They said it was too political. It was done to elect more Republicans. And my defense, which the Supreme Court agreed with, so I said, look, The Constitution leaves redistricting questions to elected state legislatures. Politicians are going to be political. And, and that's not new. That was true from the very beginning of time that they knew politicians would be. (26:06–26:13)
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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution assigns redistricting to state legislatures.
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