Right, the status quo as I understand it in many US states is essentially "the current election winner at redistricting time gets to set the boundaries for the

Right, the status quo as I understand it in many US states is essentially "the current election winner at redistricting time gets to set the boundaries for the next election". That's a terrible status quo (unless you like gerrymandering) and there's very little incentive for anyone to change it (as it benefits the winners, by definition).