The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to intervene in how Wisconsin draws its legislative districts. From the Washington Times.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for the court, said it wasn’t enough to claim that Wisconsin’s districts were drawn to favor one party or another. The plaintiffs needed to prove they individually were unable to vote for a credible candidate of their choice because of the gerrymander.
Justices sent the case back to the lower courts to give the plaintiffs another chance to make their argument — an unusual move.
Yes, there are states with some serious issues but do we want judges deciding how this gets done? There’s also this. If the High Court finds a constitutional problem with how districts are drawn, and I’m not sure where that might be, I can’t imagine incumbent politicians coming up with anything better.
It’s one of those problems for which there may be no reasonable solution. But then, I’ve not dug into the suggested solutions, so perhaps there’s one out there that isn’t partisan or doesn’t deliberately favor one side or the other.
