As the once-a-decade redistricting process kicks into high gear, North Carolina is one of at least three states where Republicans say they are drawing maps without looking at racial and party data. But those maps still happen to strongly favor the GOP.
Jason Torchinsky, general counsel to the National Republican Redistricting Trust, said ignoring racial data is proper in certain circumstances, as in the cases of North Carolina and Texas.The drawing of legislative lines is often a raw partisan fight because whichever party controls the process can craft districts to maximize its voters’ clout — and scatter opposing voters so widely they cannot win majorities.t ruled that federal courts cannot overturn unfair maps on the basis of partisanship.
Then, in August, the legislature formally adopted a rule that it wouldn’t consider race or partisanship in its latest line-drawing that would begin after the U.S. Census Bureau released data on population changes over the past decade. Lawmakers noted that, during the epic litigation of the prior decade, a federal court had found the state didn’t have racially polarized voting and didn’t require special attention to racial data.
“I’ve stated it, and I’ll state it again — we drew these maps race blind,” Texas state Sen. Joan Huffman, a Republican who drew that state’s maps, said in one Senate hearing.
You can now tell which districts will be white-washed or ghetto.
Between this gerrymandering and voter suppression, the Repubiclicans will control house, senate, and POTUS , for the foreseeable future.
When do we call this voter fraud? Because it is.
REPUBLINAZIS! “If you ain’t Lily White YOU DON’T HAVE ANY RIGHTS to vote😡 WHILE YOU CAN, VOTE EVERY REPUBLIKLAN OUT IN 2022 and 2024!
Politicians shouldn't draw their own maps
The GOP is so weak and sterile they have to stack thw deck to win. They have been stacking the deck for hundreds of years because they know in their hearts they can't win fair and square.
BS
The NC Republicans aren’t making maps, they’re creating potential lawsuits. They have 3 official proposals so far. Lets see how bad this’ll get.
And in Illinois, Democrats are drawing creative maps based on political votes. Time for the gerrymandering to be stopped in ALL states!
lisaboban I'm from NC and I call BS! If you're a Repugnican in NC....you're racist!
Yes they will
North Carolina is a sure flip. Texas and Ohio are 50/50; they may split.
If Republicans are drawing legislative maps, You know DAMN WELL they will use racial and partisan data.
GOP has proven their white nationalist agenda beyond a shadow of a doubt. They have consistently shown us who they are.
leelaurie22 Anyone believe the GOP? Anyone? Anyone?
Anyone from the ap wanna look at the proposed map in Illinois and still complain about those evil republicans again?
On this vital issue, Republicans take their intellectual dishonesty to a whole new undemocratic low.
Republicans are being deceitful in their bid to ruin democracy for the solitary purpose to win the House and Senate which will be the final signal of an Uncivil War resulting in as many deaths as covid
so sad we need a protected secure pc program that redraws based of the data from the census JoeBiden SpeakerPelosi
Should be illegal..
Gee I wonder which one is lying!
Of course they are.
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