Ed Rath

Scathing column on Kathy Hochul & NY Democrats’ unconstitutional and desperate power grab to try to gerrymander and suppress the will of NY voters for a THIRD time: “Heastie’s attempt to clamber onto the moral high ground is hilariously disingenuous because, as you may remember, New York Democrats did not give a hoot about playing fair when given a chance to draw congressional boundaries, or state Senate and Assembly districts. Instead, when a supposedly independent redistricting commission collapsed in 2022, they came up with districts that were wildly partisan and horrendously cynical. The maps, which likely would have guaranteed Democratic victories in 22 of New York’s 26 congressional districts, were so egregiously awful that the Court of Appeals rebuffed the plan, reminding lawmakers that state voters previously made their distaste for gerrymandering clear in language added to the state constitution.” @timesunion