >

Not-So-Supreme Court. >

There needs to be a national law that makes it required that all districts must be within around 10 miles the same size and only have four sides excluding borders >

In McConnell's "candidate quality" remark he also says:

senate races are just different they're statewide

You can plainly hear him saying "yeah we can't gerrymander the shit out of those". >

We are not as red as we seem. Take a straight vote and see how conservative the south really is, you absolute fucking cowards >

Should be drawn by GIS analysis and redrawn every ten years for all states by US Bureau of the Census Department of Geography henceforth. >

Would there not just be a partisan battle to control that department and to the winner go the spoils for the entire nation? >

“A year earlier, the U.S. Supreme Court had decided for the first time that partisan gerrymandering is lawful, permitting lawmakers to manipulate electoral maps to gain an edge for their party.”
Someone please tell me how any sane person could conclude this!?!?!? How is this any different from just saying the other party’s votes won’t be counted? In what way dipoles this meet equal protection under the law? Fuck the Supremely Corrupt Court! >

The real solution should be ranked voting and choosing a party. 70% of the state votes republican and the state has 10 reps, they get 7 and democrats get 3.
It's ridiculous that every city gets a super blue district with a bunch of slightly red districts surrounding it. >

Because of course. Of course it did >

Aw hell nah. >

But if I say “This whole country is White Supremacist by design” at work, my ass would get sent to HR/Fired by 5pm - yet here is a story that essentially implies this.
Also, Sarah, you always come to work smelling like you live in a giant cat litter box (might as well let my mind speak freely while I’m at it fack) >

This decision is concerning as it could lead to the manipulation of electoral districts in a way that dilutes the voting power of minority communities. This decision is a setback for minority communities; we need to keep up the fight o push for fair redistricting and an end to racial gerrymandering. >

Watching the dismantling of democracy in real time is wild >

They gerrymandered Kansas. >

Wyoming is one of the most gerrymandered states. Not between Republicans and democrats, but between moderate and extremist Republicans. 
Ps. The extremists are winning >

Isn't Wyoming one big district? >

In congress yes. But state and regional elections are rigged to keep the good old boys around >

Canadian living in England wonders why Americans don’t stand up for democracy in their own country. Are you all wimps? >

I am in California. Where do I go to do this? How do I keep my job while doing it? >

CA already has an independent redistricting commission. They fought that battle in the early 2000s. >

The current court is a real piece of shit. >

Just what SC needs, more kicks in the teeth. >

I'd like to see John roberts get oppugnared >

It's sad that I'm not surprised at all by this. >

My first thought was that I've never seen the Supreme Court issue a press release. >

domestic terrorists and violent extremists pushing fascist ideology on a
 very resistant population who can see what they are doing and don't 
want it, needs to restrict voting, gerrymander and run propaganda 24/7 
to achieve victory for Adoff Hitler wannabees. >

We need a revolution >

Duh >

Now do the other republican states…. >

Maybe Thomas feels more comfortable being judged because of the color of his skin rather than the content of his character and that’s why he’s like things to go back to the good old days so he can be a big fish in a little pond. >

Reuters is behind a paywall