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Utah’s crybaby GOP lawmakers need a binky after court rulings on congressional maps.
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Oh no, the Republicans on Capitol Hill didn't get their way. Boo hoo. How could this happen? They always get their way because they have a supermajority and do whatever the hell they please. It all started in November 2018 when voters passed a ballot initiative, Prop 4, to create an independent redistricting commission, because the GOP's gerrymandering was so odious.
In November 2021, the Republican-dominated Legislature threw out the maps recommended by the commission, saying (we're paraphrasing here) “go to hell, voters.” The GOP lawmakers then selected their own map that split Salt Lake…
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