Signatures filed to invalidate Maryland Congressional redistricting

[tpfkaw]

It's actually pretty easy to draw a 5-3 Republican map in Maryland, [un?]interestingly enough.

[tpfkaw]

So you're saying they "deserved" it? Why can't Maryland Republicans push for an independent commission instead?

"Independent commissions," as established in Arizona and California, bizarrely enough, both have created blatant Democratic gerrymanders (in Arizona's case, twice in a row).

[tpfkaw]

It's actually pretty easy to draw a 5-3 Republican map in Maryland, [un?]interestingly enough.

     Pretty easy as in less ugly than the Democratic gerrymander of a map the state normally has?

Yes, you can do it fairly compactly.