Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps

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Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps
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A lawsuit filed Wednesday asks Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court to throw out Republican-drawn legislative maps as unconstitutional, the latest legal challenge of many nationwide that could upset political boundary lines before the 2024 election.

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Wow what an amazing graphic, I fully understand the issue with one picture.

It's a classic infographic which has been floating around the internet for a long time. Hopefully you're not trolling and did learn something - because more people need to understand the concept.

Because otherwise you end up with districts like this one in Texas which purposely segments the community to alter the votes in one's favor:

Texas 2nd district

Fun fact about Gerrymandering, it was named after former Massachusetts governor and founding father Elbridge Gerry - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrymandering