The first amendment exists and the Court would be well within its power to limit gerrymandering under its purview. What the WI GOP is doing isn’t democracy. This is repeatedly subverting the will of the voters. And the judiciary isn’t holding up its end of the bargain in this system of checks and balances.
The first amendment exists and the Court would be well within its power to limit gerrymandering under its purview. What the WI GOP is doing isn’t democracy. This is repeatedly subverting the will of the voters. And the judiciary isn’t holding up its end of the bargain in this system of checks and balances.
That's rather innovative. I'd like to see the argument constructed. Do recall that the First Amendment existed since 1791 -- before poll tax elimination and the rights of women and minorities were assured. No constitutional bright guy here, but the 14 and 19 amendments more typically applied to the idea granting the vote.
I will say about Wisconsin: it's so-called Progressive era failed to establish the citizen initiated referendum. The result of this is that Wisconsin, outside of the courts, has zero chance of having the voters create a non-partisan body devoted to redistricting. Both of those matters are up to the legislature and of course Vos would have zero interest in citizen initiative or the creation of an independent body for apportionment. That said, the Democrats are too concerned with apportioning by community -- the pack part of crack and pack. I'd like to see a mathematical solution to this based on headcounts alone, no excessive consideration for proximity to central place services, or red-lined zip codes.
The first amendment exists and the Court would be well within its power to limit gerrymandering under its purview. What the WI GOP is doing isn’t democracy. This is repeatedly subverting the will of the voters. And the judiciary isn’t holding up its end of the bargain in this system of checks and balances.
That's rather innovative. I'd like to see the argument constructed. Do recall that the First Amendment existed since 1791 -- before poll tax elimination and the rights of women and minorities were assured. No constitutional bright guy here, but the 14 and 19 amendments more typically applied to the idea granting the vote.
I will say about Wisconsin: it's so-called Progressive era failed to establish the citizen initiated referendum. The result of this is that Wisconsin, outside of the courts, has zero chance of having the voters create a non-partisan body devoted to redistricting. Both of those matters are up to the legislature and of course Vos would have zero interest in citizen initiative or the creation of an independent body for apportionment. That said, the Democrats are too concerned with apportioning by community -- the pack part of crack and pack. I'd like to see a mathematical solution to this based on headcounts alone, no excessive consideration for proximity to central place services, or red-lined zip codes.