My initial thought is that it’s good to see the GOP agreeing that radical gerrymandering violates Constitutional rights. (I was a fan of Connie Morella back in the day, btw.)
Will justice prevail?
These days, who knows anymore…
Fingers crossed that this turns into yet another epic Republican defeat…
If they decide to strike down the maryland map, the remedy they impose will be a big deal. But my guess is they prefer to lose one vote in a blue state rather than dozens in red/purple ones.
One person, one vote. The reason this country is in the shitter right now is precisely because Methbilly Jim gets a fucking multiplier applied to his vote as compared to the votes urban and suburban voters. It needs to end. Now.
The repub’s have made a huge tactical mistake by challenging the dem’s gerrymander in the state of Maryland at the Supreme Court. SCOUS now has the counterbalance to dodge political interference complaints from all sides in dealing with gerrymandering et.al.
Addendum: Any redraw on one district will force a redraw of surrounding districts as well. It’s possible SCOUS may direct a state redraw of Maryland to solve that problem.
I’m a little surprised the RNC is not opposing this move by local Republicans, given their vehement opposition to the court actions in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. I don’t know enough of the specifics of the MD case to comment on the merits of the Republican claims, but it seems like what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If they win in Maryland, they will have a hard time complaining about PA and NC.
Off topic, but I got the vapors when I read that one estimate that says the Dems need an 11-pt advantage in the general to take the House. This is a little more encouraging:
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/16/politics/house-playing-field-democrats-analysis/index.html
I’ll take my Lydia Pinkham’s and go to the drawing room.