Trump's redistricting push set off a chain of political crises
NPR reports that Trump called on legislatures to redistrict now, outside the usual post-census cycle, and that the push set off a chain reaction of political crises across the country.
In Texas, Republicans issued arrest warrants for Democratic legislators who had left the state. Louisiana's governor suspended a primary after thousands of votes were already cast so the lines could be redrawn. In Missouri, the state supreme court found the Republican secretary of state in contempt for sticking with a GOP map that was not legally in effect.
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The Louisiana suspension is the detail that should nag at people: a primary paused after thousands of votes were cast is a dispute over whether those votes count.
The Missouri contempt finding is the counterweight: courts can push back when an official sticks with a map that isn't legally in effect.