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David Cay Johnston: “For many, many years one-man-one vote was considered by the Court to be a political question. And the Supreme Court in…”

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
For many, many years one-man-one vote was considered by the Court to be a political question. And the Supreme Court in Baker versus Carr changed that judgment and said it is no longer political; we are going to order one-man-one-vote. Now, what is there inherent in this that makes it a political question?
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David Cay Johnston
West Virginia

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Discussing the Supreme Court's decision on one-man-one-vote in relation to political questions.

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