I’m not referring to the Eagles winning the Superbowl, although that was sweet.
What I’m referring to is the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court not to mess with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that the gerrymandered boundaries for the U.S. House of Representatives violated the Pennsylvania State Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court is generally reluctant to interfere in state court rulings on their own constitutions, and today’s action was no exception.
I love this. The Republicans like Mike Turzai now either have to come up with fair districts, or the Court will appoint a nonpartisan commission to do it for them.
This also helps to preserve democracy. When people know their electoral system is unfair, they either become completely cynical and drop out or turn to extralegal means to affect policy. Either of those alternatives is a danger to the Republic.
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