A state judge in Florida on Wednesday said that a gerrymandered congressional map pushed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) was unconstitutional because it diminished the the ability of thousands of Black voters to pick the representative of their choice.
DeSantis … likely wants to defiantly echo President Jackson - and ignore the court’s ruling
" John Marshall has made his decision , now let him enforce it ."
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Judge J. Layne Smith of the Second Circuit Court of Florida, - A state judge in Florida - on Wednesday said that a gerrymandered congressional map pushed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® was unconstitutional
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ® fires Judge J. Layne Smith of the Second Circuit Court of Florida,
There is no doubt DeSantis will be our next president. I base this on my personal observation that every Republican since Nixon who has presidential aspirations and turns my stomach to a degree where I am almost physically ill (think Reagan, George W, Trump) has eventually won the presidency.
Well, this is going to be a challenge for the Supremes. Assuming the Florida courts reject DeSantis’ appeals, the decision will then make its way into the federal courts, eventually arriving at the Supreme Court. The Supremes have frequently deferred to state court interpretations of their own constitutions. But this one seems to favor the Dems (given how bold and aggressive was the Governor’s). What to do? :Leave it to Alito, I would think, to posit that the Constitution says nothing about gerrymandering, so – there you have it.
Smith said, he was leaning toward using an alternative map proposal known as “Plan A” as a remedy. The map was recommended by an expert witness for legal challengers against DeSantis’ map, Stephen Ansolabehere of Harvard University.
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So it’s a limousine map, one with a lot of NIMBY. It surely vacations at Comet Ping Pong and Pizza.