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The battle lines are drawn

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once again

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over voting district lines

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this time, Wisconsin

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congressional districts.

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Well, they certainly

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favor Republicans.

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Whether that's

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constitutional or not

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will be an issue

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for the courts.

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There are eight

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districts in the state.

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Six of them

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are held by Republicans.

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Two of the seats

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held by Democrats.

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And it's

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been that way for a while.

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That's one of the contentions

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at least in one of the cases

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is that it's been a durable

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and predictable outcome.

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The drawing of those maps

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which really began in 2011

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under Scott Walker

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and Republicans

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continued essentially

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with a “least changed”

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version of that

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after the 2020 census

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that it has locked in

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a 6-2 majority.

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So in that sense

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it's certainly tilted

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towards Republicans.

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It's all partisanship

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I would say at this point.

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And that comes

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also from the Supreme Court

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which before

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this latest

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round of districting back in

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2018-2019

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dealt with a case

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that ended up with the court

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saying any level of partisan

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shenanigans

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in drawing districts

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at least for Congress under

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federal law

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is completely fine.

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That's not a matter of law

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it's not a matter

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of Constitution.

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So it's noteworthy

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that these two cases

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in Wisconsin

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are under state law

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and state constitutions

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going to the

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state Supreme Court.

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So the litigants have decided

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to steer clear

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of the federal courts

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because there's

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no longer a remedy there

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at least when it's

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about partisanship.