Opinion | The Supreme Court could be setting the stage for a democratic collapse

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Opinion | The Supreme Court could be setting the stage for a democratic collapse
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One case could completely upend elections and erase the power of our votes for president.

drawn by a panel of redistricting experts. The Republican lawmakers sued, claiming that the judges lacked the power to redraw districts and that only they had that power.

The fact that the court decided to take this case and could rule in favor of those pushing the independent state legislature doctrine, or theory, is enraging and perhaps the height of hypocrisy. Way back in 2019, in an opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts,that it had no role in deciding questions regarding partisan gerrymandering. But it told us not to worry, because state courts could still police those issues and protect voters’ rights from partisan overreach.

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