Well, the redistricting commission's argument practically writes itself: "If 'state' can mean 'not state' (per Burwell), then 'legislature' can mean 'not legislature.'" /s For real, though, when this decision hits the presses, what most articles are going to miss is this: the evidence that political (i.e., legislature-based) redistricting results in partisan bias is actually pretty weak.
Really? As a person living in a hugely gerrymandered state (MI, where 9/13 of our representatives are GOP, while they consistently get <50% of total votes), this is a statement that doesn't at all jibe with my experience. What evidence can you point to?...what most articles are going to miss is this: the evidence that political (i.e., legislature-based) redistricting results in partisan bias is actually pretty weak.