Comment on Progressing the Constitution - One Man One Vote V

Progressing the Constitution - One Man One Vote V

If equal protection of the law commands electoral districts of equal populations, then most ratifying states violated the 14th Amendment the moment it went into effect in 1868. In 1962, scotus overturned 120 years of stare decisis and traditions going back to our early colonial days when it determined apportionment of legislative districts was not a strictly political matter, but also justiciable.1 Scotus’ abuse went further in 1964 when it determined that equal protection not only meant “one man one vote” among state assemblies and the US House of Representatives, but also applied to state senate districts.2 The court claimed...

 

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