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Federal court rules South Carolina can use congressional map previously declared unconstitutional (www.cnn.com)

submitted 7 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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A federal court said Thursday that it will allow a US House election in South Carolina for Republican Rep. Nancy Mace’s seat to proceed under a map it had previously declared unconstitutional.

In a brief order, the judges in the case said they had little choice, given a fast-approaching deadline to prepare for the primary election for the state’s down-ballot contests.

Last year, the three-judge panel held that the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature had “exiled” more than 30,000 Black residents from the coastal 1st Congressional District, which is anchored in Charleston County, in what the court called a “bleaching” to benefit Republicans. That amounted to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, the judges concluded.

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 87 points 7 months ago

Let's be clear, SCOTUS could have issued some sort of injunction. This is on them

[-] DogPeePoo@lemm.ee 53 points 7 months ago

Part of SCOTUS endorsed ‘Project 2025’

[-] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Part of SCOTUS will rule whichever way you want for the price of an RV.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 40 points 7 months ago

It's not the presidency or governorship. Leave the seat empty until they figure out their shit.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I don’t think that’s legal. Taxation without representation and whatnot

[-] raydenuni@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 7 months ago

But the current status is not representation either.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

You could make the argument, but literally they have the right to elect someone. There is no legal right to not be gerrymandered, per SCOTUS

[-] raydenuni@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 7 months ago

If we're being technical, there's no legal right to no taxation without representation either.

[-] jettrscga@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Meanwhile Washington DC exists.

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

They have no senate representation because they aren’t a state. They have a house seat

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Y’all hear that crunching noise?

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