• Entertainment
  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Law
  • Military
  • Politics
  • Polling
  • Sports
  • the Economy
  • Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Political Dog 101

Politics, News, Comments & Other Good Stuff....

  • About this place….
  • Login
  • Register
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Gerrymandering

North Carolina court strikes down state legislative map watering down Democrat voting strength …

September 4, 2019 By jamesb

...from the Hill... A North Carolina court on Tuesday struck down the state's current legislative districts for violating the rights of Democratic voters, forcing districts to be withdrawn ahead of the 2020 election. The three-judge panel's opinion says that North … [Read more...] about North Carolina court strikes down state legislative map watering down Democrat voting strength …

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Democratic vote, Gerrymandering, North Carolina, Politics

Afraid of a changing America?…Are Republican’s looking to erase its democracy?….

July 1, 2019 By jamesb

Is Donald Trump just the face of a nation wide effort by scared Republicans of 'losing' their country to co-op the American political system? A number of observers, myself included, have written pieces in recent years arguing that the Republican Party is no longer simply … [Read more...] about Afraid of a changing America?…Are Republican’s looking to erase its democracy?….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 'How Democracies Die', “Competitive Authoritarianism”, American politics, Fixing elections, Gerrymandering, Republicans, Trump

Three Supreme’s Rulings…June 17, 2019….

June 17, 2019 By jamesb

Gerrymandering in Virginia... The Supreme Court dismissed the challenge to a lower court’s findings that some of Virginia’s legislative districts were racially gerrymandered, saying Monday that House Republicans did not have legal standing to challenge the decision. The … [Read more...] about Three Supreme’s Rulings…June 17, 2019….

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 6/17/19, Gerrymandering, Law, Manafort, Politics, service to gay couples, state/federal double jeopardy, US Supreme Court

Democrats did better then we thought Tuesday night ….

November 8, 2018 By jamesb

Yes they did.... No wonder Donald Trump stood in front the camera's for a hour and half yesterday trying to divert attention from the Democratic gains that came despite his campaigning.... It appears that when the counting is done the Democrats may have rode a blue 'wave' … [Read more...] about Democrats did better then we thought Tuesday night ….

Filed Under: Government, Politics Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Blue wave, Democrats, Gerrymandering, Politics, Red wave

Federal Court throws out N.C. congressional map before election….

August 28, 2018 By jamesb

A federal court struck down North Carolina’s congressional map Monday, calling it an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander and throwing the state’s House elections into uncertainty just 10 weeks before Election Day. It is unusual for courts to throw out a political map so … [Read more...] about Federal Court throws out N.C. congressional map before election….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Gerrymandering, NC House Districts, Politics

Federal Court Suit Challenging Ohio’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map to move ahead…

August 16, 2018 By jamesb

The courts seem to be the only place that Republicans can be challenged in their efforts to maneuver wins no matter what.... A lawsuit challenging Ohio’s congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander can move forward, a federal court ruled … [Read more...] about Federal Court Suit Challenging Ohio’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map to move ahead…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Gerrymandering, Ohio, Ohio’s redistricting process, Republicans Ohio

Supreme’s punt on gerrymandering in Wisconsin, Maryland cases

June 18, 2018 By jamesb

The Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped the issue of partisan gerrymandering, finding procedural grounds to rule against Democratic voters in Wisconsin and Republican voters in Maryland challenging their state maps. The justices ruled narrowly against a group of Democratic … [Read more...] about Supreme’s punt on gerrymandering in Wisconsin, Maryland cases

Filed Under: Government, Law Tagged With: Gerrymandering, US Supreme Court

Supreme’s leave new Pennsylvania Congressinal District’s in place…

March 19, 2018 By jamesb

It got so bad down there that a court redraw the map.... The newly redrawn map help's Democrats in a more even way then what the GOP leading lawmakers tried to get over with.... The Supreme's do NOT generally over rule a state courts highest court's decisions ... The … [Read more...] about Supreme’s leave new Pennsylvania Congressinal District’s in place…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, Democrats, Gerrymandering, Pa Congressional Districts, Pennsylvania, US Supreme Court

Primary Sidebar

We’re looking for people to jump into on-line discussions here…..

Search Political101 Searches

RSS USA TODAY

  • Amazon offers to help Biden administration with COVID vaccine distribution January 21, 2021
  • Americans dying faster of COVID-19 than our soldiers did in WWII January 21, 2021
  • Greta Thunberg ends Twitter feud with 'very happy old man' Donald Trump as he leaves White House: 'So nice to see!' January 21, 2021
  • With plain language and open emotion, Biden urges shaken nation to regain its footing in wake of divisive president January 21, 2021
  • Monoclonal antibody treatment by Eli Lilly found to cut risk of serious COVID-19, drugmaker reports January 21, 2021
  • Coronavirus updates: Joe Biden targets COVID-19 relief on first day as president; vaccine shortages complicate US response January 21, 2021
  • Why I took the viral photo of a person in uniform at Beau Biden's grave January 21, 2021
  • Biden to sign 10 more orders and directives aimed at COVID-19 on first full day in White House January 21, 2021

Recent Posts

  • Pelosi IS holding up on sending the Trump impeachment charge to the Senate….
  • There was NO Trump real Covid vaccine plan…..
  • The Biden admin and China….
  • Jobless claim numbers are high even as they drop slightly….
  • Amazon want’s to help distribute virus vaccine….
  • With Trump silent and gone….A gloriously peaceful transfer of power…
  • Images from the Biden/Harris 2021 start…..
  • McConnell is warned against voting to convict Trump…

Recent Comments

  • My Name Is Jack on Joe Biden… America’s 46th President is sworn in….Open Thread for 1/20/2021House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy wants a bip…
  • Zreebs on Amazon want’s to help distribute virus vaccine….Whatever works, go for it. No time for ideology. L…
  • My Name Is Jack on Amazon want’s to help distribute virus vaccine….Let them help. Love them or hate them, There’s no…
  • My Name Is Jack on Pelosi IS holding up on sending the Trump impeachment charge to the Senate….The longer this is dragged out,the more compelling…
  • Zreebs on We can stop worrying…Donald Trump isn’t in charge anymore….I start the beginning of Biden’s presidency optimi…
  • jamesb on We can stop worrying…Donald Trump isn’t in charge anymore….Wash Post.... ...The divisiveness that consumed Am…
  • Zreebs on We can stop worrying…Donald Trump isn’t in charge anymore….although "boring" is not a word I would use to des…
  • Scott P on We can stop worrying…Donald Trump isn’t in charge anymore….Hopefully these people will just tune our of polit…

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Archives

Powered by

Copyright © 2021 · Web site by Gelfand Design