gerrymandering

The North Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday on whether they overstepped their authority in imposing legislative maps last year. Plus, the GOP-controlled NC Senate easily passes Medicaid expansion. Listen Here:

North Carolina redistricting was back in court yesterday. From The Center Square: The North Carolina Supreme Court did not have the authority to invalidate maps created by the General Assembly for the state’s Senate and congressional districts, attorneys for legislative leaders argued Tuesday. Republicans who control the General Assembly relied on the court’s instruction to […]

NC House Speaker Tim Moore joins Pete for his weekly chat to talk about having to draw new Congressional maps for North Carolina after a redistricting lawsuit by Marc Elias and what would happen if they're forced to re-draw yet another round of districts.

In the second hour of the show, Pete talks about the motion filed by the North Carolina legislature blocking several Leftist professors to review the NEW round of district maps that had to be re-drawn by the state general assembly. 

NC GOP Chair Michael Whatley joins Pete to talk about the NC Legislature being forced to re-draw new Congressional and District maps for the state and says lawyer Marc Elias - who has known ties to the Democratic party - is defending Leftist maps in other states. 

In the third hour of the show, Pete welcomes in NC House Speaker Tim Moore and NC GOP Chair Michael Whatley to discuss what's next for the Republican Party in North Carolina regarding the re-writing of the district maps and how they reacted to their maps being labeled "unfair". 

In the third hour of the show, Pete continues to talk about the redistricting lawsuit in the courts and says the Left may be crying out about gerrymandering knowing full well they are going to lose seats come the midterm election.