North Carolina redistricting case

[jimbogumbo]

The SCOTUS will be deciding whether a state legislature is the sole decider on redistricting maps. What I'm curious about is what the R's who sued are concerned about re the proposed map. It seems darn reasonable given many I've seen.

https://www.thenation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Mystal-NC_electoral_map-no_caption.jpg

[mahagonny]

I'm curious about how many black citizens who have the option to move out of urban areas into whiter rural areas have been reluctant to because they've been told everyone in those areas is going to hate them.

[jimbogumbo]

Okay, being a math guy who also pays attention to maps like this I was curious. But, you have beaten me into submission, and I now give up.

[mahagonny]

Okay, being a math guy who also pays attention to maps like this I was curious. But, you have beaten me into submission, and I now give up.

My goodness that was easy. And I wasn't even trying to. I thought you tenured PhD guys were made of sterner stuff than that.

[Sun_Worshiper]

The legislature is (1) looking to make the map even more lopsided and (2) hoping that the SC will rule that their maps can never be challenged by state courts in the future. Seems likely that the SC will give them both, but we'll see.

[jimbogumbo]

Yeah, I know that. It just seems like a pretty innocuous map. Can't see counties, but the districts sure are compact and contiguous.