Gerrymandering

Maryland Judge Blocks Redistricting Amendment From Ballot

Is this a justified response to Republican gerrymandering or a Democratic power grab disguised as democracy?

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Maryland Judge Blocks Redistricting Amendment From Ballot

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Above: A demonstration ahead of a special legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 17. Image credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The Spin

Democratic narrative

Maryland's redistricting push wasn't a power grab but a direct response to Texas Republicans redrawing maps mid-decade to tilt national power. When one state rigs the game, others can't just sit back. A Republican-appointed judge blocking the amendment doesn't make it wrong, and an appeal is the right next move.

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Republican narrative

Maryland Democrats already hold seven of eight congressional seats and still tried to redraw maps to erase the last Republican district on the Eastern Shore. Courts on both sides of the Chesapeake Bay are raising red flags about rushed timelines and misleading ballot language. A majority using maps to eliminate all opposition is just rigging.

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