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the arguments are laid out nicely by the OP. not much to cooment on except I am a great believer in the "4 corners" of the text being decisive
The high court is tasked to decide whether state election laws and political maps passed by state legislatures should continue to be subject to judicial review in state courts. The issue specifically pertains to a Republican gerrymander of North Carolina's 14 House seats that the state's Supreme Court found ran afoul of the state's constitution earlier this year.
Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, told the Washington Examiner on a conference call Thursday that Moore is an "immensely important case" and is "fundamentally about what the [U.S. Constitution's] elections clause says," adding that the case outcome could decide "which institution is in the driver's seat" when it comes to establishing election laws and redistricting.
North Carolina GOP lawmakers who say “the times, places and manner” of holding elections was specifically assigned by the Constitution to state legislatures. In essence, the legislatures argue state courts should have no more say in overturning or changing election laws than they can in overriding other federal laws with nationwide impact.
On the other side of the argument, critics of the independent state legislature theory allege a near-complete embrace of the North Carolina GOP's argument could have lasting impacts including depriving constituents of crucial voting rights protections and upending historical understandings of the Constitution.
Supreme Court wrestles with ‘independent state legislature’ theory in election case - Washington Examiner
The Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments in Moore v. Harper on Wednesday, a dispute between voting rights advocates and North Carolina's Republican-controlled General Assembly, which has the potential to increase the power that state legislatures have over voting issues depending on how...
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Jason Snead, executive director of the Honest Elections Project, told the Washington Examiner on a conference call Thursday that Moore is an "immensely important case" and is "fundamentally about what the [U.S. Constitution's] elections clause says," adding that the case outcome could decide "which institution is in the driver's seat" when it comes to establishing election laws and redistricting.
North Carolina GOP lawmakers who say “the times, places and manner” of holding elections was specifically assigned by the Constitution to state legislatures. In essence, the legislatures argue state courts should have no more say in overturning or changing election laws than they can in overriding other federal laws with nationwide impact.
On the other side of the argument, critics of the independent state legislature theory allege a near-complete embrace of the North Carolina GOP's argument could have lasting impacts including depriving constituents of crucial voting rights protections and upending historical understandings of the Constitution.