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Still In Wisconsin

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4. Good thought, but not going to help those of us in states with Republican Supreme Courts.

Reply to kimbutgar (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 27, 2019, 08:00 PM

Jun 2019

Reason: in cases of divided government (such as Wisconsin which has a Democratic Governor but Republican state legislature) new maps will be drawn by...guess who... the state Supreme Court. And the current Wisconsin Supreme Court has a 5-2 Republican majority, thanks to Wisconsin Democrats' unwillingness to get off their asses and vote in spring elections.

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Regarding SCOTUS giving partisan Gerrymandering their blessing: Non-Clinton voters, [View all] Still In Wisconsin Jun 2019 OP

You and I really picked a Scab today Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #1

Amen. Goodheart Jun 2019 #2

We have to make sure a Democratic Governor is elected in 2020 to stop these gerrymandering maps kimbutgar Jun 2019 #3

Good thought, but not going to help those of us in states with Republican Supreme Courts. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2019 #4

K&R betsuni Jun 2019 #5

Yep mcar Jun 2019 #6

K and effing R Maru Kitteh Jun 2019 #7

The Supreme Court, in and of itself, was reason enough... 3catwoman3 Jun 2019 #8