NYS Appellate Court cuts a baby in half for all the world to see.....

Says the the new congressional lines enacted by the NYS Legislature and signed into law by Governor Hochul are "Unconstitutional," "Partisan" and "Unfair"   >>>  BUT  >>>  It was within their authority to enact the new lines .... 

AND...  the new lines for the NYS Assembly & NYS Senate are 100% OK.....

WTF !!!!!

According to Nick Reisman, echoed in substance all over the media covering the story,  "Democratic state lawmakers in New York acted with partisan intent and tried to restrict electoral competition when drawing congressional lines in violation of the state's constitutional ban on partisan redistricting, a five-judge court on Thursday ruled [in a 3-2 decision]....  The ruling gives lawmakers until the end of the month to draw new lines for the state's House districts. But New York Democrats are expected to appeal the decision, which also upheld the legality of the state legislative maps for the Assembly and state Senate, reversing a lower court's decision.... The legal challenge to New York's congressional maps is now expected to head to the state Court of Appeals, New York's highest court...." 

Later on in his coverage, Reisman said this, "....  The ruling on Thursday was a mixed one. On the one hand, the court determined the state constitution "is silent" on how legislative boundaries should be drawn if an independent commission fails to reach an agreement for new maps for the state Legislature and House districts....  The judges wrote that 'the legislation used to fill the gap in that procedure is not unconstitutional and that the redistricting maps enacted by the legislature pursuant to that legislation are not void' going forward...." 

 

Well, there you have it then.....