This is going to interesting......Dems and Repubs in Supreme Court re gerrymandering

[a kennedy]

article: by Martin O’ Malley


The Supreme Court is now considering challenges from two states on how we draw congressional districts: a Wisconsin map drawn by a Republican governor, and a Maryland map drawn by a Democratic governor — me.

We have historically allowed a partisan motive in redrawing these borders every 10 years to account for population growth and shifts. But now, at a time of deep division and polarization in our national politics, the court is re-examining that. It could end up reining in or maybe even disallowing partisan motives in redistricting.

For the sake of our democracy, I sincerely hope that's what the court does.

I was a re-elected governor of Maryland in 2010 on the eve of national redistricting. It was not a good year for Democrats. We lost governor’s races in quite a few states where Democratic voters actually outnumbered Republicans.


https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/03/29/supreme-court-should-end-partisan-gerrymandering-martin-omalley-column/467349002/

[procon]

1. All elections must be free and fair and every eligible citizen

should have an easy, unobstructed means to cast their votes. States must stop all this partisan cheating by the party in power, and restore the election process so that it is as fair as possible to give the voters a real voice in determining their political choices.