The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously blocked new congressional districts backed by President Donald Trump from being used in the November election and ordered a statewide vote on whether to uphold or reject the new map.
The decision Thursday marks a rare setback for Republicans in a national redistricting battle that Trump urged GOP-run states to launch last year. Republicans had hoped Missouri’s new congressional boundaries could help them win an additional seat and hold onto their slim House majority in the midterms.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, a Republican, said she would immediately appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, asserting that the decision “has thrust our state into a full‑fledged constitutional crisis.”
3 Comments
ZapBeebz_@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3d
Isn't how states determine their districts a function of state law, not federal law? So how the fuck could the US Supreme Court have any possible jurisdiction???
Eldritch@piefed.world · 4 pts · 3d
State Supreme Court. Granted the easy marks that live here would happily give up their complete autonomy to the sundowning shitheel. But removing money from politics and fair redistricting had broad bipartisan support. That the GOP had to nullify with legislation filled with doublespeak.
frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 3 pts · 3d
Shouldn't have rushed to use new maps in primaries if you didn't want an unprecedented crisis