Reuters. com ^ | November 19, 20255: 31 PM CST | Jan Wolfe Posted on by E. Pluribus Unum WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) A U. S. judge issued an unusual dissenting opinion on Wednesday lambasting an earlier ruling that blocked Texas Republicans from using a new congressional map, saying he had been cut out of the decision-making process by two other judges on a three-judge panel. U. S. Circuit Judge Jerry Smith said in his dissent that he was outraged by Tuesday’s decision, which was a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who redrew the state’s electoral districts at the behest of President Donald Trump. Smith, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan, was one of three federal judges who conducted a non-jury trial last month to determine if the Texas map unlawfully sorted voters based on their race, as civil rights groups have alleged. The other two judges on the panel, Jeffrey V. Brown and David Guaderrama, on Tuesday issued their majority opinion, which said the Texas map was likely unlawful and should be blocked from taking effect. They noted that Smith had cast a dissenting vote, and said that because of the need to move quickly his dissenting opinion would be published at a later date. Brown was appointed by Trump. Guaderrama was appointed by former President Barack Obama. “Judges in the majority don’t get to tell a dissenting judge or judges that they can’t participate,” Smith wrote. Smith went on the criticize the majority opinion’s legal reasoning, asserting: “If this were a law school exam, the opinion would deserve an ‘F.'” The 2-1 ruling imperiled a Republican effort to redraw boundaries of state congressional districts to maximize the number of Republicans who could be elected and protect the party’s narrow U. S. House majority. Tuesday’s ruling found that Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, “explicitly directed the Legislature to redistrict based on race,” after receiving a letter from.(Excerpt) Read more at reuters. com . TOPICS: Government; Politics/Elections KEYWORDS: Click here: to donate by Credit Card Or here: to donate by PayPal Or by mail to: Free Republic, LLC PO Box 9771 Fresno, CA 93794 Thank you very much and God bless you. 1 posted on by E. Pluribus Unum To: E. Pluribus Unum Damn Feral Jugheads in Black Robes all need to be locked up now that they been weaponized by their massas, Chunky Schumer and Potatohead King Hakeen. 2 posted on by FlingWingFlyer (Freedom isn’t free but Socialism is expensive as hell. American taxpayers will have to pay for it) Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by.
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