Long Time Wisconsin Resident, 'Gerry-Manders,' Is Dead

If the gentle reader will recall, the Wisconsin Supreme Court gave the state a humungous Christmas present in the form of a ruling declaring the Republican gerrymandered redistricting maps as being illegal. They also ordered a very tight timeline for the new maps to be drawn and in place by November 2024.

Per the court order, maps were submitted by Governor Tony Evers, legislative Republicans, legislative Democrats, the plaintiffs via their law firm Law Forward, the Bradley Foundation-funded Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) and intervenors in favor of the plaintiffs.

Per the court, these proposed maps were analyzed and evaluated by two independent redistricting experts. Late on Thursday, they submitted their report to the Court. The good news is that the maps submitted by the plainiffs, the governor, the legislative Democrats and the intervenors were essential identical and fit the parameters set forth by the Court.

The better news is that the experts found that the map submitted by WILL looked good on the surface, but showed a heavy partisan favor for Republicans and was deemed to be "stealth gerrymandering."

The best news is that the map submitted by the Republicans was deemed to be grossly partisan gerrymandered and "does not deserve any further consideration."

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