784: Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map
Update: 2022-11-06
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Not long ago, Republicans in Ohio passed a constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in the state. And then a funny thing happened. The same Ohio Republicans drew electoral maps that violated their own constitutional amendment. They’ll be using them in this week’s midterm elections. We try to understand how that could happen.
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US Supreme Court just replied to the final point in the episode. State courts can review election laws under state constitutions. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/27/supreme-court-rejects-independent-state-legislature-theory-00103793
thanks a lot for podcasts🌹
let's get something straight - "democracy" isn't in danger tomorrow. Democrats are. Big difference.
boring