Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Surprising Supreme Court refusal to hear PA GOP case

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case brought by Republican officials in Pennsylvania challenging the state Supreme Court’s ability to redraw their congressional redistricting plan.

The state court tossed out the 2011 legislatively enacted plan in 2017, finding that it violated the state Constitution by enhancing the Republican Party’s representation in Congress.

But in their appeal to the Supreme Court, Pennsylvania officials argued the court exceeded its power in redrawing the maps, which they claimed now favored Democratic voters.

  The Hill
In GOP parlance, is that the same as not favoring the GOP?
[T]he Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidated the 2011 Plan and implemented its own solely on newly created state-law grounds,” they said in court briefs.

“But if federal supremacy means anything, it plainly favors legislation founded on federal law over legislation founded solely on state law, not the other way around.”
The GOP is all about states' rights until the states don't suit them.
[Supreme Court justices] refused to hear their appeal and provided no explanation for their decision.
Surprising. Also, shouldn't they have to give an explanation when the refuse to hear a case?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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