MS NOW ought to be referred to as your channel in the event you’re in search of overwrought racism metaphors. In a surprising section on Saturday’s The Weekend, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY) unleashed an unhinged assault on the Supreme Courtroom and its current Voting Rights Act resolution — evaluating it to the Taney Courtroom’s notorious 1857 Dred Scott ruling and declaring the Roberts Courtroom “one of the vital racist courts in American historical past.”
Right here was Morelle to co-host Eugene Daniels: “Jose [sic!], we’re preventing again . . . Eugene, the Supreme Courtroom, which by the best way made the worst resolution because the Taney Courtroom got here up with Dred Scott. I imply, that is the Roberts Courtroom will go down in historical past as one of the vital racist courts in American historical past, and it’s disgraceful.”
No MS NOW host was going to fact-check that nasty cartoon.
Morelle additionally ripped the Virginia Supreme Courtroom for supposedly “fully reject[ing] the need of the Virginia voters” when it struck down the Democrat-led mid-decade redistricting referendum. (The “Sure” vote was 51.7 %.) However it wasn’t the court docket that disregarded the need of the voters — it was the Democrat-run legislature that disregarded the Virginia Structure and its clear guidelines for adopting amendments.
Morelle additionally falsely claimed that Louisiana’s governor paused primaries “regardless of votes having already been forged.” In reality, early voting in Louisiana had not begun when the governor suspended the congressional primaries to adjust to the U.S. Supreme Courtroom ruling.
In stark distinction, when Virginia Democrats pushed their mid-decade redistricting referendum in April, over 1.37 million early votes had already been forged.
After Morelle has coated the entire pasture with manure, host Eugene Daniels may solely helpfully asking Morelle how Democrats can amend New York’s structure to allow them to do the very same mid-decade gerrymandering they’re denouncing elsewhere. Sadly, Eugene missed that New York’s governor already achieved mid-decade gerryamandering in 2024.
Morelle admitted that Democrats are actively working to rewrite New York’s structure — the very factor they scream is illegitimate when Republicans do it. Daniels didn’t problem any of the inflammatory rhetoric. He merely requested for a roadmap on how greatest to rig the maps in New York.
That is peak Democratic-media hypocrisy: Evaluate courts implementing constitutional guidelines to Dred Scott, cry about “the need of the voters” whereas ignoring that your individual facet pushed a referendum after greater than one million votes had been already within the books, after which overtly plot to bypass your individual state structure.
Equating the Supreme Courtroom’s current Voting Rights Act resolution with the notorious Dred Scott ruling has apparently change into a compulsory Democrat speaking level. We’ve documented different Dems, as right here and right here, making that grotesque comparability in current days. And positive sufficient, Morelle checked the field on MS NOW at the moment.
Be aware: Morelle additionally referred to as co-host Eugene Daniels “Jose” earlier than getting it proper later. Whoops! Did a producer whisper in his ear? If a Republican had made such a gaffe?
Here is the transcript.
MS NOWThe Weekend5/9/267:25 am EDT
EUGENE DANIELS: Congressman, you talked about altering the foundations and altering the sport. Republicans have additionally achieved that relating to mid-decade redistricting. It began when President Trump advised Texas lawmakers to seek out him 5 seats. They did that and set off this whole backwards and forwards.
The Virginia Supreme Courtroom struck down a voter-backed redistricting plan that’s each a blow to Democrats and type of the method that we’re working inside.
Whenever you, as somebody who’s in New York — it’s reported that you just had been concerned in type of pushing the redistricting effort there — while you’re how Democrats and Republicans have been working, that Republicans have been doing this over and over. Even simply this week you had Louisiana pause its primaries in order that they may change the sport and alter the seats, as you stated.
Whenever you have a look at that, what ought to Democrats be doing subsequent, particularly in New York?
JOE MORELLE: Jose [sic!], we’re preventing again. We’re somewhat restricted in New York as a result of we can’t do mid-decade redistricting beneath our state structure.
So I used to be requested by Chief Jeffries to go to Albany and meet with legislators and the governor earlier this week, which I did. I’m a former state legislator, and I’ve lots of relationships.
So I urged them to start the method, which is a two-year course of, to alter the state structure as a result of we’ve to battle again.
I imply, what’s occurred, and is astonishing, Eugene [did a producer whisper in his ear to correct the “Jose” gaffe?], you simply talked about it. In California and Virginia, Democrats modified district traces by asking the general public whether or not they wished that to occur, by means of referenda, which handed. And naturally, in Virginia, apparently the courts in Virginia assume it’s too late to alter traces, in order that they’re keen to fully reject the need of the Virginia voters.
However in southern states, previously week, state legislatures by fiat have modified district traces that may seemingly result in the elimination of black illustration all through the South, they usually simply did it. Doesn’t matter to them.
And to your level, Louisiana’s already in the midst of their voting — they’ve already had the first, they’re within the runoff stage — and the governor unilaterally stated, no, we’re gonna observe the Supreme Courtroom.
Which, by the best way, made the worst resolution because the Taney Courtroom got here up with Dred Scott. And that is, the Roberts Courtroom will go down in historical past as one of the vital racist courts in American historical past, and it’s disgraceful.
That [the VRA decision] is being revered, however the will of voters in Virginia and in California are being challenged by Republicans. It’s actually unbelievable. So New York and different states are gonna must battle again, ’trigger there’s no various at this level.
DANIELS: Congressman, actually shortly, we’re out of time, however you talked about that New York has to alter its structure. There are two methods to amend the structure in New York to permit for one thing like this. Do you assume that you just guys ought to amend the structure to permit for mid-decade redistricting in New York?
MORELLE: Sure. There’s actually a method. It’s important to go a provision in two totally different legislatures. There must be an intervening election, which is why we are able to’t do it this 12 months. We would wish to attend for ultimate passage after which a referendum by the folks in 2027. So I feel by the 2028 election, I feel you’ll see new traces in New York.
