{"id":428526,"date":"2022-04-08T03:50:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T00:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/judge-blasts-ny-democrats-for-hochul-mander-mess\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T03:50:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T00:50:41","slug":"judge-blasts-ny-democrats-for-hochul-mander-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/judge-blasts-ny-democrats-for-hochul-mander-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"#Judge blasts NY Democrats for Hochul-mander mess"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28099ad5cd6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28099ad5cd6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/judge-blasts-ny-democrats-for-hochul-mander-mess\/#%E2%80%9CJudge_blasts_NY_Democrats_for_Hochul-mander_mess%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Judge blasts NY Democrats for Hochul-mander mess&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CJudge_blasts_NY_Democrats_for_Hochul-mander_mess%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Judge blasts NY Democrats for Hochul-mander mess&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A state <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ellate judge ripped New York\u2019s legislature Thursday for creating a redistricting panel that lawmakers knew was \u201cflawed from the outset\u201d \u2014 resulting in a messy, partisan \u201cstalemate\u201d over disputed congressional district maps that have ended up in court.<\/p>\n<p>The 10-member \u201cindependent redistricting commission\u201d formed\u00a0in 2014 to redraw congressional\u00a0and state Senate and Assembly maps following the decennial census was not independent at all, Appellate Judge Stephen Lindley said during a virtual hearing Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The appointments to the panel were equally split between Democrats and Republicans, resulting in bipartisan gridlock.<\/p>\n<p>The redistricting process \u201cwas flawed from the outset\u201d and \u201ceveryone knew it,\u201d\u00a0Lindley said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise. It wasn\u2019t independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Because of the impasse with the redistricting panel, the Democrat-run Legislature redrew the congressional maps that an upstate Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister last week shot down as unconstitutional, concluding the new districts were \u201cgerrymandered\u201d to diminish Republican representation.<\/p>\n<p>The number of GOP House members could be cut in half, from 8 to 4.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/redistricting-nyc-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hon. Stephen K. Lindley\" class=\"wp-image-21824648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/redistricting-nyc-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/redistricting-nyc-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/redistricting-nyc-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Honor Stephen K. Lindley called out the panel for not being independent. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">nycourts.gov<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just a gerrymander, we\u2019re calling it a Hochulmander,\u201d state Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy said last week, blaming the gerrymandering on Hochul and saying she wanted to try to preserve the Democrats\u2019 razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the current 11th congressional district of Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis includes all of Staten Island as well as moderate-to-conservative neighborhoods in southern Brooklyn closest to the island across the Verrazano-Narrows\u00a0Bridge, including Dyker Heights and Bath Beach.<\/p>\n<p>The newly drawn district skips over those neighborhoods and instead snakes along the northwest Brooklyn waterfront to take in the heavily liberal Democratic areas of Sunset Park and Park Slope, giving a Democratic candidate a much better shot at stealing the seat from Malliotakis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Nicole-Malliotakis.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., accompanied by House Republican Conference chair Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., left, speaks at a news conference on the steps of the Capitol\" class=\"wp-image-21824711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Nicole-Malliotakis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Nicole-Malliotakis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/Nicole-Malliotakis.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rep. Nicole Malliotakis speaks at a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> conference on the steps of the Capitol.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Andrew Harnik\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lindley leveled his criticism during a hearing on whether to continue a temporary stay on the lower court ruling pending an appeal on the merits of the case.<\/p>\n<p>He said he would likely issue a decision on Friday on the temporary stay.<\/p>\n<p>The Appellate Division Fourth Department is expected to hear arguments on the merits of the appeal on April 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain very hopeful on the judge\u2019s decision which could come as early as tomorrow,\u201d said former GOP Rep. 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