Gerrymandering

http://www.scotusblog.com/2017/05/wisconsin-seeks-stay-back-plan-partisan-gerrymandering-case/

Wisconsin asked the Supreme Court to look over a decision made by a court striking down the redistricting map that the Republican controlled legislature created. The three judge court said that the map resulted from partisan gerrymandering, which is purposely drawing district lines to favor one party over the other. Wisconsin wants there to be a new plan by the state legislature. The issues of partisan gerrymandering has split the Supreme Court. Half think they should be able to review claims, half think they shouldn't. Wisconsin officials argued that the lower court's decision to strike down the redistricting plan was so flawed that the justices should reverse it without asking for briefing or an oral argument.

This relates to our class because we talked about gerrymandering, which is the redrawing of districts to favor one political party over another. It sets up electoral districts. Redistricting is the redrawing of distric lines following a census to follow population patterns.

Gerrymandering benefits the party that is doing the district redrawing, but it divides our country even more politically. Most legislators run in one party districts where they will be most successful being partisan and extreme, which harms our country. I don't see much good in it, it's a process done to rig the political process to help the party that is doing it.