Evenwel Vs. Abbott Case Analysis

The state of Texas found out that “no Mexican ancestry person had served on a jury in 25 years ("Hernandez v. Texas.").” Furthermore, the lawyers disputed that it was unfair that they were no Mexican Americans that can support the equal protection of the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The trial court judge denied their motion after listening to their arguments. After listening to this case in the District Court, and the Texas Court of Appeals, this case was now going to be reviewed by the U.S Supreme Court, which was Gus Garcia’s plan. It was expensive to go to trial in the Supreme Court but since every Mexican wanted all these injustices abolished, they were raising money so the lawyers can take the case to Washington (Carlos M.

We can conclude that in order to amend the Texas constitution a proposal must be initiated during a regular session or special session of the legislator. In addition, a unanimous two-thirds vote must be achieved before an election can be held for the people to vote on the amendment. Although citizens voiced their concerns for reform of the constitution during the 1970’s only one reform attempt resulted in an opportunity for the electorate to vote. In the end the constitutional reform did not succeed because of shady tactics, specific individuals, and fear of change. The recent Supreme Court Ruling on gay marriages is an example of why the Texas constitution is to constrict and non-free flowing. Due to the fact that it is so detailed they would not of had the ability to allow gay marriages to be legal without a specific

The equal protection clause of the Constitution provided George W. Bush with a historical argument that surprisingly fit his case. Not every Floridians ballot was provided with the same protections. There was no statewide vote recount procedure, every county had their own provisions.Two voters could have marked their ballots in an identical manner, but the ballot in one county would be counted while the ballot in a different county would be rejected, due to the conflicting manual recount

In the past, the Supreme Court took up the matter of gerrymandering to determine its legality (Stankiewicz). Stankiewicz described two instances when he stated the following:

Many people were affected by the decision government Abbott has made, which leads rivalry between the people who are for and against the law making decision. The people who are for this law settlement, are more likely to remove community local laws that control the environment for society. For example, Maren Taylor from Texas Vot wrote that, “The Texas Legislature has decided that the people of cities shouldn’t have the right to protect the communities they.” The point that the communities from each city, will indeed have to understand that state government officials will remove any local control and replace the rules by what the legislative desires for. In most places, the ban of local activity that

In the “Point: Abolishing the Electoral College,” Benjamin Bolinger, a licensed lawyer who can practice law in Colorado and Pennsylvania, argues that the Electoral College needs to be abolished for the American democracy. Bolinger examines that some states with a little population have large number of electoral college compare to those states with larger populations. He believes that the Electoral College damages the value of democratic government by leaving

In 2011 the legislature of Texas passed and enforced a voter identification law. The Obama era administration was set enforce an overtime rule that would be in effect in December of 2016. The law would allow salaried employees to receive overtime pay. Employees that are on salary can work many hours and not receive overtime pay. The new overtime rule the Obama administration approved would of changed that. Texas filed a lawsuit because they did not agree with the new overtime rule that the federal government was imposing on all of the states. The overtime rule was ruled unlawful by a federal judge in Texas. The overtime rule was halted before it was to begin. It did not affect Texas in any way but had it been allowed it would of caused damage to the state was the statement U.S. District Judge Amos Mazzant used when he filed the injunction. Judge Mazzant also thought that it would have forced the states including Texas to implement wage policies that would affect the services, budgets and their priorities. As of this moment the overtime rule is on hold. Candidates that run for office and have a common ideology are sponsored and supported by political parties.

The election of judges can initially affect the way justice in Texas is seen by not balancing the true equality of the justice system. Choosing the incorrect person for a high power position, such as someone determined to play God like Adolf Hitler, can and will affect the community tremendously. Experts from the Center for American Progress say “…judges are expected to be true to the law, not to political parties or campaign contributors.” (Corriher, Web) Other ways it affects Texas is through the jurist’s quality of votes, especially through partisan elections. They may be able to see who they are voting for, but only base votes on what appeals to them. The Center for American progress addresses this by commenting how, “…voters tend to vote for the judicial candidates from the party with which they are affiliated.” (Corriher, Web) Elections can take a toll on Texas

The Texas constitution is one of the oldest constitutions which was initially adopted in 1876. Since the adoption of the Texas Constitution, the Legislature has proposed 662 amendments. Out of these amendments, the electorate has approved 483 while the voters ' majority has defeated 179. From the many modifications and many more proposals pending or that are yet to come, it is evident that the Texas Constitution is not a perfect one as many other constitutions of individual states. As argued by Maxwell, Crain, and Santos, there is enough evidence to assert that constitutions have several setbacks, and there is no ideal constitution that can serve the interests of all the fifty states or permanently meet the diverse and changing needs of the citizens (Maxwell et.al, 51). Therefore, both the Texas state and the overall U.S. Construction, are not an exception in this context. However, the more the amendments, the more likely unsatisfactory a constitution is to the citizens and thus the reason for the many amendments.

Explain the constitutional problem of political gerrymandering. Why have the courts been unwilling to enter this quarrel?

Our nation's reliance upon winner-take-all elections and single member districts for Congressional elections without national standards has left our voting process open to the abuses of unfair partisan gerrymandering. In the Partisan Gerrymandering simulation game I played, I found that it was more difficult to draw my party lines due to the fact there were many voters that were opposite of my political views. I really had to Gerrymander to win my districts, but I did in the best interests of my constituents (or at least that’s what my created politician would think!). The Court ruling on my plan stated that I did not meet compactness laws but it was still approved. As far as the current laws on gerrymandering, six justices in 2006 produced 123 pages of opinions, without any five of them able to agree on how to define an unconstitutional gerrymander. Politicians of both parties said that the ruling over the 2003 Congressional

Texas is the only state besides Oklahoma to have a bifurcated appellate court system, with appellate jurisdiction between the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals considered equal and sometimes overlapping (such as in the case of habeas corpus and mandamus cases). Texas’s Court of Appeals has multiple courts with overlapping jurisdictions; of the 14 Courts, two are in the same city- indeed, they share the same building- with cases randomly assigned to either of the courts. Meanwhile, in East and North Texas, the 6th and 12th Court’s have a total of four counties which overlap. Perhaps most bewilderingly of all is the response of Texas trial courts to population growth. Unlike other states, which assign new judges to a trial court, Texas creates new courts.

“Federal court strikes down Texas congressional districts.” USA Today, 15 Aug. 20ADAD, www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/08/15/federal-court-strikes-down-texas-congressional-districts/571309001/. Accessed 20 Sept.

The main contemporary federal policy that will be examined is the amendments that have been made to the voting acts which empowered states to decide and make judgments on who is eligible to vote. The research will look into how this undermines the rights to vote in our modern society. In particular, the research will focus on the amendment made on the 1965 voting rights act that internationally defined eligibility of a voter with the inclusion of minority groups. A ruling made by the Supreme Court in 2013 gave power to states to determine and register eligible voters. This in my opinion, and from data collected from different articles gave states a chance to create more restrictions on voting rights. Social welfare associations think that beneficiaries of such laws have created a status quo which results in discrimination. The research will look at the impact of such contemporary policies and examine its effect on voting rights and societal perception of inequality.

Since the beginning of time, the question of whether most of the power should go to the state or federal government has led to a considerable amount of disagreements between political parties, groups, and individuals. Thought, the one that holds most power is not guaranteed to prevent any further debates relating to who is more qualified to guarantee the rights of individuals. For instance, while one individual believes that granting people the right to same-sex marriage advocates victory, others might believe that same-sex marriage is a violation of their own civil rights.