Republican lawmaker cries foul as Supreme Court drafts a redistricting plan

Mark Pitsch reports in the Wisconsin State Journal.

The Legislature 's top Republican says the Wisconsin Supreme Court is exceeding its authority by drafting plans to rewrite the boundaries of voting districts. [see this previous post]

Another problem is that the move forces the Republican-led Assembly and the Democratic-led Senate to hire lawyers to respond to a proposal that is before the court, which could lead to big legal bills for taxpayers, said Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem. ...

(via WisPolitics)

Update: The Appleton Post-Crescent editorializes Court right to start on redistricting plan.

...Huebsch said the Supreme Court is overstepping its authority, since it's the Legislature's job to draw the boundaries. The courts are only supposed to get involved if the legislators can't agree on a plan.

Gee, what are the odds of that happening? ...

(via The Wheeler Report)