Breaking: As Biden speaks NC state court upholds extreme gerrymandered maps, including US House map giving GOP 71-78% of seats in state Trump won with 49.9% of vote. This is exactly the kind of partisan & racial gerrymandering Freedom to Vote Act would block
Here is ruling by panel of majority GOP judges upholding gerrymandered legislative maps in NC. It will be appealed to NC Supreme Court, but underscores need for urgent federal action on voting rights southerncoalition.org/wp-content/upl…
"The stakes couldn’t be higher: if Democrats don’t pass these voting rights bills soon, the 2022 election will take place under wave of new voting restrictions, extreme gerrymandered maps & election subversion laws" motherjones.com/politics/2022/…
@AriBerman It's not JUST #VoterSuppression in GOP-led states. It's also gerrymandering & the GOP making it easier for states to OVERTURN ELECTIONS. #EndTheFilibuster Pass #FreedomToVote Protect American democracy. x.com/zhizhuweb/stat…
@AriBerman It's not JUST #VoterSuppression in GOP-led states. It's also gerrymandering & the GOP making it easier for states to OVERTURN ELECTIONS. #EndTheFilibuster Pass #FreedomToVote Protect American democracy. x.com/zhizhuweb/stat…
@AriBerman Are all those on the panel of GOP judges white (men) too? Bet they would think differently if they were black.
@AriBerman “The Incorporation of the Free Speech Clause and the Equal Protection Clause to the N.C. Constitution of 1971 Was Not Intended to Bring About a Fundamental Change to the Power of the General Assembly” It would seem 2 me that’s exactly what they were intended 4. #VotingRightsNow
@AriBerman Does federal action matter with a 6-3 GOP majority on SCOTUS?
@AriBerman what is the makeup of NC supreme court. Number appointed by Dems vs number appointed by Repubs?
@AriBerman @TheUnicorn999 This has been back and forth in the courts here for years. It's so frustrating
@AriBerman It would be much more difficult to gerrymander if when registering to vote a person didn’t have to state their party affiliation.