Supreme Court May Deal Democrats A Huge Blow To Ever Taking House Back (Voting Rights Act)

[Free Vulcan]

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to consider a major challenge that could reshape how voting maps are drawn, potentially giving Republicans a significant advantage in upcoming elections.

The justices agreed Friday to expand a Louisiana case and weigh arguments about whether the 1965 Voting Rights Act still justifies creating districts specifically designed to elect Black or Hispanic representatives. The case will examine whether racial considerations should play a role in redrawing electoral maps.

https://dailycaller.com/2025/08/01/supreme-court-race-based-redistricting/

[Wingnut]

This is yuge.

[Hoodat]

The justices agreed Friday to expand a Louisiana case and weigh arguments about whether the 1965 Voting Rights Act still justifies creating districts specifically designed to elect Black or Hispanic Democrat representatives.

There, fixed it.  The Voting Rights Act is not the problem.  Judicial fiat is the problem.  The Act does not grant the courts the right to replace State legislatures in drawing up districts.  And the courts' goal to create minority-majority districts violates the Fourteenth Amendment.

[Bigun]

There, fixed it.  The Voting Rights Act is not the problem.  Judicial fiat is the problem.  The Act does not grant the courts the right to replace State legislatures in drawing up districts.  And the courts' goal to create minority-majority districts violates the Fourteenth Amendment.

 

[Timber Rattler]

There, fixed it.  The Voting Rights Act is not the problem.  Judicial fiat is the problem.  The Act does not grant the courts the right to replace State legislatures in drawing up districts.  And the courts' goal to create minority-majority districts violates the Fourteenth Amendment.

That's exactly what happened here in Pennsylvania!  The State Legislature redrew the congressional districts in 2018 but the Democrat-owned State Supreme Court kept knocking that map down and redrew it themselves to Democrat satisfaction.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new congressional map for 2018 elections

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pennsylvania-supreme-court-issues-new-congressional-map-for-2018-elections


Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes control of redrawing state’s congressional map

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/02/pa-congressional-map-supreme-court-democrats-redistricting/

[Bigun]

That's exactly what happened here in Pennsylvania!  The State Legislature redrew the congressional districts in 2018 but the Democrat-owned State Supreme Court kept knocking that map down and redrew it themselves to Democrat satisfaction.

Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues new congressional map for 2018 elections

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/pennsylvania-supreme-court-issues-new-congressional-map-for-2018-elections


Pennsylvania Supreme Court takes control of redrawing state’s congressional map

https://www.spotlightpa.org/news/2022/02/pa-congressional-map-supreme-court-democrats-redistricting/

Article I

Section 4: Elections

The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.

Perhaps someone can show me anything in law that that grants judges the power to draw election maps.

[Smokin Joe]

Article I

Section 4: Elections

Perhaps someone can show me anything in law that that grants judges the power to draw election maps.

Well, they can play with their crayons all they want, but it isn't supposed to count.

[cato potatoe]

I don't understand how "black districts" ever became mandated by the courts.  It seems like a gross misapplication of the 14th and 15th amendments.

How about an amendment to make the districts as compact as possible, ignoring counties, to be drawn by computer analysis of census data.  Anything else seems like election-rigging.

[Fishrrman]

From the article:
"The justices agreed Friday to expand a Louisiana case..."[/b]

"Expand...?"
Very interesting.

The Court usually tries to "narrow" the scope of its decisions ... usually.

That they might be willing to delve -- on their own -- into the Constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act (and its gerrymandered "black districts")... seems to indicate to me that a working majority of the justices would like to see such districts outlawed.

Here's to hoping they take the steps to do so.

I'm on record for many years in this forum for stating that the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act comprise some of the most damaging legislation ever enacted in this country.

It's high time to get rid of BOTH of them.

[Bigun]

From the article:
"The justices agreed Friday to expand a Louisiana case..."[/b]

"Expand...?"
Very interesting.

The Court usually tries to "narrow" the scope of its decisions ... usually.

That they might be willing to delve -- on their own -- into the Constitutionality of the Voting Rights Act (and its gerrymandered "black districts")... seems to indicate to me that a working majority of the justices would like to see such districts outlawed.

Here's to hoping they take the steps to do so.

I'm on record for many years in this forum for stating that the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act comprise some of the most damaging legislation ever enacted in this country.

It's high time to get rid of BOTH of them.