Lindsay Garcia (D) on Thursday sued Gov. Jeff Landry ® to block the suspension of the state’s House primary elections after the Supreme Court ruled that the state’s second majority-Black congressional district was an unconstitutional gerrymander. Garcia and voter Eugene Collins argue in their lawsuit that the elections were already in progress when Landry issued an executive order on Thursday. Garcia and Collins called the suspension unconstitutional, alleging that it violates the First, Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments, interferes with the timing of the election and nullifies absentee ballots. They urged the court to halt enforcement of the executive order, allow the elections to commence and count ballots already cast. They also called on refraining “from disenfranchising any qualified Louisiana voter or de-listing any qualified candidate in any contest on the May 16, 2026 or June 27, 2026 ballot.” “The State, in short, has no lawful predicate for the cancellation it has ordered,” their complaint reads. “It cannot conduct a primary under a remedial map that does not yet exist, in a remedial proceeding that has not yet begun, before a court that does not yet have jurisdiction.”
Kinda insane they’re trying to change the rules for voting about 2 weeks before the election, when people have already started voting.
Makes perfect sense to someone who doesn’t believe in democracy.
It’s because people might vote wrong.
I wish I had that privilege where when I break the law you have to sue me instead of being able to call the cops about it.
Found the brown guy.
What the fuck dude? Their point was that they don’t have the same rights as wealthy people.
Found the
brownpoor guy?What? White people have more rights than brown people.
In reality, black people are certainly marginalized. However, the person you replied to wasn’t talking about race.
Yeah, I ain’t perfect.
I really hope this was a joke that didn’t land lol
Yes and no. I’m saying white people have more rights than brown people.
In some situations. Not this one.
Time and place. I understand you meant well.
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In 2022 the Supreme Court decided in Merrill v Milligan that racially gerrymandered districts while recognized as being illegal, were allowed to be used anyways because of how close they were to an election.
When an election is close at hand, the rules of the road must be clear and settled. Late judicial tinkering with election laws can lead to disruption and to unanticipated and unfair consequences for candidates, political parties, and voters, among others.
- Brett Kavanaugh
I wonder how consistent the court will be on preserving these districts.
Funny how the Supreme Court can do this but not punish Trump during an election.
Judging by recent events, this will go all the way to the Supreme Court where they will rule in her favor. Right? RIGHT?!
I’m not surprised that Republicans will try to cheat and do anything possible to avoid accountability (aka losing to Democrats in November as payback for how they’ve destroyed the country).
However, a primary is a private thing, it’s not a government mandated event, so each party (which is a private entity), can do whatever they want within it.
Trusting anyone to run elections in this climate with this administration and where it could go is unnerving. Of course Blue states seem to be more above board, but maybe Fed would pull some crazy shit to “punish” states that let people excercise their right to vote.
