Missourians filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking a court to stop the state from using its new congressional map until voters have the chance to approve or reject the measure in a referendum.
It’s the latest development in an escalating battle over a string of efforts by GOP state officials to place hurdles in the way of the referendum over the gerrymander.
“If conservatives become convinced that they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism; they will abandon democracy.”