But we. They just didn't do it. Hes calling this a slush fund. So given that, I also want to say, obviously, the court is very, very serious about getting these maps to them on time, and I'm concerned, based on the description of the process that that's going to happen. I mean, he really has done a lot of. Judge Gail Williams buyers is heading to an a and E show called court night live, and its gonna be with that. OK, so when I first started looking into this, one of the things I really didn't understand was how did Ohio end up with this constitutional amendment at all to fix the way they draw districts. If you walk around down there and I hear from people that say they dont feel safe, especially as the sun goes down, Im not sure that what theyre talking about will change that they almost need to put some security there. Essentially, what's in the Ohio constitution is that we look at the statewide elections over the past decade. Slapped down by the court, lawmakers got another shot. This is a huge cause for conservatives who really looked at Oberlin as the liberal college bastion, uh, itll be interest. So five negotiators went into a room in the State House for secret talks that one of them told me lasted 39 hours. Its. Yeah. Mr. Co-Chair, we have a motion on the floor regarding-- I don't even know if Mr. Clark's available, but we've already, several times, read from the Supreme Court's decision, so--. Republican state Sen. Stay with us, voters. And he calls it a dynamic and visionary organization. Jen Miller, the executive director of the League of Women Voters, they were the ones who sued to get the Republican maps overturned three times already, was there in the hearing room for this. Yeah. I mean, its um, this is very exciting. It turns out Courtney, how have they come together? The governor and secretary of state both turned down a request for interviews. Not long ago, Republicans in Ohio passed a constitutional amendment to end gerrymandering in the state. I mean that if you had to pick a single issue, you know, most people say you shouldnt use a single issue, but if you had to pick a single issue, defying the constitution, you swear uphold is the one its okay. And I'm going to tell you the story of what happened with the map for the Ohio House of Representatives because it was the most bitterly divisive. So you're starting from a level playing field. Yeah. With gerrymandering comes strong opinions. But what is it? They deserve better. Today's program-- Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make Me a Map, the story of why Ohio is going to the polls this week with election maps the state's own Supreme Court says violate the state's constitution. And as a reader pointed out, it obviously involves travel to those other cities. She worked on the statewide campaign, and they tried again in 2005. Ohio's Supreme Court is sending Ohio's House and Senate back to the drawing board again. Also merch for your holiday shopping-- is it too soon to say that? And I also want to congratulate the legislators, Democrats and Republicans alike, for coming together, and all of you together have terminated gerrymandering in Ohio. In the same debate, Republican state Rep. Bill Seitz from Cincinnati said Ohio has been trending red and that elections depend on any given candidate. " That unwavering loyalty was evident on Jan. 6, when Mr. Jordan and . We wont know for years what the results are. And later that same day, Republican commissioners managed to propose a new map and pass it almost along party lines. Ohio's Worst-Gerrymandered Districts and Why they Look Like That The new constitutional amendment created a redistricting commission with seven members to draw the state's electoral maps. Ohio redistricting case that raised controversial election law theory In fact, the wording in the constitution specifically prohibits it, thanks to Matt Huffman and the Republicans. And he said his administrations been meeting with Intel for several weeks to talk about what Northeast Ohio could bring to the table here. Youre depriving people of their Liberty and this guy didnt have it coming. Catherine Turcer, who runs one of the do-gooder groups that's active on this issue, Common Cause Ohio, she jumped into the fight in the 1990s when she first heard about gerrymandering and got hooked. Ira Glass brings us back to the moment of celebration when the anti-gerrymanderingconstitutional amendment was passed in Ohio. BEEPED VERSION. So, I mean, holding the police chief in contempt, those budget issues, shes come under fire for, for traveling, you know, absurd travel kind of spending and using public dollars to do that.[00:07:00]. But now, instead of 19 Democratic tossup districts, there were 17. Federal anti-gerrymandering legislation that . The House map that they made has Republican majorities in 54% of the districts, like the Supreme Court called for. Here are the questions were answering today: Weve talked for a long time about how far right fringe conservatives have used gerrymandering to pass laws that most Ohioans dont support, but suddenly Ohios torching of democracy has national attention. Yeah, what did you think of that argument? In this, they kind of found that the citys policies didnt didnt prevent the, the, the problem was, was that they did not check their system to see that the warrant had already been served. Yeah, that was basically the terminology that was used. Today in Ohio, the daily news podcast of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. LaRose is complaining that Huffman and his staff didn't even share information with other Republicans on the committee, never gave any explanation until then for why there were so many more Republican districts than the constitution seemed to allow. [LAUGHS]. Ohio Republicans plow ahead with go-it-alone redistricting despite gerrymandering limits The GOP-controlled state legislature plans to pass a new congressional map this week that shreds two. And there are a bunch of reasons that it happened that year. In all, it was five Republicans on the committee, two Democrats. You cant, this is public dollars. Republicans denied that these were delaying tactics. Rob McColley presents a new congressional district map, drawn by the Senate Republican Caucus. Despite voter-approved anti-gerrymandering reforms, Ohio GOP still July 24, 2023, 6:00 a.m. Courtney: Yeah, this is a temporary hold on the payment. Thank you, Mr. Co-Chair. Ohio headed into the utopian post-gerrymandering world where people would communicate and polarization would shrink, at least a little. And of course, people dont realize a lot of people dont realize that outside of New York Playhouse square is the second largest performance. One of the things that Chief Justice O'Connor told me was that she thought that most Ohioans don't understand what kind of flawed, leaky boat this constitutional amendment is. [LAUGHS] I had spent all of my time living and breathing and dreaming maps. Editor Chris Quinn hosts our daily half-hour news podcast, with editor Leila Atassi, editorial board member Lisa Garvin and content director Laura Johnston. I just wanted to comment, so as of 5:00, we do not have a senate map to consider. More LOCAL to Love. This is now the fourth time. Quiet down, please. Hed already appeared in court and hed already been released on bond. Season before he comes, uh, has says hes honored and excited to help take the Playhouse square to the next level. "This map is unconstitutional because it slices and dices communities purely to unduly favor one political party," says Miller. Because I had done nothing. The November elections will be interesting. The only grocery store in Kaga county thats been approved so far for one of these gambling KIOS is Acme and Parma theres. And they just sort of crossed their hands and went with the impasse. OK, so this week, like the rest of us, Ohio is going to the polls. It's a state that only a few months ago passed a bill because they were so worried about trans athletes that said that, on demand, girls playing on sports teams and of all ages should on demand have genital inspections-- genital inspections. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Unheard of. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. There were also long stretches where they got along. Back next week with more stories of "This American Life.". I move that we, the commission, directs Eric Clark, who is the commission's attorney with the attorney general's office, to prepare an emergency motion asking the court for an extension of 12 hours. Well lock him up and figure it out later. Lisa. We have all pointed it out. Ohio Congressional Districts Map, Ohio Secretary of State Democracy fails to work when its people are not represented fairly and equally. And. Well, excuse my French, but it's horseshit. And incredibly, that's what happens next. I never said that. So in 2010, we had a highly gerrymandered map that led to a Republican super majority. Ohio National Life Insurance to become AuguStar Life Insurance Co [LAUGHS] Yes, 2015 Catherine Turcer who believed that we had set the stage for truly meaningful elections. We have listened to the people. Lisa: I dont know. Like everybody I spoke with, she expected the Republicans to try to gerrymander, you know, like, a little. I mean, you never hear Ohio mention, so they, this puts us into the national conversation. Ohio's decade-old gerrymander still performed exactly as the GOP intended in 2020 . All other requirements of the constitution are met. Lisa: Yeah, theres an article in new Yorker magazine written by Jane Meyer about the. Yeah, well, that's a-- I mean, I'm not recalling a specific conversation in the Chamber of Commerce, but those, typically Republican, groups. 4 min read. We will eventually its today in Ohio and were short, I guess. Is there a reason why that wasn't shared with us until now? He was also by this time a state senator and president of the Ohio Senate. This is one of those classic cases of what we want versus what we can accomplish. They defied the Ohio Supreme court. No, that was never mentioned. Absurd. Chris: recently looked at his travel records and we saw nothing alarming. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. So they, they did what they do. And I feel sad for that girl, you know, that person. The Democrats don't want to agree to any of our maps. And both parties are guilty. And the third time not a lucky charm for Ohio Republican mapmakers. Matt Huffman, the Republican who was behind the amendment's creation, he was on the committee, still calling the shots. The idea that its not raises questions, were the big transparency people, but this is inexcusable. This time, they got on the ballot, and voters rejected them horribly-- 70% to 30%. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. An alleged nonprofit, they would be open to that. Who cares what they say? Ohio voters asked for fairness in redistricting. They didn't get it All the time, money, and resources we've put into coming up with a constitutional map that just need edits that we can make in this time period. Lame Duck: The End of the Most Gerrymandered District in Ohio It's aspirational only. September 16, 2021 at 11:54 a.m. EDT Areeqe Hammad of Cleveland testifies at the first public hearing of the Ohio Redistricting Commission in the city on Aug. 23. I object. The surprisingly entertaining story of how the U.S. got itself into a housing crisis. Much of the problem with redistricting is not party versus party. A few years back, something very unusual happened. I had to-- I was in a really terrible car accident, and I had to relearn to walk. Ohio's Republican Governor Mike DeWine also seemed concerned about how far Huffman had gone. The two parties have spent over $10 million on these Supreme Court races so far, the Republicans outspending the Democrats nearly two to one. If you, if you are from outside of Ohio and you havent seen what weve all been dealing with for some years now, this is an eye opener because I dont think I, Im not a native Ohio. Associated Press Ohio Republicans approved a new congressional map that could give the GOP control of 13 of the state's 15 House seats, a net loss of two safe Democratic districts in a former swing state. I asked a few people who are at these hearings to talk me through what they were like. They were all solid red. I cried. Courtney: I didnt hit my radar. It generated $2.2 billion in revenue in 2020. I have gotten a divorce. I, you know, I think this article does bring Ohio out into the open, but we have been flying under the radar. And not long after Huffman and I talked, Republicans in Ohio took one of their redistricting cases to the US Supreme Court. Chris: upon why. Theres a [00:27:00] lot of machines in every grocery or many grocery stores. Cl. The districts are drawn to favor the Republicans, mostly by smashing lots of Democrats into just a few districts, giving Republicans majorities in the rest of them. The plan has 12 seats that either heavily favor or lean in favor of Republicans. These mapmakers, doing a tremendous job in a very short period of time that was dictated by the court, have not produced a Senate map and are not able to confirm that they have provided a constitutional House map. Find us here. Issue 1 would affect all proposals to amend Ohio's constitution By Matt Shuham Jan 18, 2023, 05:45 AM EST Maureen O'Connor, a Republican retired chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, sided with her Democratic colleagues to find that the Ohio Redistricting Commission's maps were unconstitutionally unfair to Democrats. So the court said, try drafting a map together from scratch in public. David Pepper used to run the Democratic Party in the state, but became so alarmed at the kinds of laws he saw the Republican supermajority passing and the way they rigged maps to stay in power, that he wrote a book, Laboratories of Autocracy, documenting it. The governor is the steward of . It may be that Leader Russo knows what the Supreme Court is thinking, but the order says today is the day. The number of safe Democratic districts dropped from 22 to just 15. Same with guns-- this is a state that the vast majorities would support background checks. Ohio's Gerrymandering - YouTube Coming up-- what goes wrong when Ohio tries out its new constitutional amendment and draws its very first maps under the rules? Governor DeWine? I don't believe that that's the case. Subscribe here. If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that's not on the page. The, the person could be off and in another county by then. What is it that were talking about? In a state that a majority supports Roe v. Wade, I dare say 5% or fewer Ohioans agree with how that 10-year-old was treated. Well known TV judge, judge Mathis. Welcome into Action News at 4 on this St Patrick's Day. It is not in any constitution of any state in the US. That is not a fair map. Andy Chow/Ohio Public Radio Of course, the Supreme Court of Ohio sees that very differently. This came out in depositions a month later. But Bibb and Intel are not unrelated, it turns out. The ACLU has challenged both Republican and Democratic gerrymandering. The Republicans never offered any map. But you know, this is probably one of the best places he could land. Ohio Republicans Pass Congressional Map Heavily Favoring Ohio Oh, and they're going to spend unlimited amounts of money on this mapmaking process. Mike DeWine get off the. At a few points, the mapmakers would ask the Republican lawmakers for input on certain decisions, and they wouldn't give answers. Basically, it's like a North Carolina case you may have heard of that the court is going to hear this year, where one side is arguing that the state supreme courts have no power at all over any state legislatures. They, they, they didnt really expound. That must be public and transparent. And this year, the New York State Supreme Court struck down the Democrat's gerrymandered map as illegal, unconstitutional. They ruled the map unconstitutional-- back to the drawing board. In hearings over this, even the other Republicans on the redistricting commission seem to have trouble with Matt Huffman's rationale for this map. We almost had one in 2010, the Republicans in the Senate. He wants this areas companies to get a share of contracts, to supply the plant. You wanna talk about a measurement? If a map is bad, if it gerrymanders, the constitution throws the job of redrawing back to politicians on the redistricting commission, who can basically stonewall. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has signed into law a congressional map that creates 15 new districts in the state, but anti-gerrymandering advocates are slamming the map saying it was drawn to keep a Republican stronghold in Ohio. We don't know-- we don't know how to get around it, you know? And in fact, I've been a professional political scientist for five decades, and I've never seen election data used in that bizarre fashion. And then a funny thing happened. I love the torching of democracy line. But it is already controversial. Layla will be back tomorrow as will Lisa and Courtney. One big reason-- the map that the Republicans had just drawn in the last round of map making was so undeniably lopsided, some of the laws the new majority started passing were more inflammatory than in the past, especially this measure to try to bust up public unions, which led to protests and a ballot measure. You can do is to say, well, the systems broken. Well, maybe they'll do it now. Who is he? In Ohio, those districts are about as bad as they come. Democrats and the government types said that was nonsense. Ohio | Gerrymandering Project - Princeton University And the commission puts the two to work, in a room in the capitol with cameras and microphones, broadcasting onto the internet with separate feeds that show what was on their computer screens. State Legislative Alert: Severe Show Section Process Hybrid Commission System Beginning in 2021, Ohio will use two unique systems to draw its congressional and state legislative districts. And the state said that they would have open meetings. Remember, he was one of the five negotiators who hammered out the terms of the amendment. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Courtney: Yeah. I don't think we know enough, not just on this one, frankly, but on the other ones as well. The way Matt Huffman reads this part of the constitution, which, of course, he had a big hand in writing, he believes that if you follow all the kind of mechanical rules for how to draw maps, keeping districts compact, not dividing counties too many times, that kind of thing, then you actually can ignore the part of the rules that are about proportional fairness, the rules that dictate how many districts go to each party. So we have to have something that we can provide to the court today, which is what we're ordered to do. Fight to vote US news Republicans keep gerrymandered maps - after they were struck down by court Ohio Republicans have maneuvered to keep districts in place for this fall's election despite the. Because its a computer-generated transcript, it contains many errors and misspellings. What are the latest establishments to want to have sports gambling, kiosks for your convenience? The Supreme Court on Friday sent back to state court an Ohio redistricting case that raised the same, sweeping theory about the "Independent State Legislature" theory that the justices . Then they go into recess. You know, a lot of that data is not [00:21:00] completely up to date. This, the, the reason this money has been put together is the public of Ohio was abused by these companies. Three seats on the court are open. Again, Catherine Turcer. There were only six days before the constitution said they had to approve some map. Courtney, what happened to this guy and what is the proposed change to make sure it doesnt happen to anyone else? Uh, but this just seems like everybodys trying to get in on this action. In June, you probably remember this led to a 10-year-old Ohio girl who'd been raped to have to go to Indiana for an abortion. People getting mugged. Like, for instance, you can count the number of votes cast. Chris: [00:00:00] Ohio is getting some unwanted attention nationally for subjects weve been talking about for a long time on today in Ohio, the news podcast discussion from cleveland.com and the plain dealer Im course Quinn. Did you feel like that? So youre listening to today in Ohio. Arts venue in the us with 11 performance venues overall. Katy Shanahan was there working with a group called the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. How long, how the far to the right fringe conservatives have used gerrymandering to pass laws that most Ohio ones dont support, but suddenly Ohios torching of democracy has national attention. And that's probably the best outcome the Democrats can hope for in this week's election. Otherwise, we will be in contempt again or possibly held in contempt of not following the court's order. Further discussion on the motion. And they did wanna say that whatever they build, they had a few renderings that we, we have in the cleveland.com article about this, but nothing really specific yet, but it looks like greening it up, making it more walkable. Judge surprised everyone when she abruptly quit recently. I mean, people are in there all the time. For example--. Rob McColley. No. The single most important thing about the map that anybody would want to know-- did it favor one party more than another? They did not do their job. Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. We don't know how to make you all happy on the court. If we even have to go past midnight, I bet the court will be OK if we are a few hours late as long as we get this job done. Given the way the constitution was written, like we said earlier, 54% of Ohioans had been voting Republican over the previous decade, so most people figured that 54% of the districts should have Republican majorities. Michael, all business, says nothing. Well, that's a story I'm here to tell you today. People feel like theyre being harassed because. I'm Ira Glass. And then a funny thing happened. At first blush, it might seem silly for Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb to be at the White House to watch President Joe Biden sign the CHIPS Act that will benefit the big Intel plant going in Columbus.
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