Let me see if I have redistricting straight.
1) Democrats win, they redistrict as they please.
2) Republicans win, redistricting is thrown out by judges, Democrats redistrict as they please.
Am I close?
Right on target!
Gerrymandering must be done under black-robe supervision or it is not “legal” gerrymandering.
1. Blacks raised holy hell because districts weren't black enough for them to elect a black politician. Therefore, preposterously gerrymandered districts were carved out to make sure blacks were elected. The side effect was that democrats lost seats because a core constituency was concentrated.
2. What might happen now is the black vote will be diluted and the democrats might get more democrats elected. Except they won't be black democrats.