ANNAPOLIS, MD — Fair Maps Maryland today released the following statement from spokesman Doug Mayer in response to Judge Lynne A. Battaglia ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court case Szeliga vs. Lamone:
“To call this a big deal would be the understatement of the century. Judge Battaglia’s ruling confirms what we have all known for years—Maryland is ground zero for gerrymandering, our districts and political reality reek of it, and there is abundant proof that it is occurring. Marylanders have been fighting for free and fair elections for decades and for the first time in our state’s shameful history of gerrymandering, we are at the precipice of ending it.
“Not only did the judge rule in favor of our plaintiffs, but she confirmed that there is Maryland state law that applies to partisan gerrymandering, something the Attorney General’s office vigorously argued against. This would be massive news in its own right but combined with a favorable ruling, it’s a political earthquake.
“For nearly eight years, Governor Hogan has done everything in his power to bring this issue to light while repeatedly seeking a common sense compromise with the leadership of the General Assembly. And for nearly eight years they refused to compromise with the governor, so now they get the cold hard reality of a court of law instead.
“This is a win for democracy, plain and simple.”
About time Republicans got a Constitutional win on illegal voting actions taken by the SOCIALIST / COMMUNIST DEMOCRATS. Maybe we can get rid of CHRIS Van Holland for good. He does nothing for Marylanders in his district. He is an operative for the OBAMA “shadow government” and SOROS ” deep state”. He receives milions of SOROS “dark money”
Some people just don’t get it. Maryland is a Democrat state. No matter what the judge ruled, the Democratic General Assembly will simply not accept it. They will come at it again from a slightly different way and tie this up in appeals until after the mid-terms and we’ll just be using the same old district maps that we have now.
There is a solution: Throw ALL the incumbants out!