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To: epicure who wrote (374479)	6/18/2018 9:29:22 PM
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Supreme Court Leaves 'Wild West' Of Partisan Gerrymandering In Place — For Now Nina Totenberg June 18, 201811:26 AM ET The U.S. Supreme Court punted Monday on its biggest decision of its term so far. The justices had been expected to rule on the limits of partisan gerrymandering. Instead, the court sidestepped the major issues on technical grounds, sending the issue back to the lower courts for further examination. The two cases before the court illustrate the bare-knuckles practice both parties have used to maximize and perpetuate their own power through the re-drawing of legislative district lines. In Wisconsin, Republicans, who controlled the state legislature, drew district lines so that even when the Democrats won a decisive statewide victory in terms of votes, the GOP carried nearly two-thirds of the legislative seats. continues at npr.org

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