“Nothing is more totalitarian than a shell commission set up with a predetermined outcome.”

Maryland Republican Del. Matt Morgan. Morgan delivered one of the sharpest rebukes during Gov. Wes Moore’s latest redistricting commission meeting, a Zoom session that drew nearly 100 speakers and underscored deep partisan divides over the state’s fast-moving map proposal. He argued the process would “politically disenfranchise an entire region” and “eliminate the Republicans’ voice throughout the state.” His comments came amid equally forceful testimony from supporters of the overhaul.  (Baltimore Sun)