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applegrove

(118,677 posts) Wed Apr 20, 2016, 06:01 PM Apr 2016

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Redistricting Plan

Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Redistricting Plan

https://politicalwire.com/2016/04/20/supreme-court-upholds-arizona-redistricting-plan/

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“A unanimous Supreme Court says an Arizona commission did not violate the principle of one-person, one-vote when it redrew the state’s legislative districts in a way that created some with more residents than others,” the AP reports.

“The justices on Wednesday rejected a challenge from a group of Republican voters who claimed the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission illegally packed GOP voters into some districts while leaving other Democratic-leaning districts with smaller populations.”

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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Redistricting Plan (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2016 OP

This is a victory for gerrymandering for anyone who thinks it is going away soon. former9thward Apr 2016 #1

gerrymandering is wrong, even when it benefits us Amishman Apr 2016 #2

former9thward

(32,019 posts)

1. This is a victory for gerrymandering for anyone who thinks it is going away soon.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 07:12 PM

Apr 2016

Democrats controlled the Commission in the last cycle (2011) and were able to draw districts which favored them.

Amishman

(5,557 posts)

2. gerrymandering is wrong, even when it benefits us

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Apr 20, 2016, 07:36 PM

Apr 2016

all districts should be drawn up by computer algorithm. whatever solution gives districts of equal population with the smallest number of border miles (most efficient shapes) should be the solution.

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