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Gerrymandering in NC: Not dead yet
Nomination of longtime conservative financier and partisan as possible referee makes clear that GOP is still resisting real changeThere has been a great deal of understandable celebrating in recent days in the aftermath of the September 3rd ruling by a bipartisan panel of Superior Court judges that struck down North Carolina’s state legislative maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.
Across the state and nation, good government and civil rights advocates have welcomed the decision as a bellwether victory.
News site editorialists have proclaimed that the end of rigged elections is nigh.
Even former President Obama took to Twitter to hail the ruling “a big win for North Carolina—and for all of us.”
Unfortunately, while the grounds for celebration are clearly plentiful, there are still many miles to travel in this struggle and the end result is still far from certain.
Read more: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2019/09/10/gerrymandering-in-nc-not-dead-yet/