Both houses of the Pennsylvania state legislature have Republican majorities, and those Republicans will do anything, including changing the electoral system and the state constitution in order to retain power.
Gov. Wolf has done a reasonably good job in containing the pandemic. If you want a comparison, look at Texas or Arizona or Florida. Are the legislators happy? No. They want to amend the state constitution to allow the legislators to override any emergency declaration. The governor may take advice from medical personnel, but guys like Heffley and Yudichak evidently know more.
The PA Supreme Court, elected in state-wide elections, is dominated by Democrats. The Republicans want a constitutional amendment to elect judges by districts. That way they can gerrymander the court districts just like they do the legislature.
A constitutional amendment to set up a nonpartisan and independent citizens’ commission to draw district lines for the legislature and end gerrymandering? That one they couldn’t pass.
And then they bleat about “law and order” and “patriotism” and the flag. What a bunch of slimy hypocrites.
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