#Trump is the most unpopular and incompetent president in US history, but he can still win midterm elections through the Republican’s oldest trick - #gerrymandering.
Put creative borders around your voting districts so that all ethnic minorities are squeezed into only one district, and you can do anything you want.
Of course, the Supreme Court is supposed to block this. But what do you do when the Supreme Court is staffed with the judges that you appointed yourself?
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Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the redistricting plan intentionally discriminates against Black people.Associated Press - By MARK SHERMAN
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in reply to Fabio Manganiello • • •No, the Supreme Court is absolutely not supposed to block this, and that's core to the design of the US system. People really misunderstand how the system functions, sadly, so they don't know who to talk to when things don't work right.
SCOTUS has no authority to block a case like that. It's left up to the states specifically to prevent unelected justices from having such power.
So many media outlets are getting this story wrong, and the headline here misses the mark too. SCOTUS blocked a lower court that was misbehaving. It didn't allow Alabama; it blocked the Northern District.
Yes, AP is misinforming and needs to be called out.