Michigan Republicans don’t want to implement independent redistricting commission approved by voters

Once again, Republicans are unwilling to abide by the decision made by voters. This is a pattern of behavior. You can’t work with them.

Michigan Republicans lost the popular vote yet won the state House majority in 3 of the last 4 elections, largely thanks to gerrymandering. Now they’re suing to block the new independent redistricting commission voters passed in 2018 https://t.co/HgjLOxo1Ki
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) July 30, 2019

BE AWARE MICHIGAN-you voted for an independent commission to draw legislative lines. Republicans lost/now want to reverse that vote. They are afraid of the people they claim they want to represent. Any politician who supports this lawsuit must be defeated. https://t.co/DEpjEX5DQu
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) July 30, 2019

Over 61% of Michiganders voted to take redistricting out of the hands of those with the most partisan interests to gain, to keep the process as neutral as possible. The party that gerrymandered the current maps is trying to have it struck down. #FairMaps https://t.co/KruSaFOIjP
— Campaign Legal Center (@CampaignLegal) July 31, 2019

The 2020 elections are important for drawing maps

It’s about a lot more than who wins the presidential election. It’s about reducing gerrymandering.

"It’s Not Just the White House in 2020. The Power to Draw Maps Is Also at Stake." by MITCH SMITH and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS via NYT https://t.co/FdJOCDCGZA pic.twitter.com/naRYNxcFfo
— Digital Marketing (@lolamayfarms) July 5, 2019

Court throws out Republican Ohio gerrymandering

This will wind up in the Supreme Court with the other gerrymandering cases. The gerrymandering was extreme.

BREAKING – WE JUST WON OUR CASE CHALLENGING OHIO'S GERRYMANDERED MAP – (longer analysis to follow!) @ACLU pic.twitter.com/P2B8BIR0Cl
— ACLU of Ohio (@acluohio) May 3, 2019

Gerrymandered maps in Ohio have rigged elections for too long. We’re glad to see these unfair maps ruled unconstitutional. https://t.co/1tzX1HP0o5
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) May 3, 2019

This decision follows the trial in which the map was rightly dubbed a ‘geographic monstrosity.’

Voters must choose their elected officials. Not the other way around.https://t.co/ZwveYF7HTU
— ACLU (@ACLU) May 3, 2019

Big news:

A 3-judge US District Court panel has ruled Ohio's congressional map is unconstitutional because of gerrymandering & needs to be redrawn.

"The Ohio map sacrifices respect for traditional districting principles in order to maximize pro-Republican partisan advantage." pic.twitter.com/wQu4PzOtXj
— Taylor Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) May 3, 2019

Missouri Republicans want to sabotage voting reforms

As Brennan Center expert @mcpli notes, the language in the amendment is “disturbing” and would “set the stage for the legislature to attempt to draw districts in 2021 on the basis of eligible voters or citizens.” https://t.co/MqMCyWBORT
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) April 27, 2019

After Missouri voters approved Amendment 1 in a landslide last year, making legislative redistricting fairer, Republicans in the legislature are now are plotting to roll back the amendment and make the ballot initiative process more difficult. https://t.co/Yapk5IdQyZ
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) April 24, 2019

The people approved Amendment 1–now, MO Legislature, leave it alone.

“But the experience in Missouri and other states shows that politicians will seek to undermine reforms, no matter what the voters say.” https://t.co/cN1bU10KIm
— Stand Up Republic – Missouri (@SUR_Missouri) April 26, 2019

Victory against Michigan gerrymandering…for now

The Supreme Court could overturn this when they rule on gerrymandering later this year.

Federal judges just threw out Michigan's congressional map as unconstitutional, and it looks like another victory for anti-gerrymandering advocates.

But the SCOTUS is already considering the issue and will have the final say in June.@politico story –> https://t.co/3nX6AAfs8c
— Steven Shepard (@POLITICO_Steve) April 25, 2019

This is a big win for a stronger and fairer democracy. My work in this case showed that Michigan has some of the most gerrymandered congressional and state legislative maps in history. I'm excited that Michigan voters will now get #FairMaps. https://t.co/R7VU4JKIsK
— Chris Warshaw (@cwarshaw) April 25, 2019

This is excellent news for Michigan and the whole country. When a party draws congressional districts so that the other party has no chance of competing, it violates voters’ constitutional rights. It’s egregious, unAmerican corruption. End gerrymandering! https://t.co/UdxIbSTyWw
— Evan McMullin (@EvanMcMullin) April 25, 2019

This is how we fight back against voter suppression and win. Proud to have been part of this lawsuit to stop the illegal gerrymandering efforts that violated our rights in Michigan. https://t.co/S0ZFf6AzIM
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) April 25, 2019

Potential SCOTUS decision on gerrymandering notwithstanding, but damn this is big. We may get a new Michigan map by the end of the summer.https://t.co/J7HR22Xd1z
— Uncrewed (@Uncrewed) April 25, 2019

Gerrymandering update 4/10/19

NEW: @DKElections has finished calculating the 2016 presidential result for Virginia's redrawn state House map after the GOP gerrymander was struck down for racial discrimination. GOP is defending 7 Clinton seats, & Dems need to flip 2 seats for a majority https://t.co/wMWJe8dIF7 pic.twitter.com/gCunjfenZR
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) April 10, 2019

If you’re worried about gerrymandering, like we are, you need to pay attention to these five state Supreme Court races in 2020: https://t.co/FvEQEGK0hk pic.twitter.com/nw7sfP9VI9
— Let America Vote (@letamericavote) April 10, 2019

“Partisan gerrymandering undercuts the power of many people’s votes, rendering them virtually meaningless.” @PittsburghPG editorial board writes on #SCOTUS and #FairMaps https://t.co/aVCa12y926
— FairVote (@fairvote) April 7, 2019

The Supreme Court may draw an out-of-bounds line to prevent egregious cases of partisan redistricting. https://t.co/3Q1vV6d2yQ
— Esquire (@esquire) March 30, 2019

SCOTUS is on the verge of making a mathematical error. https://t.co/mb4pM8QuRm
— Slate (@Slate) March 29, 2019

The swing vote on partisan gerrymandering is … Brett Kavanaugh? https://t.co/PBHKIl8vNo
— Slate (@Slate) March 29, 2019

In the latest step toward democracy reform, Senate lawmakers introduced the #ForThePeopleAct — a package of legislation that would:
✔️ Advance voting rights
✔️ Curb partisan gerrymandering
✔️ Reform campaign finance laws https://t.co/MD5QFgdaZU
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) April 10, 2019

We could fix gerrymandering and our unfair electoral system if Congress passed my bill. Every vote would matter. It calls for

– ranked choice voting to elect House members and
– larger districts of 3-5 representativeshttps://t.co/48qo26XNOo
— Don Beyer (@DonBeyerVA) April 8, 2019

Yes, Virginia, ending gerrymandering can lead to #FairMaps https://t.co/lTSo3MR9TI
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) April 10, 2019

The #ForThePeople Act will end partisan gerrymandering, create fair Congressional maps, and return power to the American people.https://t.co/QKVuz6qZw0
— End Citizens United (@StopBigMoney) March 28, 2019

My hunch: extreme partisan gerrymanders will be less prevalent in 2021 than 2011, whether or not SCOTUS sets limits (which I’d bet against, btw). Why?

1) new commissions in MI, CO, OH, UT, etc.
2) heightened public scrutiny
3) more divided state control = more court-drawn maps
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) March 26, 2019

Supreme Court hearing on gerrymandering is today

Now we will see how partisan they are. Most gerrymandering has been done to benefit Republicans. Nobody should do it and it should be banned.

The Supreme Court appeared unlikely Tuesday to rule that federal courts have a role in deciding how much partisanship is too much when state legislatures draw the maps for voting districts.https://t.co/lLSXkD5lcJ
— Pete Williams (@PeteWilliamsNBC) March 26, 2019

With Kavanaugh, conservatives may now have the votes on the Supreme Court to insulate partisan gerrymandering from constitutional challenges. Arguments start at 10. https://t.co/vbJgcHRHW5
— Greg Stohr (@GregStohr) March 26, 2019

Partisan gerrymandering goes before the Supreme Court today with two cases concerning Maryland & North Carolina. Here’s an illustration showing just how massive of a difference it makes depending on who draws the lines https://t.co/JmkjK904SQ pic.twitter.com/p1SvvO5UlD
— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) March 26, 2019

Kavanaugh appeared closer than Roberts to joining Kagan’s crusade and placing limits on “really extreme” gerrymanders. https://t.co/jKlUqXsGt5
— Slate (@Slate) March 26, 2019

Voters should be able to choose their elected officials without the influence of partisan meddling. That's why I have the only bill in Congress to explicitly ban partisan #gerrymandering. We need to fix our broken political system. https://t.co/CY4mRwZVmi
— Michael Bennet (@MichaelBennet) March 25, 2019

Today, the Supreme Court is taking up the issue of gerrymandering.

“Redistricting reform is an issue that should be beyond right and left. It’s about right and wrong,” @JohnAvlon says in this morning’s #RealityCheck. https://t.co/uRkGn0XqOn pic.twitter.com/EuuyaMSEnr
— CNN (@CNN) March 26, 2019

Not just that, but to take cases of racial gerrymandering and say "well this is just partisan and we can't do anything about it." https://t.co/W7DhrdWpW1
— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) March 26, 2019

Two huge gerrymandering cases at Supreme Court today. If court upholds extreme partisan gerrymandering that will allow Republicans to rig elections for next decade. Pay attention to this https://t.co/fQIEuXndOO
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 26, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will not have to debate whether a group of North Carolina politicians deliberately redrew election maps to give their party the maximum partisan advantage.

The state’s Republican leaders admitted to doing exactly that. https://t.co/XO7UqPoqF9
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 26, 2019

Today at the Supreme Court: Two new challenges to partisan gerrymanderinghttps://t.co/vDbV9ZF9fr
— Adam Liptak (@adamliptak) March 26, 2019

For the second straight year, the Supreme Court has an opportunity to establish limits on partisan gerrymanderinghttps://t.co/6CpQtqmJW7
— POLITICO (@politico) March 26, 2019

The Supreme Court's conservative majority seems terrified that every vote might count equally, @AriBerman reports from today's gerrymandering hearings: https://t.co/NnWkIvGxzd
— Aaron Wiener (@aaronwiener) March 26, 2019

It would be hilarious if the fact that Maryland Dems gerrymandered the places where two conservative justifies live leads to the justices killing gerrymandering everywhere (which would largely benefit Dems) https://t.co/oK5sU2Gmdr
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) March 26, 2019

"Extreme partisan gerrymandering harms our political system, and harms the functioning of the House of Representatives in particular" write a bipartisan group of 40 current and former members of Congress in an amicus brief in today's #FairMaps #SCOTUS case https://t.co/9J6C9BWIio pic.twitter.com/MYdSVIBLJd
— Michael Beckel (@mjbeckel) March 26, 2019

Gorsuch & Kavanaugh cited success of state-level ballot initiatives creating independent redistricting commissions as reason SCOTUS didn’t need to curb partisan gerrymandering. They didn’t mention 4 conservative justices voted to gut independent commissions in 2015 pic.twitter.com/nRALfPJqTQ
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 26, 2019

LIVE: Protesters rally against gerrymandering in Washington, D.C. as issue reaches Supreme Court. https://t.co/qDSjHTyUUf
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) March 26, 2019

First, the slope of the relationship between seats and votes has flattened since 1994, making seat swings less responsive to vote shifts. In addition, the Republicans have enjoyed an average eight-seat bonus since 2010 that persisted into 2018.https://t.co/AZOxklG6GZ pic.twitter.com/6jOEH22jm8
— Peter H. Lemieux (@PeterHLemieux) March 26, 2019