Federal judge rips North Carolina GOP for fighting effort to undo racist redistricting

[Judi Lynn]

Source: The News & Observer


Tribune News Service
27 JUL 2017 AT 20:19 ET


July 27, 2017
Anne Blythe
The News & Observer
Posted with permission from Tribune Content Agency


GREENSBORO, N.C. — Federal judges had pointed questions and comments Thursday for the lawyer representing North Carolina lawmakers who have not yet complied with the panel's order to draw new districts for electing General Assembly members.

The judges want the legislature to fix what they have called unconstitutional "racial gerrymanders."

Fifty weeks have passed since the judges — Catherine Eagles, a Barack Obama appointee to the Middle District of North Carolina, James Wynn, an Obama appointee to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, and Thomas Schroeder, a George W. Bush appointee in the Middle District — ruled that 28 of the 170 districts used to elect North Carolina's lawmakers were drawn to weaken the influence of black voters across the state.

At a nearly three-hour hearing in a full courtroom in the federal courthouse in Greensboro, the judges questioned why the legislators had not produced new maps to correct North Carolina's election boundaries, and why Phil Strach, the attorney representing legislative leaders, was arguing that the lawmakers should have nearly 3 { more months to get the task done.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/federal-judge-rips-north-carolina-gop-for-fighting-effort-to-undo-racist-redistricting/

[pangaia]

1. And these are the kind of judges trump will never appoint..

If he gets to appoint as many as there are openings, we are in even more trouble

[Sneederbunk]

2. A few contempt sentences for these crackers would be in order.

[lastlib]

3. I think a LOT of contempt sentences need to be handed down!

[not fooled]

4. Why no new maps?

Because the gerrymandered ones are working out great for the crackers. Who's gonna make 'em change? I agree with issuing some contempt sentences.