07-10-2022, 07:25 PM
(07-09-2022, 08:46 PM)Lucidus Wrote: That could all change if Moore v. Harper goes the Republican's way in October.
Moore v Harper is going to go in favor of the NC legislature. Alito, Thomas, and the first two Trump appointees have already voiced as much. It will hang on Barrett and if you don't think she's lock step with the other right wing justices, then you're likely going to be disappointed. The case was on shaky legal ground either way.
As impactful as the case may be, it's a policy and legislative issue, and those kinds of things aren't sexy when it comes to influencing voters. It's the kind of case that the right is great at winning while everyone else bickers over social issues. I doubt a large number of young voters are even marginally aware of the case or what it means, and this favors the right in a big way. The left will be locked in on abortion, for better or for worse, and a ruling from SCOTUS on gerrymandering will seem pretty mundane in comparison to that hot button issue.
