Robert Gehrke: When politicians tell you they think their power is more important than American democracy, believe them.
Robert Gehrke.The arrogance in the message from Utah’s congressional delegation to voters would be shocking if it wasn’t so predictable: You don’t matter. Your vote doesn’t matter. American democracy as we know it is a cheap joke.passed by the Legislature — who intended to deprive Utahns of a meaningful voice in their government.
We might as well erase them from existence, because, when it comes to elections, the Legislature can simply do whatever the hell it wants, the congressmen allege.Perhaps the most absurd part of their argument is this: If you have a problem with the way the Legislature has rigged the elections, the recourse you have is to vote them out — in a rigged election.
Maybe this sounds like hyperbole, but it illustrates this point that no rational person could seriously think framers of the Constitution — who built an entire system of government on divided power, checks and balances and the notion of federalism — intended to give one group of people complete, unchecked power when it comes to voting, an act essential to the core of America.
Their theory is radical, but not original. A group of far-right North Carolina Republicans argued the “independent legislature” concept in a gerrymandering case before the U.S. Supreme Court back in December and the court was generally not receptive. But since then, newly elected justices on the, meaning the court will likely punt for now.
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