N.J. judge dismisses tea party lawsuit challenging new legislative map

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The suit claimed the new map is unconstitutional because South Jersey districts tend to have more residents than North Jersey districts and nobody on the commission represented unaffiliated and third-party voters. It also argues that counties are split many more times than necessary, and Newark's and Jersey City's clout was diluted largely because they would each go from three legislative districts to two, among other things.

In an 80-page opinion, Feinberg wrote the group's method of calculating the population of legislative districts, which they used to show South Jersey districts were overpopulated compared to northern districts, was "flawed."

"Quite simply, the formula is mathematically incorrect," she said. The 1.3 percent population different between the northern and southern districts, she said, is "nowhere near that needed to support a cognizable legal claim for voter dilution."

And on the question of splitting counties, Feinberg wrote "suffice it to say here that the New Jersey Supreme Court has made clear that splitting counties is no longer a basis to invalidate a map."

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http://www.northjersey.com/news/crime_courts/NJ_judge_dismisses_tea_party_lawsuit_challenging_new_legislative_map.html


Which goes to show that the Tea Party not only hates science, but math too . . . .