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From: Elroy Jetson10/3/2017 1:46:35 PM
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The Supreme Court heard a strong argument Tuesday for reining in partisan gerrymandering — latimes.com

Justice Anthony Kennedy, an important swing-voter on the Court asked a lawyer for Wisconsin’s Republicans whether it would be constitutional for the state to adopt a law that the election map will be drawn to “favor party X over party Y.”

Attorney Erin Murphy hesitated, noting that in this case, Republicans did not publicly proclaim that they were drawing a statewide map to ensure the GOP would maintain a solid majority, even though that was the effect of the district lines they created.

Kennedy was undeterred. “I’d like an answer to my question,” he said. By the time the hour-long argument ended, it was clear that Kennedy believes that the Constitution would prevent one party from writing a law designed to keep itself in power.

Paul Smith, an attorney for Wisconsin Democrats, who brought the current case, told the justices. “And this is your last opportunity” to act before the next round of redistricting following the census of 2020.

Arnold Schwarzenegger outside Supreme Court: 'Say hasta la vista to gerrymandering'.

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