"The damage done by gerrymandering isn’t difficult to measure. It breeds partisan legislators, who in turn breed a partisan Congress. Gerrymandering has made virtually all House seats safer — including mine — and the members who hold those safe seats are often less responsive to communities and unwilling to compromise in Washington." Op-ed by US Rep. Marcy Kaptur, My District Was Gerrymandered. The Damage Is Easy to Measure, May 13, 2019
"To classify partisan gerrymandering as a political question outside the purview of the courts is to argue against the foundation of representative democracy. Voters are supposed to choose their representatives -- not the other way around. When representatives have locked voters into partisan districts, it’s cruel and nonsensical to tell them to go vote in order to fix the problem. This case is why we have a separation of powers." Opinion of Cleveland.com and Plain Dealer Editorial Board Member Eric Foster, Ohio Congressional Districts Ruled Unconstitutional. What Happens Next? Editorial Board Roundtable, May 10, 2019
"In 2011, when Ohio's Republican majority in the legislature drew the present crazy-quilt, mish-mosh of 16 congressional districts, it was done for one reason and one reason only: to shut the Democrats out of any chance of competing in the vast majority of Ohio's congressional districts. Anyone who believes otherwise probably has a very tenuous grip on reality." Opinion piece by Howard Wilkinson 91.7 WVXU,You Should Be LOL-ing At Republican Reaction To Ohio's Gerrymandering Case, May 8, 2019
"Ohio needs legitimate districts now. The sooner we can send a delegation to Congress elected on a level playing field, the sooner our troubled democracy can begin to repair itself." Columbus Dispatch editorial Earlier Is Better to Redraw Lines for Congressional Elections, May 7, 2019
"So, if it is about following the lead of voters, there is a stronger case for saying no to an appeal and moving ahead with redrawing the districts, the court giving lawmakers until the middle of June. Why stick with something voters already changed and the judges unanimously and roundly condemn?" Akron Beacon Journal/Ohio.com editorialOhio Voters Spoke. They Want a Better Map, May 5, 2019
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