“Judge Rejects Majority Hispanic District in Redistricting Case,” reports FOXNews. The gist:

The ruling by District Judge Frank Allen Jr. was a setback for Democrats, who hoped redistricting would give them a better chance at winning a second seat in the U.S. House. Republicans now hold two of the state’s three seats.

Democrats argued that New Mexico — with a 42 percent Hispanic population — was due for a majority-Hispanic district. They said Hispanics, with their common language, culture and history, are a community that should be taken into account.

Allen, a Democrat, said he found ‘no persuasive evidence’ the federal Voting Rights Act required a Hispanic majority district.

‘This court is and should be reluctant to make radical or partisan changes, unless the law requires these changes to be made,’ he wrote.

Thank goodness for judges like Judge Allen! And shame on less principled Dems for dressing up their desire for a second House seat in the sanctimonious language of ethnic identity politics. It’s crass and it’s transparent.

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