Republicans Limiting Your Voting Rights
The Supreme Court is hearing oral argument for Moore v. Harper.
1) Republicans are basing their argument on the “independent state legislature” (ISL) theory — a far-fetched legal theory that claims that state legislatures are the ONLY state entities with the power to regulate federal elections.
2) If the Supreme Court sides with the power-hungry politicians in this case, the fair congressional map in North Carolina will be replaced with the gerrymandered map that the state court deemed unconstitutional.
3) Worst case scenario, the ISL theory opens the door for power grabs by anti-democratic advocates and elected officials in other gerrymandered states. By claiming that state legislatures have exclusive power over federal elections, extremists in Republican state legislatures could effectively nullify state constitutional provisions that protect voters.
References:
- All On The Line
- Wikipedia – Independent State Legislature Thery
- Democracy Docket – Eight Recent Cases Where the ISL Theory Appears
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