After years of waiting for something to be done, we have learned that the U.S. Supreme Court did not have the wherewithal to address one of the most glaring and damaging aspects of our representative democracy: gerrymandering.
Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision that the judicial branch should not insert itself into partisan gerrymandering is disappointing not only because it reveals the hypocrisy of a court that only 20 years ago inserted itself into an election to hand the presidency to a Republican, but also because it removes our judicial system from performing its role in resolving important disputes that infringe upon our ability to fairly participate in the selection of our government representatives.