The Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislature said they will challenge the implementation of the remedial congressional map issued by the state Supreme Court.
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and House Speaker Mike Turzai called the remedial congressional map “gerrymandered.”
According to them, “Implementation of this map would create a constitutional crisis.” They said the court is “usurping the authority of the Legislative and Executive branches.”
TScarnati and Turzai vowed to take further legal action in the federal court.
Additionally, the GOP leaders said the entire exercise is a cloaked litigation. It “has been nothing more than the ultimate partisan gerrymander.” They suggested that the matter is brought about by Gov. Tom Wolf. According to them, the Democratic governor is “acting in concert with liberal politically-connected litigants.”
Republicans’ legal fight will likely fail
Mark Harris, a Republican consultant based in Pennsylvania, commented that Republicans will likely fail to stop the implementation of the remedial congressional map.
