by Erwin Chemerinsky As the Supreme Court begins its new term, it’s clear that the court’s majority is determined to move the law much further to the right. The last […]
Tag: gerrymandering
SCOTUS threatens heart of majority rule
by Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut The Supreme Court’s extremist justices are aiming their next dagger at the heart of the entire democratic enterprise: voters’ right to pick leaders […]
The redistricting problem must be solved by Congress or federal courts
New York Democrats’ hyperpartisan gerrymandering violated the state Constitution, which voters amended eight years ago to establish a bipartisan redistricting commission — specifically prohibiting line-drawing that discourages competition or gives […]
Primaryland is here
by Debilyn Molineaux I call our current political environment “Primaryland.” What happens in the primaries will determine our direction as a nation. The general election merely makes that direction official. […]
Govs. Abbott, DeSantis go too far
by Carl P. Leubsdorf There’s an old saying in politics that the best government makes the best politics. But Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis seem to […]
Gerrymandering the Constitution
by Lawrence Goldstone The Roberts court’s record for safeguarding voting rights is hardly impressive. Rather than view access to the ballot box as fundamental to a healthy democracy, the Supreme […]
Far-right Supreme Court has damaged Americans’ trust
Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court made yet another controversial ruling that further solidifies its image as a political body rather than a neutral arbiter of the law. In […]
Thanks to gerrymandering, GOP can continue to behave abominably
by Jackie Calmes House Republicans began the year with nearly two-thirds of them voting against ratifying Joe Biden’s election. In doing so, they allied with the insurrectionists, incited by Donald […]
What does it really mean for America to be ‘center-right’?
In an interview on CNN, Sen. Joe Manchin claimed the United States of America is a center-right country, politically speaking. He may have gotten this figure from a Gallup poll […]
House map looks gerrymandered to us
The West Virginia Legislature is winding down its redistricting sessions, and the maps coming out of it aren’t pretty. The north/south Congressional map isn’t awful. It puts both panhandles in […]
