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Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
If this was Scott Walker instead of Tony Evers, this story would be a headline story in every newspaper across the State every single day. Since it is Evers however, there is relative silence and apologist coverage.wisconsinrightnow.com/2022/1…
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
And this is where the dishonest nature of this group came into play.
The Evers maps did, in fact, contain numerous examples of partisan gerrymandering -- and this group helped provide cover to the Gover.
Here is an example we've used in the past of an Evers gerrymander.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
I'm shocked to learn that a group claiming to be against gerrymandering would collude to manipulate data. Absolutely shocked (sarcasm).
So, it appears @princetongerry was manipulating data to benefit Democrats. They gave @GovEvers an "A" grade for his unlawful map. Is anyone going to ask if Evers had contact with @SamWangPhD?
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
People who believe that the maps drawn by the Republican legislatures were a gerrymander and that the maps drawn by @GovEvers were not need to rethink things. That belief is either naive or partisan.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Jan 19th🧵 from @CSWisconsin explores why the Evers' map had fatal flaws leaving the leg plan as the best remaining alternative before the court.
I have previously outlined flaws in the leg plan, but noted they are not fatal. Thus, the success chance of DEM appeal is very low.
Today's 🧵... Redistricting oral arguments happening before the SCOWIS today. Our Executive Director @joeminocqua conducted an extensive analysis of the 6 maps under consideration.
Summary: They all have flaws. But the Legislature’s map performs the best on the legal criteria.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
NEW: Wisconsin Supreme Court selects legislature's maps. "the maps proposed by the Wisconsin Legislature are race neutral. ...we adopt the state senate and assembly maps proposed by the Legislature for the State of Wisconsin."
Decision --> will-law.org/wp-content/uplo…
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
If given the opportunity, perhaps the leg could also improve on their core retention numbers.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Would "non-partisan" reform violate the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause as badly as your maps?
Golly folks, we already know the answer: The Gov did create a "non-partisan" commission -- Its maps also violated the VRA and the 14th Amendment.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
One under-reported (but noted by @CSWisconsin) aspect of the now-rejected Evers map was that it divided the Oneida Tribal Nation.
The leg map and the maps I prepared for CS keep the Nation intact. Another example of unnecessary harm to a minority community by the Evers map.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
We could ask the person(s) who drew the maps why they chose to not follow the Voting Rights Act, but since the maps were drawn in secret...
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Re-upping this @CSWisconsin tweet from December. The Evers maps had a fatal flaw regarding the VRA and 14th Amendment. Here is a key paragraph from today's ruling from SCOTUS:
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Supreme Court upholds congressional map adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court but overturns legislative maps adopted by the state Supreme Court, ruling that the court improperly applied the VRA to add an additional majority-Black district.democracydocket.com/cases/wi…
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
NEWS: Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor tells me she WILL SUE to challenge the maps created by Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and selected by WI Supreme Court. Venue of her suit TBD.
One Wisconsin Democrat says African American lawmakers should discuss a federal challenge of the legislative maps created by the Democratic governor. "It’s something that has to be talked about," State Sen. Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) told me.
fox6now.com/news/wisconsin-r…
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Wisconsin redistricting history is ripe with pattern of Dems fighting the efforts to create Voting Rights Act compliant districts in order to create more Democratic districts.
SEE 1992 (Prosser v Elections Board), 2002 (Barmgart v Wendelberger), 2012 (Baldus v Brennan).
Great reporting from @JasonCalvi. Comments from Dem & GOP electeds & a diversity of activitists w/ deep map-drawing experinece helps deliver the full story on a complex issues.
When @SenTaylor, @joeminocqua, @skchheda, & @WisSenGOP see issues w/ the maps, there's a problem.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Wisconsin redistricting maps: Republicans plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
He tried calling a congressional election on the MONDAY before New Year’s Eve. When feds said no, he made them vote twice in a pandemic, just to keep them from voting on same day as state Supreme Court race.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
Illinois: After 10 years of whining about WI, we'll show you what gerrymandering really looks like.
New York: Show me your vaccine passport, and then hold my beer.
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
When parents have options, society benefits. Wisconsin has a robust choice and charter landscape. But we can always do better.
Happy #SchoolChoice week! – at Wisconsin, USA
Common Sense Wisconsin retweeted
🧵Review of SCOWIS oral arguments.
Mathematician’s lawyer argued their map should be picked due to lowest deviation. Court in ’92 Prosser case ruled, however, that under 1% the difference in deviation is so small as to not really matter.
Scientists = 0.74%
Legislature = 0.76%