Taylor v. Clinton

I concur in the result, but emphasize three things.

First, the petitioners are not necessarily untimely. If they are, the majority should simply stop there. The challenge is not that the reapportionment for the 1980’s was unconstitutional for violating the “one man, one vote” principle; it is a challenge of the reapportionment based on a recent Supreme Court decision. It is conceivable to me that a constitutional challenge could be made after the thirty day period, alleging extraordinary circumstances. This case does not. We decided in a prior case that the Arkansas constitutional provision…