US House Redistricting: Kentucky

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Who drew the last map?  If it wasn't a GOP gerrymander then I think one can easily argue for a map that doesn't change much. 

It was a GOP gerrymander.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Let's suppose Republicans win complete control of the Kentucky legislature (and there's a good chance of this actually happening), in time for a do-over of redistricting of the legislature in accordance with the wishes of the state Supreme Court.

What would the maps look like for both houses?  

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The GOP areas are essentially dying, with the exception of Boone County. The growth is in Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

There's 2 lawsuits - one by the Tea Party and the other by the ACLU. The ACLU seeks to have a panel of judges do the redistricting, but the Tea Party seeks to have the Tea Party do the redistricting. Because it's the Tea Party's birthright, don't ya know.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

And if you think a federal court is going to unilaterally draw legislative districts, you are in LaLaLand.

The panel of judges has already been selected.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

There is a scheduling conference for both cases on the 20th in the same courtroom in Lexington at 1 pm, with the same judges.  The cases will be merged, or the ACLU case will be dismissed.

Then why wouldn't the Tea Party case be dismissed?

[Bandit3 the Worker]

It still doesn't explain why the Tea Party's suit is more important than that of the ACLU.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The county clerk is suing on behalf of the Tea Party.

The Tea Party tries to sue its way into office.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The governor now says he expects the issue will be resolved in a special session.

The only people obstructing that are the Republicans who control the Kentucky Senate.

The Democratic-led Kentucky House has already approved a map. The GOP needs to get on board or get out of the way.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The House Republican leader seems to be warming up to it:

That's because it is essentially a Republican plan.

Another day, another cave-in by the Kentucky Democratic Party.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

It now seems somewhat inevitable that the Kentucky House will join all their Southern peers.

Only through dishonest elections. The type of thing the GOP is known for.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

How badly will Republicans be affected in the House?

Not that badly, but they're complaining about it anyway.

The map helps Joe Fischer by expanding his district to the southern edge of the county. He has to go.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Given that the Pubs are quite likely to control the trifecta in KY in for the 2022 map, might they be tempted to go for a map like the one below?

There'd be some constitutional issues that are pretty specific to Kentucky and rulings by the Kentucky Supreme Court.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Given that the Pubs are quite likely to control the trifecta in KY in for the 2022 map, might they be tempted to go for a map like the one below?

There'd be some constitutional issues that are pretty specific to Kentucky and rulings by the Kentucky Supreme Court.

What might those be?

During the last redistricting, they said there were some guidelines that had to be followed. One of them was racial disparity. Blacks in Kentucky are more concentrated in Louisville, with very few in rural counties.