Sigh.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/north-carolina-gerrymandering/568807/

«Federal judges have ruled—again—that the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional. But it just used that map to elect candidates for November.»

«In North Carolina, the certainty of more drama recalls an important issue that was highlighted by Judge James Wynn, who wrote for the panel’s majority. “We continue to lament that North Carolina voters now have been deprived of a constitutional congressional districting plan—and, therefore, constitutional representation in Congress—for six years and three election cycles,” he wrote. What does it mean for a state if three election cycles—potentially four—are considered invalid under the law? Is there any real recourse for voters who have been saddled with some form of illegitimate governance for most of the past decade?»