if you're right and there's a chance this at-large at-large seat (yes, i meant to say that twice) might move to a democratic-dominated state, then i'm pretty sure the republicans will file a suit.
the REAL question is whether or not this (or any) supreme court will even acknowledge the merits of the suits or just keep dismissing them on arbitrary "standing" grounds that seems to be their biggest dodge for REAL constitutional issues these days. standing is a crock - if the government is violating the constitution, it shouldn't matter that only a person who can prove harm has the right to complain about it.
Redress of grievances is what it is, and when taxpayer dollars are allotted in support of an unconstitutional act (and it is impossible not to have taxpayer dollars involved), then EVERYBODY has standing.
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Date: 2009-02-23 03:43 pm (UTC)the REAL question is whether or not this (or any) supreme court will even acknowledge the merits of the suits or just keep dismissing them on arbitrary "standing" grounds that seems to be their biggest dodge for REAL constitutional issues these days. standing is a crock - if the government is violating the constitution, it shouldn't matter that only a person who can prove harm has the right to complain about it.
Redress of grievances is what it is, and when taxpayer dollars are allotted in support of an unconstitutional act (and it is impossible not to have taxpayer dollars involved), then EVERYBODY has standing.