{"id":2064447,"date":"2023-10-12T06:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T10:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tell-supreme-court-congressional-district-was-drawn-based-on-politics-not-race\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T06:37:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T10:37:21","slug":"republicans-tell-supreme-court-congressional-district-was-drawn-based-on-politics-not-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tell-supreme-court-congressional-district-was-drawn-based-on-politics-not-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans claim congressional district drawn for political reasons, not racial ones, Supreme Court told."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-tell-supreme-court-congressional-district-was-drawn-based-on-politics-not-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2064447&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Republican Lawmakers\u200d Argue Against \u200cRacial Gerrymandering \u2064Ruling<\/h2>\n<p>Republican state \u200clawmakers made their case to the Supreme\u200c Court on Oct. 11, urging the justices\u2063 to overturn a\u2063 ruling that accused the South Carolina legislature of racially gerrymandering a congressional district. They argued that the redrawn map was based on \u200bpolitical, not racial, data.\u2062 This \u200ccase is significant \u200cbecause \u200dit could impact the Republican Party&#8217;s ability\u200c to maintain their slim majority in the U.S. \u2062House of\u2064 Representatives after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-republicans-top-democrats-by-7-points-on-handling-education\/\" title=\"Nolte: Republicans Top Democrats by 7 Points on Handling Education\">upcoming congressional elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-to-consider-if-gop-lawmakers-racially-gerrymandered-south-carolina-district-5266367?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Supreme Court to Consider\u2062 If GOP \u2062Lawmakers\u2064 Racially \u200cGerrymandered South Carolina District<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; \u200c5\/15\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/supreme-court-bars-federal-courts-from-deciding-gerrymandering-cases-2984389?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Supreme Court \u200cBars \u2062Federal Courts From Deciding Gerrymandering Cases<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 6\/30\/2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a \u2063previous case, the Supreme Court ruled that partisan gerrymandering claims are political\u2063 questions that fall outside the jurisdiction\u2062 of federal courts. Chief Justice John Roberts emphasized that federal judges should not\u2063 interfere with\u200c the allocation of political power\u2063 between\u2063 parties. \u2062However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-tell-supreme-court-congressional-district-was-drawn-based-on-politics-not-race\/\" title=\"Republicans claim congressional district drawn for political reasons, not racial ones, Supreme Court told.\">racial\u2063 gerrymandering remains constitutionally suspect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The South Carolina case, known \u200das Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, centers around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-gop-rep-david-valadao-flips-california-house-seat-its-the-third-pickup-in-the-state-for-republicans\/\" title=\"Former GOP Rep. David Valadao flips California House seat. It's the third pickup in the state for Republicans.\">1st congressional district<\/a>.\u2062 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-asian-discrimination-appeal-harvard-talks-out-of-both-sides-of-its-mouth\/\" title=\"In Asian Discrimination Appeal, Harvard Talks out of Both Sides of Its Mouth\">district court found<\/a> that the 2022 map violated\u2064 the \u200cEqual Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment\u2064 by diluting \u200dthe power\u2063 of black \u2062voters. Although\u200d the mapmakers\u200b did not explicitly use race,\u200c experts argued that racial demographics influenced \u2062the\u200c redistricting process.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, including State Sen. Thomas Alexander and Speaker G. Murrell Smith Jr., filed an appeal against the district court&#8217;s ruling. They contend\u200c that the panel disregarded the legislature&#8217;s good faith efforts and wrongly labeled the redistricting as a racial gerrymander. The \u2064NAACP \u200band its supporters argue that black voters were \u200btargeted, violating\u2062 the 14th and 15th\u2064 Amendments.<\/p>\n<p>During oral\u200c arguments, Justice Neil Gorsuch acknowledged that the legislature pursued a partisan gerrymander but questioned whether it was permissible. Attorney John M. Gore, representing the Republicans, argued that the redistricting\u200b was not racially motivated but\u200c aimed to \u200dincrease the Republican vote share. He emphasized that political,\u200b not racial, data \u200bguided the mapmakers&#8217; decisions.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court&#8217;s \u2062decision in this case\u2063 will \u2063have implications for\u2064 future gerrymandering disputes and the balance of power in\u2064 Congress. Both sides presented their arguments,\u200c with the \u2063NAACP relying on circumstantial evidence and the Republicans challenging the \u200cdistrict court&#8217;s findings. The outcome of this \u2062case will shape the future\u200c of redistricting and its impact on minority voting\u200c rights.<\/p>\n<p>After the hearing, NAACP attorney Leah Aden expressed optimism about their chances, \u200bhighlighting the \u200bhigh standard for overturning a finding of racial gerrymandering. The NAACP held a rally on the courthouse steps, condemning racially discriminatory gerrymandering and calling for a fair and functioning democracy.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sam Dorman contributed to this article.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the &#8220;one person, one vote&#8221; principle challenge\u2064 the original majority African American congressional district in the Harris v. South Carolina case?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 Wn as Harris v. South Carolina, involves the redrawing of a congressional district to address racial disparities. The original \u200cdistrict, which was\u2062 majority African American, had been challenged as a result of the principle\u200c of &#8220;one person, one vote,&#8221; which requires districts to be roughly equal in population. In order to address this issue, the South \u2063Carolina\u2062 legislature redrew the district lines, resulting in a new map that Republicans argue was based on political, not racial,\u200b data.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican lawmakers argue that the district was \u200dredrawn to reflect\u2062 changes in population and voting patterns, and that there was no intent to unfairly advantage or disadvantage any racial group. They claim that \u2064the accusations of racial gerrymandering are unfounded and \u2064that the redrawn map was a legitimate \u2062exercise of\u2063 the legislature&#8217;s\u200c power to \u200credistrict.<\/p>\n<p>If the Supreme Court\u2062 were to rule in favor of \u2063the \u200cRepublican lawmakers,\u200b it could have significant implications for the Republican Party&#8217;s ability to maintain their slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. With the upcoming congressional elections, the \u200coutcome of this case could determine the\u200b political makeup of the \u200bHouse and potentially impact legislative priorities for \u2062years to come.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that this \u200ccase comes in the wake of the Supreme Court&#8217;s ruling in June 2019, in which they barred federal courts from deciding gerrymandering cases. \u2062In that ruling, the Court stated that partisan\u200b gerrymandering claims are political questions \u200dthat should be handled by state legislatures and not federal courts. This ruling has shifted the burden of addressing gerrymandering to the states, making the outcome of the South Carolina case all the more significant.<\/p>\n<p>While the Supreme Court\u2063 has recognized the constitutionally suspect nature of \u200cracial gerrymandering,\u200c the distinction between racial and political \u2064gerrymandering can be blurred. The\u2062 outcome of this case will depend on how \u2062the Court interprets \u200dthe intent behind the redrawing of the district lines and\u2062 whether they believe it was \u200cdriven by racial factors. Ultimately,\u200b the Court&#8217;s decision will have \u200bfar-reaching implications\u2062 for the\u200c future of redistricting\u2063 and the influence of political parties in shaping electoral maps.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, the Republican lawmakers are arguing against\u200d the ruling that accused the South Carolina legislature of racially gerrymandering a congressional district. They insist that the redrawn map was based on political, not racial, data. The\u2063 outcome of this \u2064case could impact the Republican Party&#8217;s ability to maintain their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, and it will be\u200b interesting to see how the Supreme \u2063Court navigates this complex issue of racial and political gerrymandering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican state lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to reverse a ruling that accused the South Carolina legislature of racially gerrymandering a congressional district. They argued that the redrawn map was based on political, not racial, data. 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