Full transcript is here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcripts/2017/16-1161_bpm1.pdf …
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So gerrymandering/voter suppression is a first amendment expression? What would be the recourse for those suppressed then?
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So then left leaning individuals will begin voting in the GOP or vIce versa. Might not be a bad idea.
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Can you explain the 1st Amendment logic? "petition govt"? Which bit applies?
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1st Amendment claim is that district was drawn to retaliate against a group for their political beliefs
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OK thanks. So argument is that the state legislature thereby limits ability to... "petition for redress", right? Or "freedom of speech"?
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Pretending every issue is a first amendment issue to bludgeon citizens with
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I'm just waiting for the "but it's protected speech because it's artistic expression" argument to pop up.
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So 1A could cover one party rule aka
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It's encouraging party in power to go full authoritarian. Hard to read the tea leaves another way...
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WTH? Where and why would he be taking this in this direction?????
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It could be argued that there are strong elements of both equal protection and 1st amendment... can it not be both in order to rule on it?
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Voting rights act, amendments made in 1982 to section 2 which are generally applied to race should apply for any demographic abridgement.
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How many times will it have to be spelled out? Don't dilute or abridge citizens right to vote in any way.
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Political affiliation is a demographic. Maps should be agreed upon by equal representation or arbitrated.
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That question. WOW. A First Amendment right to have a stronger voice than someone else? WOW.
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He's writing his own opinion with this odd tangent -- either concurring with the majority or a separate dissent.
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Thank you so much for posting this. Incites a great discussion. I love seeing ppl have an intelligent discussion.
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