Saturday, September 04, 2021

87(3): Redistricting, aka gerrymandering


Slated, but perhaps not to be.


Scott Braddock quotes the relevant passage from the state's constitution, and Alexa Ura reports that the 5th Circuit has already appointed a three-judge panel -- one Reagan appointee, one Obama, and one Trump -- to hear the case.

Don't be surprised by the eventual lede: "In a 2-1 decision ..."  Also from Braddock:


Redistricting was done in 2003 in special session after now-Senate Dean John Whitmire reglued that year's Democratic quorum break by coming back from Oklahoma.  In 2011 the process also began in special session after the 2010 census data came in (thanks, Ballotpedia) and litigation continued through 2014.

So this seems like a novel legal argument.  I would think that precedent would be of considerable weight to the judges at every level where the case receives a hearing (though IANAL, and predicting court decisions in this arena is a bigger fool's errand than usual).  So like you, I'll watch and wait and see what happens.

Probably over the next few years.

Friday, September 03, 2021

Deep in The Heart of Gilead


Perhaps I should start at the beginning.


I hate to burst Michelle's bubble, but electing more Democrats is simply not going to fix this problem, especially now that it's metastized to this point.


And here is where it all went off the rails for orthodox Democrats.


I just wish they could focus on their real enemies.


The topic is so tired but shitlibs are so stupid.  I can never again be in a political party full of people completely unwilling to own their failures, and worse, do absolutely nothing about them.


Let me be fair; there are lots of people ready to make good trouble and break this law.


And on that note, I'll wrap here with the cartoons.