The theory of the “non-partisan” commission doesn’t nearly match the application (and likely never will), and it sure as hell did not in Arizona in 2010-11. This nominally Republican state was gerrymandered beyond belief by the liberal partisan hacks who controlled the commission and the map heavily favors the Democrats and will for the next 3 election cycles.
Now you know why the radical left faction of the Supreme Court gleefully supported the plan. In Arizona, and in any other state which may adopt “non-partisan” redistricting, the result will almost certainly be the same — a major boost for the Rats.
You’ll notice that no Rat-controlled state legislature will ever forfeit their chance to screw Republicans; only in so-called “red” states will this alleged non-partisan bullshit ever happen.
Again, I TOTALLY agree with you ... however. The people voted for it and it should stand.
For me, that overrides everything else in this case.
Arizona’s been 55% R / 45% D in popular votes for a while and the current congressional representation is 5R / 4D.
That’s about as close to the right numbers as you can get. Of course that can always change next election cycle.