than just having the end lopped off.

"Breaking: 3-Judge Federal Court (All R Nominees) Rejects PA Congressional Redistricting Challenge" fits - could you change it to that, please? (I'm an LBN host, so I guarantee we'll be happy with that)

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

14. The original title of the article was too long

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:41 PM

Mar 2018

I will edit as best as I can

muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts)

18. Thank you

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #14)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:51 PM

Mar 2018

Yes, DU limits the characters. As hosts, we're OK with judicious editing of titles in cases like this - your change is good.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

19. Thank you for giving me permission to do what all lawyers want to do-edit

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #18)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:56 PM

Mar 2018

My first inclination was to edit but I resisted. You have no idea as to how hard it is for a lawyer to resist editing something. In this case, the law professor was too wordy and I knew that I could do better

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

4. Scared me for a minute when I saw the headline ... we NEED those new maps ...

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:29 PM

Mar 2018

So happy to see the GOP F***ING LOSE.

gademocrat7

(10,659 posts)

5. Yes!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:29 PM

Mar 2018

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

6. Good news for free and FAIR elections!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:29 PM

Mar 2018

Now all we need is to get Putin's grubby mitts out of the ballot box.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)

25. not quite there yet

Reply to Stonepounder (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:56 PM

Mar 2018

We need to stop GOPers from suppressing voters, purging rolls, and gerrymandering.

redstateblues

(10,565 posts)

9. Headline was scary

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:36 PM

Mar 2018

George II

(67,782 posts)

11. Yes, I had to read that three times and then rely on some of the other comments....

Reply to redstateblues (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:38 PM

Mar 2018

....to realize this is a GOOD thing.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

13. Sorry

Reply to George II (Reply #11)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:40 PM

Mar 2018

Prof. Hasen was the first up with this

Law Professors are wordy

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

16. See if my edit helps

Reply to redstateblues (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:43 PM

Mar 2018

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

21. This makes me smile

Reply to redstateblues (Reply #9)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:04 PM

Mar 2018

Link to tweet

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)

26. that is a smack-down

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:59 PM

Mar 2018

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

30. LOL! Classic!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #21)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:20 PM

Mar 2018

bluestarone

(16,976 posts)

10. AWESOME

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:36 PM

Mar 2018

Now come on SUPREME COURT your turn!!!!!!!!!!

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

12. Fed Judges Reject GOP Congressmens Lawsuit Challenging PA District Map

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:39 PM

Mar 2018

This article has a better title https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/federal-judges-reject-gop-lawsuit-pennsylvania-district-map

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A panel of federal judges is throwing out a legal challenge by Republican congressmen to a district map developed last month by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The judges said Monday they have no authority to act in the matter except to throw out the case.

The decision comes with a day left for the state’s congressional candidates to circulate petitions to get on the May 15 primary ballot.

The Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court ruled in January that the map Republicans crafted in 2011 amounted to an unconstitutional gerrymander.

Warning-SCOTUS has to still rule

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)

24. It appears cry wolf Republicans could not find an actual wolf to be the plaintiff. No standing. Sad.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #12)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:52 PM

Mar 2018

Leghorn21

(13,524 posts)

15. K and flippin R!! Great news, thanks Gothmog!! nt

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:42 PM

Mar 2018

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

17. Yes!!!!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 01:49 PM

Mar 2018

Let's hope the SCOTUS leaves it be.

FakeNoose

(32,645 posts)

32. Justice Alito already decided that it has no standing

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #17)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:22 PM

Mar 2018

Unless something has changed in the last 2 weeks, we already know that SCOTUS doesn't want to hear this.
The GOP is just wasting everybody's time.

I guess that means the issue is dead and the new PA district map will stand until the 2020 Census. This is a great ruling for not just Pennsylvania, but *every state* that's fighting this pernicious rightwing gerrymandering issue.

This is a victory for all of us.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

20. Here is link to the opinion

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:03 PM

Mar 2018

Link to tweet

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

22. Are the state GOP going to move to impeach now?

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:29 PM

Mar 2018

I heard they were going to try.

durablend

(7,460 posts)

28. Can't envision them giving up

Reply to NewJeffCT (Reply #22)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:14 PM

Mar 2018

What do they have left they can do?

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

33. All candidates seem to accept the new map will stay

Reply to durablend (Reply #28)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:23 PM

Mar 2018

Saccone has already gathered petitions to run in the new 14thCD as has Lamb in the new 17th CD.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,564 posts)

23. Does this not seem like it's edging close to a "state's rights" issue?

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 02:50 PM

Mar 2018

You know....what the GOP says about almost anything federal they don't like.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

27. This is a states rights case on under PA constitution

Reply to BobTheSubgenius (Reply #23)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:09 PM

Mar 2018

The PA supreme court ruled that based on the PA state constitution, the current Congressional maps were not proper and ordered new maps. This is a purely state law issue which is why the federal court rejected jurisdiction.

The SCOTUS had previously declined to find federal jurisdiction but the latest appeal has been pending for a while and I am getting nervous

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

39. SCOTUS issued a 1-line no stay notice.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #27)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:17 PM

Mar 2018

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

40. Thank you for making me smile

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #39)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:18 PM

Mar 2018

http://electionlawblog.org/?p=98206

Link to tweet

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

42. Thanks for that tweet!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #40)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:35 PM

Mar 2018

Funny I kept refreshing SCOTUSBlog and should have gone to Election Law blog when I heard it on the radio. Ended up getting a story link from the Washington Post before they even sent out their own alert.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

43. I do a great deal of volunteer work in the voter protection area

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #42)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:49 PM

Mar 2018

I read the Hasen blog and some other legal blogs on a regular basis.

I was the source for this post by Hasen http://electionlawblog.org/?p=97946 I kept my copy of the legal memo from the Obama voter protection team because it was so funny

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

46. Cool.

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #43)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:23 PM

Mar 2018

These law blogs have been a godsend, especially when they do live-blogging of some of the decisions and later provide really great (lay) summaries.

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

47. Go to the #ACLUvKobach twitter feed

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #46)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:41 PM

Mar 2018

It is the best soap opera every https://twitter.com/hashtag/acluvkobach?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

49. Ha!!!!

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #47)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 05:42 PM

Mar 2018

Thanks!

I saw someone post in a GD thread yesterday about Kobach being run through the ringer in court!!!

Gothmog

(145,321 posts)

51. That trial is my new favorite soap opera

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #49)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 08:50 PM

Mar 2018

mountain grammy

(26,623 posts)

29. I know this is good news

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:14 PM

Mar 2018

Why do I feel so sick but these days everything makes me sick.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

31. BREAKING - SCOTUS WILL NOT ISSUE STAY

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:21 PM

Mar 2018

Just heard on my local news radio station here (KYW)!

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

34. Done and done

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #31)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:26 PM

Mar 2018

Exellent.

Instead of negotiating with Gov Wolf for a new map that might have been a bit more favorable to the GOP, they decided to throw a hissy fit and go to court. Now they have a map that's not as favorable for the next 6 years. Boo hoo.

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

35. WaPo article

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #34)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:29 PM

Mar 2018

Supreme Court refuses to stop new congressional maps in Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request from Pennsylvania Republican legislative leaders to block the implementation of a redrawn congressional map that creates more parity between the political parties in the state.

It was the second time that the court declined to get involved in the partisan battle that has roiled Pennsylvania politics. The commonwealth’s highest court earlier this year ruled that a map drawn by the Republicans leaders in 2011 “clearly, plainly and palpably” violated the Free and Equal Elections Clause of the Pennsylvania constitution.

The U.S. Supreme Court deliberated nearly two weeks before turning down the request to stop the map from being used in this fall’s elections. Generally the justices stay out of the way when a state’s highest court is interpreting its own state constitution.

The practical impact is the 2018 elections are likely to be held under a map much more favorable to Democrats, who scored a surprising victory last week in a special election. The 2011 map that has been used this decade has resulted in Republicans consistently winning 13 of the state’s 18 congressional seats.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-refuses-to-stop-new-congressional-maps-in-pennsylvania/2018/03/19/128d9656-215e-11e8-badd-7c9f29a55815_story.html?utm_term=.bc11b0e478fb

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)

36. Plus

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #34)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:31 PM

Mar 2018

Wolf even offered for them to go on and pass a "shell bill" and they could stick a map in there later but they refused.

Blue Tsunami!!!

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

37. Can't fix stupid

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #36)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 03:31 PM

Mar 2018

erronis

(15,303 posts)

38. Inbreeding much? Perhaps genetically but definitely collegially

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #37)

Mon Mar 19, 2018, 04:15 PM

Mar 2018

I feel sort of sorry for people who are stupid because their stupid parent somehow mingled their genes with a stupid relative.

I don't feel so sorry for people who get all of their news and talking points from a very limited source. They may have been genetically predisposed to do so, but I'll assume that 90% are just willingly intellectually lazy and want to hear what their bully in the pulpit is telling them.