Pa. high court throws out assembly redistricting

[PRETZEL]

http://www.herald-mail.com/news/tristate/hm-pa-high-court-throws-out-assembly-redistricting-20120125,0,3426966.story

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A narrowly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated a plan to redraw state House and Senate district lines, calling the redistricting approach “contrary to law” and throwing into disarray plans by candidates and parties for this year’s General Assembly races.

The two-page order sending the plan back to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission said current district lines will remain until the commission comes up with a new plan that passes legal muster, which could mean changes may not take effect for two years

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Didn't think they would do this, but I'm pretty glad I did, well at least for right now until we see the revised plan.

[leftyohiolib]

1. wow judges dispensing fairness glad to see it

[PA Democrat]

2. It is surprising. Castille, a Republican voted with the Democratic members

of the Court. They are saying it will take at least 2 years to come up with a new plan.

[JPZenger]

3. US House Districts are a separate challenge

this does not affect US House district boundaries. They are being separately challenged. It is much much harder to overturn US House districts because there no standards in PA. law for them.

[HopeHoops]

4. Good. It was a clusterfuck from hell that obviously involved a lot of heavy drugs to construct.