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"Destroying leadership of minority communities is an abhorrent thing, and you're proud of it,” said Roman Hedges of LATFOR.

"You're making your pointed partisan, mapping drawing allegation based on what you believe other organizations have said," said State Senator Michael Nozzolio.

At issue were the task force's proposal for new district lines.

The groups accuse the commission of playing politics.

"You have a legislature that has a very low approval rating. I don't think it is because the voters are so enchanted by everybody," said Susan Lerner of Common Cause New York.

They say the task force carved out districts to protect the Republican's majority in the State Senate and the Democrats' hold on the Assembly, pitting incumbents in races against one another.

For example, Queens Senators Michael Gianaris and Jose Peralta could face off in a primary.

"In certain ways—I've looked and understood the lines—I think it is disturbing the degree to which minority districts have been dismembered," said former State Senator Franz Leichter.

Even members of the task force are infighting.

"The data was appropriately applied and these districts were drafted in the most appropriate manner," said Nozzolio.

"Both majority parties are playing politics with these maps," said State Senator Martin Dilan.

The task force has yet to release district lines for the state's congressional seats. Leaders on the task force say they plan to unveil those lines later this month, but they are now facing a tougher deadline after a federal judge moved up the state's primary to June. Some worry there won't be enough time to review their proposal.

All in all, LATFOR's entire proposal may be moot. Governor Andrew Cuomo has threatened to veto lines that aren't independent.

If he does, districts could then be drawn by the courts.