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> Roberts made clear that partisan gerrymandering can be distasteful and unjust, but that states and Congress have the ability to pass laws to curb excessive pa
by rob74 4y ago
> Roberts made clear that partisan gerrymandering can be distasteful and unjust, but that states and Congress have the ability to pass laws to curb excessive partisan gerrymandering.
In other words, it's up to the legislatures to ban gerrymandering first before SCOTUS can rule on it.
...so the very legislatures that practice gerrymandering to make sure their party stays in power should, after a sudden revelation that this practice is distasteful and unjust, decide to forbid themselves from doing it? Yeah, that sounds very likely!
- mannerheim 4y agoIt's admittedly unlikely, but the 17th Amendment which required direct election of senators was ratified by state legislatures who previously had that power. In this case, Congress would have the power to do so if state legislatures will not (and for that matter, some states have).