When it comes to redistricting, the U.S. Supreme Court has made one thing clear: it will change its position on extreme partisan gerrymandering whenever the conservative majority feels like it.

Their decision yesterday to overturn a district court ruling blocking unfair maps in Texas emphasizes that trend.

This means Americans only have one recourse moving forward – demand Congress end mid-decade redistricting and require states to adopt independent redistricting commissions.

And it’s not just Common Cause saying this.  

• An Indiana Republican sponsoring a bill that would effectively end Black Hoosier voters’ voice in Congress says he wants Congress to stop mid-decade redistricting. 

• Republican Rep. Kiley has introduced a bill in Congress to stop mid-decade redistricting. 

• Both Sen. Padilla and Rep. Lofgren introduced legislation that Common Cause supports that ends mid-decade maps and require redistricting commissions.  

• Polling shows Americans across the political spectrum support these fair redistricting reforms.  

Common Cause predicted this would happen when the Supreme Court first struck down anti-gerrymandering protections in our Common Cause v. Rucho decision. And a Supreme Court Justice said made a similar prediction in her dissent in the Rucho case.  

But that doesn’t mean it’s too late to act. Congress, it’s your move.  

It’s time to stop wondering if the Supreme Court is going to gut more redistricting protections this summer, as predicted. No more watching them twist themselves in opinions to achieve partisan outcomes.

Just fair maps and fair districts in all 50 states. We have political power, so let’s use it. 

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