(Reuters) – A federal court ruled on Monday that North Carolina Republicans illegally drew up U.S. congressional districts in the state to benefit their party, suggesting that new lines be crafted before November’s election.
The three-judge panel for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina said in a 321-page opinion that Republican legislators responsible for the map conducted unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering to dilute the impact of Democratic votes.
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The Secular Jurist 
“Unlike other jurisdictions where electoral boundaries are decided by the legislature with occasional claims of gerrymandering, in New Zealand the Representation Commission’s decisions, after taking submissions from the public, are final. This innovative step of establishing an independent body to make what are politically sensitive decisions was adopted by New Zealand in 1887 and later adopted as a model in Australia and Canada.” Sir Anand Satyanand, March 2011
Isn’t one of the hallmarks of representative democracy equal representation?
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Absolutely, and even a flawed democracy like America’s must be defended from the authoritarian forces aligned against it.
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Reblogged this on sdbast.
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Good!
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Hopefully there’s enough time remaining to redraw the districts before November.
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