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If we take back the Wisconsin supreme court (Original Post) vercetti2021 Feb 2023 OP
I think that's the hope. They can redo the maps Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #1
Thanks for this -- great idea!!! Easy to do too!! diva77 Feb 2023 #2
You're welcome! Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #3
Can I do this from another state? vercetti2021 Feb 2023 #4
Yes! I am Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #5
How would they redo the maps? FBaggins Feb 2023 #7
I'm no expert, but I've read things like this: Sky Jewels Feb 2023 #8
On Wisconsin! Funtatlaguy Feb 2023 #6

Sky Jewels

(7,228 posts)
1. I think that's the hope. They can redo the maps
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 03:40 AM
Feb 2023

and undo some or all of the GOP rat fuckery.

BTW, I’m not in Wisconsin, but I signed up to get postcards to send to young voters here: https://secure.everyaction.com/ahB8lqC6OkafTY-YJ5YjgQ2
Mailing deadline is March 3.

Sky Jewels

(7,228 posts)
3. You're welcome!
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 03:51 AM
Feb 2023

Postcard and letter writing is definitely my “thing” as far as political activism goes. (I really admire people who have the stomach to make phone calls and go door to door.)

FBaggins

(26,823 posts)
7. How would they redo the maps?
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 06:17 AM
Feb 2023

The current maps were ordered by the three liberals already on the court and were drawn by the Democratic governor.

Sky Jewels

(7,228 posts)
8. I'm no expert, but I've read things like this:
Wed Feb 22, 2023, 01:25 PM
Feb 2023
Concerns about gerrymandering and the way Wisconsin's congressional and state legislative lines are drawn are also likely to be a factor in the race. The state Supreme Court, under a 4-3 conservative majority, last year approved the map of "least change" and accepted a very Republican-friendly map for the federal and state lanes, despite legal challenges from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Republicans currently hold a majority in both chambers of Wisconsin's legislature, in part due to the way that lines have historically been drawn to their favor in the state. Chergosky said the only hope for state Democrats to win the majority anytime soon is to "either radically reshape its coalition, or, more realistically, to get a liberal majority on the state Supreme Court and use that to force a legal redraw.


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-abortion-election-laws/

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