Louisiana sticks to existing congressional district for 2026 midterms
Louisiana’s existing six congressional districts will be used for the 2026 midterm election, after the U.S. Supreme Court did not rule in a case challenging their boundaries.https://thecurrentla.com/2026/louisiana-sticks-to-existing-congressional-district-for-2026-midterms/
U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in case over La. congressional district
In Louisiana v. Callais, justices could set a standard for the degree to which race can be considered when drawing election maps.Living in New Orleans more than a decade ago, I was concerned about gerrymandering and effect it was having at radicalizing our representative democracy in the U.S.A. Not only was it radicalizing our political choices, but it had the effect of bringing our legislative bodies to ideological gridlock. I wrote the paper about a new idea, and I posted a more detailed scheme online, sending letters to every senator at that time.
Back then, though, politicians still played the rules, waiting until census years, and using thinly-veiled political speak to make their actions seem more high-browed than simply gerrymandering to get more votes. Back then, admitting the truth would be akin to saying that your party had no good ideas and couldn't win elections on merit.
Now, that is exactly what the GOP is saying. And they are acting to cancel the mid-term elections (there goes all the "we just have to vote" people!) through gerrymandering. What I wrote back then still stands - it is a good idea (with a few faults, but better than what we have now).
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From AP News: Florida congressional districts that eliminated a majority-Black seat upheld by state Supreme Court
Florida's Supreme Court has upheld the state's current congressional redistricting map, rejecting a challenge over the elimination of a majority-Black district that was pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The court, dominated by DeSantis appointees, said in its ruling Thursday that restoration of the district that previously united Black communities across 200 miles from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee would amount to impermissible racial gerrymandering. That, the majority ruled, violates the Constitution’s equal protection guarantees. The decision leaves Florida's current map in place, where the GOP holds a 20-8 advantage.
Karin Orvis, the #UnitedStates’ chief statistician, said in a Thurs blog post on the WH website that the revision will “enhance our ability to compare information & data across federal agencies, & also to understand how well federal programs serve a #diverse #America.”
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Such data guides how federal ofcls analyze everything from #HealthCare outcomes to the redrawing of #CongressionalDistricts.
#NewYork’s highest court orders #congressionaldistricts to be redrawn
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/12/politics/new-york-redistricting/index.html?ref=am-quickie.ghost.io
In *The Washington Post,* a story about congressional holdup in funding #Weapons for #Ukraine in the #RussianUkraineWar. It's focus is on the many #congressionaldistricts where weapons #manufacturing takes place. Its thrust is twofold:
1. The jobs are spread out, benefiting local economies in many of the same districts where congresspersons are obstructing.
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