Michael Li makes the point in just two tweets:
This hypo by Justice Kennedy at today's partisan gerrymandering argument also was pretty interesting. #fairmaps pic.twitter.com/ftjNgysE2f
— Michael Li (@mcpli) October 3, 2017
Not the least because the situation in the hypo basically is what actually happened in NC in 2016. #fairmaps https://t.co/Qzuq6f15QZ pic.twitter.com/6NRFJobzCx
— Michael Li (@mcpli) October 3, 2017
Not to put too fine a point on it, but if the Court does not rein in partisan gerrymandering, it will be North Carolina that will be the norm, and it surely will make things even worse in terms of the public’s views of our democratic process.