Judge has no excuse for not immediately killing Democrats’ unconstitutional voting mapBy NY Post Editorial Board
March 30, 2022
Maryland lawmakers just proved a New York judge wrong to think nothing can be done this year to fix Democrats’ unconstitutionally gerrymandered district maps. He now has no excuse for not ordering new ones for the 2022 elections.
Justice Patrick McAllister said it was “highly unlikely” new maps could be ready in time for New York’s primaries in June and the general election in November, so ordering them for this year risked leaving voters without legitimate representation.
The “prudent course,” he said, would be to use the Democrats’ maps, even if he rules them unconstitutional, and “if necessary, allow an election process next year if new maps need to be drawn.”
Hah! Last week, a Maryland judge ordered a new congressional-district map for the state after finding that the one drawn by that state’s Democratic-controlled legislature illegally disenfranchised GOP voters. She set a Wednesday deadline, and, guess what: By Monday — just days later — Democrats produced a new map. New York Dems can surely move as fast.
Besides, the Board of Elections says primaries can be held as late as Aug. 23 and still meet federal requirements. So there’s plenty of time.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/30/judge-has-no-excuse-for-not-killing-democrats-voting-map/
